Opinion
NC business owner offers lesson in comparative advantage
Danny Batten doesn't need to spout economic theory to put a key free-market principle to work for his New Bern and Edenton stores.
Opinion
Why is Carolina Journal banned on Canadian Facebook?
All news is banned on Canada's Facebook and Instagram because of our northern neighbor's “Online News Act,” billed as a way to “save journalism” by forcing platforms to pay selected news companies for links or shared content.
Opinion
Wade walks: Coaches always had freedom, NIL gives players theirs
While far from perfect, NIL aligns with a free-market ethos. This fleeting phase of life is precisely when all students, not just athletes, should learn that their effort creates opportunities, and that those opportunities can, in turn, yield real rewards.
Opinion
A British lord’s warning to his American cousins on their 250th birthday
"A republic, if you can keep it. Can you, cousins? Can you?" Lord Daniel Hannan asked the 2026 CLC audience.
Opinion
NC deserves a bold approach to address ‘child care crisis’
Buoying families, businesses, and the economy by improving child care demands bold regulatory trade-offs not a new permanent entitlement.
Opinion
NC should resolve to kick its CON habit in 2025
Taking concrete steps to lower relative healthcare costs, by allowing an increase in our competitive options for care, should be NC's New Year's resolution.
Opinion
Socializing healthcare won’t end scarcity
In government-run systems, that scarcity doesn't go away. It's just that bureaucrats and government boards, rather than insurance companies, decide what is covered and what is not.
Opinion
Reforming NC’s healthcare system with fresh food and free markets
Food is medicine, and it must become an integral part of our healthcare strategy.
Opinion
An interstate compact to end the ribbon-cutting ruse of corporate welfare
Local and statewide candidates interested in making NC the freest, most prosperous state in the Union would do well to examine bold solutions like this compact.
Opinion
When Biden, FTC attack American tech companies, they attack North Carolinians
As mayor of Rocky Mount and CEO of a regional healthcare company, I'm greatly concerned about federal agencies cracking down on large technology companies that support small businesses.
Opinion
The NAR settlement: A new era for NC realtors and homebuyers
At the heart of this settlement lies a fundamental shift towards true free-market principles.
Opinion
Voters send signal about opposition to targeted tax breaks
Nearly 64% of North Carolinians prefer lowering tax rates and reducing regulatory burdens to improve the state's economy. Just 15% prefer relying on targeted tax incentives.
