Opinion
The ease of opposition
In Raleigh, as elsewhere, the contrast is clear: opposing is a breeze; building is the burden.
Opinion
Did you get what you paid for? Knowing your consumer rights
In a free-market economy, each transaction is a freely entered contract based upon information the seller provides. But what if they didn't bargain honestly?
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College sports
Opinion
Strong economies are also messy
Central planners promise to achieve comparable or better results without the “mess” of market economics. They are misleading at least themselves.
Opinion
NC’s place as No. 1 state for manufacturing under threat if 2017 tax cuts expire
In North Carolina, manufacturing comprises over 13% of the state’s GDP and employs more than 467,000 North Carolinians — nearly 10% of our state’s workforce.
Opinion
Stein mimics Cooper’s misleading talk about freezing tax rates
Like his predecessor, North Carolina's new governor attempts to hide a proposed tax hike behind misleading language.
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Trade school
Opinion
Echoes of Gore’s Florida recount in Griffin’s attempt to toss ballots
As George W. Bush's national counsel during the 2000 Florida recount, I see echoes of Gore's playbook in Jefferson Griffin’s attempts to invalidate 60,000 North Carolina voters.
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Left turn
Opinion
Why North Carolinians downsized governors
About the same time North Carolina leaders learned their representative body was dissolved, news of the battles of Lexington and Concord arrived in the colony.
Opinion
To lower the cost of child care, lower the cost of doing business
When government interferes with the market signals of a particular sector, supply and demand are distorted. Childcare is no different.
Opinion
Healthy Main Streets should be a bipartisan concern
Though generally outnumbered in municipalities, conservatives have a lot to contribute to the conversation on how to make NC Main Streets thrive.
