Opinion
Hospitals can’t win every policy battle
NC's hospitals — and their networks of physician practices, clinics, urgent cares, and other facilities they own or manage — are at the center of many policy disputes.
Opinion
Federalist No. 11: Utility of Union in Respect to Commercial Relations, Navy
Under a vigorous national government, the natural strength and resources of the country, directed to a common interest, would baffle all the combinations of European jealousy to restrain our growth.
Opinion
Why conservatives defend free enterprise
When conservatives advocate lower taxes and less regulation, their critics often retort that we’re just advancing the interest of business. That’s either a misunderstanding or a purposeful mischaracterization. I have nothing against the business sector — some of my best friends are business executives, to paraphrase the old rationalization — but what I and my...
Opinion
Tariffs: A path to liberation or recession?
Will April 2 be a day remembered for liberation or recession? I cannot think of a single thing from which these tariffs will liberate us.
News
Budd questions US generals about thousands of drone incursions at Southern US border
Thousands of drone incursions at the U.S.-Mexico border led U.S. Senators, including Sen. Ted Budd, R-NC, to question two top generals at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing last Thursday.
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NC Virtual Academy student medals at 2023 Parapan American Games
Evan Wilkerson, a 17-year-old Wake Forest student of the NC Virtual Academy, recently competed in the 2023 Parapan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, from Nov. 17-26, taking home silver and bronze medals as a member of Team USA. The Parapan American games, a multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, was held in Chile for...
Opinion
Who’s afraid of American history?
The terror that administrators and quite a few faculty at University of North Carolina’s flagship campus at Chapel Hill display over a wholesome curricular reform reveals staggering irrationality. The documents of the American Founding hardly deserve such apoplexy. If it becomes law, House Bill 96, the Reclaiming College Education on America’s Constitutional Heritage (REACH) Act,...
Opinion
Outrageous story of the week: Teachers union, media lash out at parents’ rights bill
Senate Bill 49, Parents’ Bill of Rights, is being discussed right now at the North Carolina legislature and has brought out very passionate views, since it touches on topics like public education, gender identity, sexual orientation, mental health, and people’s children. Many of those strong opinions being expressed are from parties one would hope to...
Opinion
Dan Bishop wins Twitter with thread on Omnibus spending, and other outrageous stories
For the featured “outrageous story” of the week, we direct our attention to the crazy spending being proposed in the Senate’s omnibus spending bill, specifically, we look at N.C. Republican Congressman Dan Bishop’s viral thread drawing the public’s attention to it. As of the posting of this article, there were over 28,000 retweets and 92,000...
Opinion
Free enterprise is the American Way
North Carolina is one of our country’s economic powerhouses. Blessed with a favorable business climate and a creative, hard-working population, our state is home to many thriving companies that export goods and services all over the world. Trade is integral to our economy. Most North Carolinians, like most Americans, generally favor free trade. But a...
Opinion
Fracking has reduced carbon emissions
We’ve been able to make the switch from coal to gas without burdening power customers because the fracking revolution made it economical to drill for and recover large amounts of natural gas.
Opinion
Tax system remains progressive
Although special circumstances may temporarily yield atypical results, in general the effective tax rate — annual taxes paid divided by annual income — rises as annual income rises.
