Commentary/Opinion
You Can’t Have Stability And Growth
By John Hood RALEIGH — On a single day of catching up on the latest business news, I happened across five stories with a direct bearing on a key sector…
Editorial: The $16.3 Million Isn’t The Final Cost. It’s The Admission Price.
By Mickey LammEditor, JoCoReport There was a time when Smithfield was talking about a $6 million baseball stadium. That number is gone. The latest estimate for the proposed Smithfield Tobs…
Against Enemies Foreign And Domestic
By David Larson Carolina Journal Yesterday, Sept. 10, marked the one-year anniversary of the killing of conservative commentator and organizer Charlie Kirk at a campaign event in Utah. Today marks…
When Licensing Isn’t Worth The Cost
By John Hood RALEIGH — When economist and Hoover Institution scholar Thomas Sowell famously observed that “there are no solutions, only tradeoffs,” the North Carolina native wasn’t suggesting that public-policy…
Carolina Job Growth Beats National Trend
By John Hood RALEIGH — According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, North Carolina experienced no net job growth in July. Indeed, employers as a whole reported 3,000 fewer…
You Decide: How Do Private And Public Companies Differ?
By Mike Walden The battle over whether capitalism or socialism is the best system for organizing our economy continues. In some localities, the debate is entering the test phase with…
Community Colleges Merit Funding Priority
By John Hood RALEIGH — When the North Carolina General Assembly enacted a new state budget earlier this summer, the state’s community colleges received a substantial boost in taxpayer funding.…
Lenoir Aided Independence In Word And Deed
By John Hood RALEIGH — Some cities and towns bear the names of explorers, military commanders, poets, or politicians. Others refer to geographical features or landmarks. And some preserve the…
Social Security Matters: Will Social Security Run Out Of Money Soon?
By Russell Gloor Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC) Foundation Dear Rusty: I’m concerned about Social Security running out of funding, since I rely on it for my income and I’m…
Wobbly Claims Abound In Political Debates
By John Hood RALEIGH — “You are entitled to your opinion,” the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan famously said. “But you are not entitled to your own facts.” Although I…
You Decide: Should Young Workers Be Angry About The Economy?
By Mike Walden Young workers, defined as those from Generation Z – born between 1997 and 2012 – are reported to have numerous complaints about the economy, so much so…
Tax Reform Must Be Sustainable
By John Hood RALEIGH — Earlier this month, the voters of Missouri decisively defeated a constitutional amendment authorizing an end to the state’s income tax. It was an overwhelming defeat…
