Opinion Editorial: Upholding Transparency And Trust. The True Value Of North Carolina’s REALTORS®
By Tony Harrington, President of the North Carolina REALTORS® The fabric of North Carolina communities is woven with the dreams of homeownership — dreams...
Opinion: Light Touch Can Make Homes Affordable
By John Hood RALEIGH — Because North Carolina is one of the seven states likely to determine the outcome of the 2024 presidential election,...
Schools Are Moving To Ban Smart Phones In Class. Research Suggests It’s The Right...
By David Larson Carolina Journal Psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s new book, “The Anxious Generation,” lays out the latest research on what constant screen time...
Opinion: No Silver Bullet For School Woes
By John Hood RALEIGH — Because of the tremendous benefits conferred by better education, it would be great if policymakers knew precisely what silver...
Opinion: Carolina Economy Solid, Not Spectacular
By John Hood
RALEIGH — How has North Carolina’s economy been performing lately? Let’s focus on four standard measures: unemployment, jobs, incomes, and gross...
Opinion: Sales Tax Rules Don’t Make Sense
By John Hood
RALEIGH — I think the North Carolina General Assembly deserves loads of credit for making our tax code friendlier to growth,...
You Decide: Can Homeownership Be Made More Affordable?
By Mike Walden Traditionally, one of the ways to accumulate wealth was to buy a home. Indeed, owning a home was part of the...
Opinion: Licensing Laws Shackle Labor Markets
By John Hood
RALEIGH — North Carolina is one of the toughest places in the country to enter a new career — and that...
Opinion: Winners Still Flirt With Swing Voters
By John Hood
RALEIGH — Carolina Journal’s first post-primary survey is out. It shows our state’s 2024 general elections will be, as usual, quite...
Social Security Matters – How Do Survivor Benefits Work For A Married Couple?
By Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens
Dear Rusty: How does Social Security...
