Commentary/Opinion
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…
MAGA Didn’t Push Policy Rightward
By John Hood RALEIGH — One of the most-compelling parts of Stephanie Slade’s invaluable new book Fusionism: Liberty, Virtue, and the Future of the American Right is her discussion of…
Tearing Down Institutions Is Far Easier Than Building Them
By David Larson Carolina Journal Americans’ trust in core institutions has been dropping for decades, according to Gallup. It dropped from almost 50% in the late 1970s to about 40%…
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…
Shrinking Campus Programs Is No Conspiracy
By John Hood RALEIGH — As a passionate aficionado of history, philosophy, and classical civilization — the foreign language I took in college was Ancient Greek — I wince when…
Minimum Wages Are Popular — And Unwise
By John Hood RALEIGH — As a Freedom Conservative, I recognize that some policies I favor are broadly popular, others draw mixed reviews, and a few are broadly unpopular. I…
Voting By Foot Works Quite Well
By John Hood RALEIGH — Did you know that the voters of San Francisco will decide this fall whether the city will set up its own municipal bank? Or that…
You Decide: How Will Social Security Be Fixed?
By Mike Walden In nine years, Social Security will celebrate its 100th birthday. An estimated 69 million people receive monthly Social Security checks. Full disclosure: I am one of them.…
On Road Funding, Something’s Gotta Give
By John Hood RALEIGH — Fred Astaire is one of my favorite entertainers of all time. For one of his later films, the romance Daddy Long Legs (1955), Johnny Mercer…
JCAR: New Homes Are Helping The County Catch Up, Not Get Ahead
This article was submitted by the Johnston County Association of REALTORS® (JCAR) and is published as submitted. JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. — Growth is one of the most talked-about issues in…
Local Newspapers Play Essential Roles
By John Hood RALEIGH — It was 40 years ago this week that I wrote my first column for North Carolina newspapers. Still in journalism school at UNC-Chapel Hill, I…
