Ben Goldhaber

NC can be a leader in safe biotech research

There’s a certain glamor associated with science. Many imagine it as a mystical process that happens in far away, sterile labs packed with 200 IQ geniuses, who bestow their creations and discoveries on the public after years of solitary, intensive contemplation. But this description of the Ivory Tower is, in fact, a myth. Science is...

Wrongheaded immigration policy highlights much needed common sense

2022 is the worst year on record yet for deaths of migrants at the border, with over 600 bodies recovered by CBP. It’s a significant humanitarian crisis. In response to the uptick in deaths and illegal crossings, governors in Texas and Arizona have started busing illegal immigrants directly to Washington D.C. and New York City to...