Opinion: Central Planning Fails In Health Care
By John Hood RALEIGH — We live and work in a mostly free economy — but a spate of year-end stories demonstrated a prominent...
You Decide: What Does It Take To ‘Get Ahead’?
By Mike Walden
The older I get — I’m 74 in a few days — the more I seem to think about my past,...
Opinion: How Fiction Can Illuminate And Inspire
By John Hood RALEIGH — I once wrote a musical play with a character who spoke almost exclusively in words beginning with “a.” The...
Post-COVID Scores Tumble In NC
By John Hood
RALEIGH — In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, student performance fell across much of the United States. According to a...
All Eyes On NC’s 2026 US Senate Race
By David Larson The vast majority of Americans were very happy for election season to be over, putting all the divisiveness aside to come...
State Supreme Court Ruling Promotes Property Rights, School Choice
By Mitch Kokai North Carolina’s highest court recently issued a ruling boosting school choice. Yet its reasoning had nothing to do with education options. Instead,...
Opinion: Carolinians Start Year With Guarded Optimism
By John Hood RALEIGH — Being a naturally hopeful person with much to be thankful for, I try to talk to a wide variety...
You Decide: Will The DOGE Succeed?
By Mike Walden One of the initiatives of the upcoming Trump administration is the “DOGE,” — the new Department of Government Efficiency. Its stated...
Opinion: Remote Work: Friend Or Foe
By David Larson Many across the country are working from home this Christmas week. For some, it’s because, despite being “on vacation,” they still...
Opinion: North Carolina Reaches For The STARs
By John Hood
RALEIGH — On March 13, 2023, Gov. Roy Cooper issued an executive order that removed college-degree requirements from most jobs in...
