You Decide: Should We Worry About The Declining Birth Rate?
By Mike Walden One of the benefits of aging is that you often see problems completely turn around. In the 1990s there were worries...
Opinion: Science Of Reading Bears Fruit
By John Hood
RALEIGH — Over the past two years, North Carolina had made critical investments in the future of our state.
No, I’m not...
Opinion: Ticket-Splitters Could Prove Decisive
By John Hood RALEIGH — Donald Trump will likely win North Carolina’s 16 electoral votes this year. Our state is a political battleground, no...
Opinion: Let’s Talk Taxes — The Right Way
By John Hood RALEIGH — State and local governments annually collect tens of billions of dollars in taxes from North Carolinians. The total bill...
You Decide: Will We Soon Have A Four-Day Workweek?
By Mike Walden The common five-day workweek has been around since 1940. That was the year the five-day, eight-hour workweek became standardized by the...
Opinion: Higher Exports Would Aid Carolina Economy
By John Hood RALEIGH — While some economic metrics continue to offer good news to North Carolinians, others point in a different direction. U.S....
Opinion: Appreciate Our Military By Expanding Access To Education
By Ben Coulter May is Military Appreciation Month, a time designated to honor and recognize the contributions, sacrifices and service of present and past...
Opinion: School Choice Isn’t A Conspiracy
By John Hood RALEIGH — North Carolina is becoming a national leader in expanding choice and competition in education. For some North Carolinians, this...
Opinion: NC Lawmaker Fights Student-Loan Scheme
By John Hood RALEIGH — In the modern era, few policies have been as reckless, lawless, and perverse as Joe Biden’s repeated efforts to...
Voters Send Signal About Opposition To Targeted Tax Breaks
By Mitch Kokai Almost everyone agrees that economic growth is good. Much of our ongoing political debate involves the best way to achieve growth.
Some...
