Opinion
Why Election Winners May Frown
In just a couple of weeks, North Carolina voters will elect a new governor, lieutenant governor, and perhaps a dozen or more new members to the General Assembly.
Opinion
The Curse of Visionary Politicians
Most of our country’s worst crises can be traced to some politicians’ bright ideas.
Opinion
Judging The Last Gubernatorial Debate
The last televised debate in the North Carolina governor’s race has come and gone – with a strong emphasis on the gone.
Opinion
What’s a worker worth?
Pro athletes, entertainers, and top business executives earn millions, while teachers, nurses, and police officers take home much smaller paychecks. Why?
Opinion
A Political Contest Worth Treasuring
The state treasurer’s race is the most important political contest in North Carolina that isn’t making the daily headlines.
Opinion
Keep The Faith And (Good) Hope
Policymakers have dutifully protected the interests of large hospitals and physician practices against the interests of patients and lower-cost competitors.
Opinion
Auditions For The Role Of Hoover
Here’s the scenario. See if you can guess the names of the people involved.
Opinion
The Social Benefits of Smoking
Why do we demonize those who contribute so much to the greater good?
Opinion
Rickety Origins Of The Economic House
The Roosevelt administration’s original political constituency for its housing and mortgage initiatives was organized labor, as its more candid leaders acknowledged.
Opinion
Just Who Subsidizes Whom?
If everyone receives direct benefits in relationship to direct taxes paid, no one is being subsidized.
Opinion
Forced Annexation Villain: North Carolina’s Counties
County commissioners who sit idly by or make feeble attempts at fighting forced annexation are at least as big of a villain as municipalities and the state legislature.
Opinion
Test Fiasco, Read All About It
North Carolina’s testing program has been a laughable fraud for years, as the new reading results demonstrate.
