Commentary/Opinion
Opinion: Biden’s Budget Consensus Can’t Last
By John Hood RALEIGH — Newly elected U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards of North Carolina’s 11th District attended his first State of the Union address last week and joined his fellow…
You Decide: How Worrisome Is The National Debt?
By Mike Walden When I speak to a variety of groups around the state, I know at least one of the questions likely to be asked: What are we going…
Opinion: When Politics Enters The Workplace
By John Hood RALEIGH — Should businesses weigh in on political controversies? According to a recent Gallup poll, the general public is closely divided on the question, with 48% in…
Letter To Editor: Enough Is Enough: Bad Behavior By Coaches, Parents And Fans Must Stop
By Dr. Karissa Niehoff, Chief Executive Officer of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), and Que Tucker, Commissioner of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association There’s…
Opinion: Racial Disparities Aren’t Proof Of Bias
By John Hood RALEIGH — Black-headed households are less likely than white-headed ones to own their residences. The latest data from the Census Bureau put the homeownership rate at 75%…
You Decide: Has There Been Some Good News On Income Inequality?
By Mike Walden Decades from now, people who lived through the pandemic will remember it as a horrible period. Over a million people in our country died, with millions more…
Opinion: Roads Are a Solution, Not the Problem
By John Hood RALEIGH — While Charlotte is known as the Queen City, the behavior of its leaders sometimes invites comparison to a different monarch: Hans Christian Anderson’s newly “clothed”…
Opinion: How North Carolina Can Expand Opportunity
By John Hood RALEIGH — Having enacted major reforms of North Carolina’s tax code, regulatory system, budgeting process, transportation funding, and education system over the past dozen years, what should…
Letter To The Editor: More Than A Day Off: Reflecting On Dr. King In 2023
This Martin Luther King Day, volunteers will plant gardens and lines from the “I Have A Dream Speech” will flood the internet. Politicians will rush to put Dr. King on…
You Decide: How Can We Fix The Labor Market?
By Mike Walden There are several worries about today’s labor market. The first is the ongoing “labor shortage.” The percentage of adults who are working or looking for work —…
Opinion: Campuses Will Try To Keep Discriminating
By John Hood RALEIGH — Later this year, the U.S. Supreme Court will finally compel the University of North Carolina and the rest of American higher education to halt the…
Opinion: Liberate Markets To Help Workers Succeed
By John Hood RALEIGH — I have two favorite quotes from Ronald Reagan about the world of work. The first one illustrates his mastery of an indispensable political tool: self-deprecating…
