Commentary/Opinion
Opinion: Cooper’s Tax Hikes Hide Beneath The Surface
By Mitch Kokai Carolina Journal Roy Cooper’s latest budget proposal wouldn’t raise tax rates. But his plan still calls for tax hikes. Reconciling those two apparently contradictory statements requires a brief review…
Opinion: Patriotism Requires A Common Story
By John Hood RALEIGH — Is a picture really worth a thousand words? In very online debates among very online people, the exchange rate is even more skewed. Case in…
Opinion: Charter School Students Deserve Equal Funding
By Lindalyn Kakadelis Executive Director of the North Carolina Coalition for Charter Schools In the coming weeks, state lawmakers will consider a fundamental issue of fairness in public education: Should…
Opinion: It’s Time HOAs Had Some Oversight
By David Larson Opinion Editor, Carolina Journal In a nationwide survey of Yelp reviews on homeowners associations, Raleigh tied for the city with the lowest ratings. Yelp’s lowest rating is 1 star…
Opinion: Democrats Face Headwinds On Top Issues
By John Hood RALEIGH — North Carolina remains a political background. Although Republicans have won most recent statewide contests and retained majorities in legislative seats and county commissions, they usually…
Opinion: We’re Sliding Towards Single Payer
By John Hood RALEIGH — North Carolina is about to become the 40th state to expand its Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act. The bill drew huge, bipartisan majorities…
Opinion: Book Bans Are Dangerous. Curating Age-Appropriate School Material Is Not.
By David Larson Opinion Editor, Carolina Journal Book bans have been a real problem in history, typically by totalitarian governments — whether Marxist, fascist, theocratic, or otherwise. But parents who…
You Decide: Where’s The Job Market Headed?
By Mike Walden Jobs are a crucial part – some would say “the” crucial part — of the economy. People take jobs to earn money. They spend the money on…
Opinion: Average Teacher Pay Critics Need Remedial Math Instruction
By Mitch Kokai John Locke Foundation A recent headline in a major N.C. newspaper declared “Average N.C. teacher pay is nearly $58,000, state says. But educators argue many earn less.” Any person…
Opinion: Gov Cooper Should End Duplicative And Historically Racist Gun Policies
By Jordan SteinGun Owners of America One of the most discriminatory laws on North Carolina’s books is the pistol purchase permit system, which was first implemented in 1919. To summarize,…
Opinion: Let’s Build More Housing
By Jordan Roberts John Locke Foundation The American dream of owning a home is falling out of reach for many in our state. Home prices continue to rise in North…
Opinion: Partisan Elections Are The Best Kind
By John Hood RALEIGH — When I returned home to North Carolina from the nation’s capital in 1989 and subsequently registered to vote, I opted not to join a political…
