Opinion
Federal crash will hurt North Carolinians
America’s ship of state is huge, ornate, cluttered, and bound for calamity. Will North Carolinians just go along for the (perilous) ride? Or will we demand action before it’s too late?
Opinion
Fiscal fantasies threaten economic future
Fiscal facts about government budgets cannot simply be wished away, as so many politicians (and, yes, voters) seem desperate to do.
Opinion
Carolina lawmakers split on debt deal
North Carolina’s own Patrick McHenry, who represents our 10th District in the U.S. House of Representatives, helped negotiate the debt-ceiling compromise that President Joe Biden signed on June 3. Not surprisingly, McHenry described it as a major accomplishment. “Huge relief to actually see a bipartisan bill make its way through the House and Senate and...
Opinion
Get Serious About Budget Gaps
North Carolina’s unfunded liability for retiree health benefits is $27 billion. That’s about 123 percent of the entire General Fund budget.
Opinion
The Economics of Stronger Families
The health of the family primarily relies on personal decisions and behaviors that lie far outside the proper scope of government action.
Opinion
Don’t Plan for Failure
Any plan for rejuvenating North Carolina’s economy by drawing down and spending more federal money is a plan for failure.
Opinion
Looking Past the Spin on Medicaid and Exchanges
The N.C. General Assembly and governor have adopted the real free-market, limited-government approach to Obamacare's costliest provisions.
Opinion
Did You Like the Play?
Some actually believed that the federal government was about to default on federal bonded debts. Investors knew better.
Opinion
Rallying for a Better Future
The main message from this weekend’s rallies is that, in North Carolina at least, the Tea Party movement is not going away.
Opinion
Ryan’s Hope for All My Children
You can’t balance the budget or restore freedom without reforming health care. And I mean really reforming it, through patient power and competition.
Opinion
Voting No, But With Praise
The deficit commission set a target of 21 percent of GDP for fiscal balance. That’s way too high.
