Medicaid Expansion Remains Unwise
By John Hood
RALEIGH — North Carolina lawmakers are reportedly considering some form of Medicaid expansion as part of a final budget deal with Gov....
You Decide: Is A Wealth Tax In The Future?
By Dr. Mike Walden
Trillions of dollars were added to the national debt during the COVID-19 pandemic as the federal government poured money into the...
OPINION: State House Republicans Hold Ultimate Ace To Stop N.C. Supreme Court Madness
By Dallas Woodhouse The Woodshed for Carolina Journal
Should Democrats on the State Supreme Court make the highly partisan and controversial move of forcing two...
Surge In Violence Merits Response
By John Hood
RALEIGH — Are North Carolinians safer today than they were a decade ago? That depends on how you define the term “safe.”
The...
Mortgage Discrimination Claims Are Bunk
By John Hood
RALEIGH — A few weeks ago, the Associated Press and a nonprofit journalism outfit called The Markup released a dataset and...
Letter To Editor: Pine Level Principal Deserves Recognition
Every day in Johnston County, principals head to work, thinking of one thing: the success of their students.
Principals are champions for kids, and work...
School Closures Were A Mistake
By John Hood
RALEIGH — Closing down school buildings for many months last year — and offering poorly planned and executed virtual schooling as...
OPINION: Court Opinions Highlight Importance Of Separation Of Powers, Economic Liberty
By Mitch Kokai Carolina Journal
North Carolina’s Supreme Court has been attracting negative attention in recent weeks. Its Democratic justices stand accused of plotting to...
Yes, Government Can Be Shrunk
By John Hood
RALEIGH — I’ve been spending a lot of time recently in conversation with right-leaning leaders, policy experts, donors, and activists. My...
You Decide: What Will The Fed Do?
By Dr. Mike Walden
During my 43 years of teaching economics at North Carolina State University, my favorite part of the introductory economics class was...
