Make Licensing Reform A Priority
By John Hood RALEIGH — According to the most-recent ranking I can find, North Carolina requires state-approved licenses in more occupations (nearly 200) than...
You Don’t Need A New Spouse To Have A New Marriage
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By Dillon Schupp Marriage is awesome. It’s also incredibly challenging! There is absolutely nothing easy about living with another person who not only...
Jefferson Neighbors Seek Liberty
By John Hood RALEIGH — Before Thomas Jefferson died in 1826, he wrote his own epitaph. Did he mention any of his political offices?...
Families Are Swinging Suburban
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — It’s my go-to slide. I’ve shown it to all the classes I teach at Duke University. The slide is...
You Decide: Is Round Two Of The COVID Recession On The Way?
By Dr. Mike Walden
Just when we thought things were getting better, could they go the other way and get worse? For most of the...
CON Laws Are Too Risky
By John HoodRALEIGH — I’ve long thought the North Carolina General Assembly should reform our state’s archaic and anti-competitive requirement for certificates-of-need. In the...
Biden’s Tumble Unnerves Democrats
By: John Hood RALEIGH — In a nationwide Reuters/Ipsos poll taken on August 11 and 12, approximately 51% of Americans approved of President Joe...
Voters Would End Racial Preferences
By John Hood
RALEIGH — The University of North Carolina systemically discriminates by race and ethnicity in student admissions and faculty hiring. Arguably such...
Bad Grades: Johnston County Schools In Academic Free Fall
By: Michelle Antoine The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NC DPI) school report cards show Johnston County Public Schools are in serious academic...
You Decide: Could The Post-Pandemic Economy Be Better?
By Dr. Mike Walden
It has become common to hear economists and others say the post-pandemic economy will be different from the economy prior to...
