David Larson

Opinion editor, Carolina Journal

David Larson is opinion editor of Carolina Journal.

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Wealthy drivers don’t pay fair share under regressive gas tax

Driving the annual NC average of 16,073 miles, the driver of a 10 MPG truck pays about $650 in gas tax towards state roads, while the EV owner only contributes a $180 registration fee.

David Larson

Opinion

Make NC downtowns great again

If NC cities — meant to attract our best food, arts, and entrepreneurs — become known as uninteresting, or worse, unsafe, the state will fall far short of what it could be.

David Larson

Opinion

War on 3rd parties could come back to haunt Dems in November

If post-Kennedy polls suddenly show Trump regaining comfortable leads in the swing states, Democrats will have nobody to blame but themselves.

David Larson

Opinion

Free speech includes ‘misinformation and hate’

If one side can simply enforce their conception of what is true against "misinformation" and of what is good against what they deem bad and hateful, there is no free speech.

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