OPINION: Time To End Government-Run Schools
By Jason Phibbs
Two recent surveys, one by High Point University and another by the John Locke Foundation, show a significant portion of North Carolinians (43% and...
Opinion: We Should Do More For Entrepreneurs
By John Hood RALEIGH — When it comes to fostering new businesses, North Carolina is doing better than average — but not as well...
Opinion: Test Scores Help Predict Student Success
By John Hood
RALEIGH — A couple of months ago, the University of North Carolina Board of Governors voted to keep the system’s admissions...
You Decide: How Can We Prepare For The Coming Job Shifts?
By Mike Walden
The focus in the labor market over the past year has been about the labor shortage. All workers who left their...
OPINION: National Election Integrity Groups Watching N.C. Case Closely
By Mitch Kokai Carolina Journal
North Carolinians have a special interest in an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision related to voter ID. But we’re...
OPINION: State Supreme Court Displays Partisan Split In Cases Involving Convicted Criminals
By Mitch Kokai Carolina Journal
Recent decisions from the N.C. Supreme Court demonstrate a clear split between the court’s Democratic and Republican justices over...
Opinion: Senate Race Is Far From Settled
By John Hood RALEIGH — Two polls taken of North Carolina voters right after the May 17 primary showed Republican Ted Budd leading Democrat...
Opinion: A Conservative’s Job Is To Remember
By John Hood If Marty McFly floated by in his flux-capacitated DeLorean and offered us a trip to the 1950s, however, few would take...
A Memorial Day Message
Take the time to honor our fallen heroes and heroines; take more time to teach our kids and grandkids what the day means By...
Opinion: Only Legislatures Can Rein In Congress
By John Hood
RALEIGH — To paraphrase the old saying, you may not be interested in the federal debt, but the federal debt is...