Commentary/Opinion
Goldsboro To Host Community Litter Cleanups For Creek Week
GOLDSBORO, N.C. — The City of Goldsboro will celebrate Creek Week by hosting two community creek cleanups to help protect and preserve local waterways. The cleanups will take place at 3…
Social Disconnection Is Everyone’s Problem
By John Hood RALEIGH — I have a large and loving family, many cherished friends and colleagues, daily opportunities for meaningful work and enjoyable play, and countless other blessings. Still,…
Budget Writers Shouldn’t Hope For Miracles
By John Hood RALEIGH — During the just-completed primary campaigns for North Carolina General Assembly, you may have heard one or more candidates say that state government is currently operating…
You Decide: Will Tariffs 2.0 Be Different Than 1.0?
By Mike Walden Tariffs continue to be an ongoing issue in the country, receiving much attention. Recently, there was a Supreme Court decision that some of the tariffs imposed by…
State Shouldn’t Rest On Its Laurels
By John Hood RALEIGH — Over the most-recent 12-month period, North Carolina’s economy expanded by an inflation-adjusted 3%. Among the 50 states, only South Carolina (3.5%) posted a significantly faster…
Ruling Could Lighten Carolinians’ Load
By John Hood RALEIGH — Last week, when the U.S. Supreme Court released its long-awaited ruling in the “emergency tariff” case, President Donald Trump called the decision “ridiculous,” its reasoning…
Carolinians Thwarted Britain’s Southern Gambit
By John Hood RALEIGH — During the first few months of America’s war for independence, the British redcoats occupying the rebellious city of Boston won one major battle (for Bunker…
You Decide: What’s Wrong With The Job Market?
By Mike Walden The most recent job market report for January was received with much enthusiasm. Total jobs in the country increased by 130,000, the highest number since May 2025.…
A Retirement Nightmare – Social Security’s Annual Earnings Test
By Russel Gloor National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens Picture this: You’ve worked all your life in your chosen…
Opinion: Fiscal Storm Is About To Hit Us
By John Hood RALEIGH — You may not be interested in federal deficits, but federal deficits are very interested in you. Okay, so I’ve reworked an already-hackneyed joke into an…
Imagine No Social Security
By Russell Gloor National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens In 1971, the iconic song writer John Lennon penned…
Bigger Congress Would Be Better Congress
By John Hood RALEIGH — With the 2026 primaries rapidly approaching, you may well live in a jurisdiction where Democrats or Republicans are actively contesting nominations for Congress, state legislature,…
