Opinion
Wobble But Don’t Fall
The fiscal and regulatory policies enacted in 2013 may be unpopular with the political class in Raleigh, but they will hasten North Carolina’s economic recovery.
Opinion
Education Should Be An Investment
When investing in new machinery or technology to boost their productivity, business competitors don’t try to outbid each other in total money spent.
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Lethal drug
Opinion
Macon Steered Clear of Self-Promotion
One of North Carolina’s leading historical figures went out of his way to leave a very small paper trail.
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Notown, Hitsville no more
Opinion
Growth Strategy Backed By Research
The findings of more than two-thirds of academic studies on state tax policy are consistent with the Republicans’ decision to combine tax reform with tax reduction.
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Fantasyland
Opinion
Misuse of Language in the Tax Reform Debate
Those who want “the rich” to pay “more” ignore the facts that show how much more high-income earners would pay than low-income earners, even with a flat-rate tax.
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Sharpton’s strange fruit
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Governors Ranked by Economic Growth
Which modern North Carolina governor presided over the strongest performance of the state's economy relative to regional and national trends? Which presided over the weakest?
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“Hero” worship?
Opinion
The Left Discovers a Truth About Regulation
At least on one issue, left-of-center partisans have acknowledged that overly burdensome rules can put a business out of operation.
