Governor Op-Ed: Even In A Pandemic, North Carolina Is Prepared For Hurricane Season
Op-Ed By NC Governor Roy Cooper
North Carolina has seen more than its fair share of devastating storms, particularly in the past few years. When...
Ticket-Splitting Still Shapes Elections
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — North Carolina, like most of the country, has become increasingly polarized in our political thinking and behavior. But what does...
Will You Take The Vaccine?
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — Despite the current spike in COVID-19 infections and deaths, there is good news on the not-so-distant horizon. Three effective vaccines...
Federal Bailout Will Punish Our State
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — Now that Democrats control the White House and both chambers of Congress (however narrowly), they will probably approve a new...
You Decide: Are We Looking At A Test Of MMT?
By Dr. Mike Walden
Although the main principles of economics were established decades ago, the discipline is constantly evolving. One of the most recent contributions...
Unemployment News Isn’t So Rosy
By John Hood
The latest estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show about 251,000 North Carolinians unemployed as of April, down about 58,000 since...
We All Win When We Argue
By John Hood
RALEIGH — In the England of the early 20th century, there were no two writers more dissimilar than G.K. Chesterton and...
OPINION: GOP Dominates In Legislative Candidate Filing
By Dallas Woodhouse The Woodshed for Carolina Journal
Republicans “won” the candidate filing race in both chambers of the North Carolina General Assembly, with...
OPINION: Progressive Prosecutors Have Unintended Impact On Crime
By Mitch Kokai Carolina Journal
If you’re looking for a good example of the law of unintended consequences, search no further than the actions...
Councilman: Juneteenth Should Be A Johnston County Holiday
A member of the Smithfield Town Council asked Johnston County Commissioners on Monday to make Juneteenth an official holiday in Johnston County. Councilman Marlon...
