Friday, March 29, 2024


Activists In Our Schools: The Teacher Unions

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Part 3 By Michelle Antoine Jimmy Hoffa's International Brotherhood of Teamsters came to Mecklenburg County over 60 years ago with the goal of unionizing...

Corporate Tax Should Be Priority

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By John Hood RALEIGH — North Carolina state government is headed into the 2021-22 fiscal year with nearly $5 billion in unanticipated revenue and unencumbered...

You Decide: Was Popping The Mileage Fee Balloon A Good Idea?

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By Dr. Mike Walden There’s a concept in politics called a “trial balloon”. It’s a way to test the support for a policy idea before...

Political Fantasies Can Be Costly

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By John Hood RALEIGH — It’s hard not to play along when children come up with cute untruths. For example, for a time one of my...

Cancel Culture: Looking At The Wrong Thing

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SPONSORED CONTENT By Dillon Schupp “Cancel culture” isn’t really a new phenomenon. It’s existed for decades- just under slightly different forms. It might surprise you to know...

State Has Too Much Debt Already

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By John Hood RALEIGH — Thanks to the fiscally responsible policies of the North Carolina General Assembly, state government has some $5 billion in unspent...

COVID 19: A Family Physician’s Perspective

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By: Dr. Chuck WilliamsAs spring began last week and brought a welcome end to a cold, wet winter the news of improving COVID19 statistics...

No, Inequality Isn’t Increasing

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By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — Every argument has three parts: definitions, premises, and logical reasoning. When conservatives and progressives disagree about a specific issue, each...

You Decide: Are We Looking At A Test Of MMT?

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By Dr. Mike Walden Although the main principles of economics were established decades ago, the discipline is constantly evolving. One of the most recent contributions...

An Intensive Effort To Root Out Domestic Terrorism

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Capitol Columns By: Brad Crone In the summer of 1980, Glenn Miller, the Carolina Master Dragon of the Knights of Ku Klux Klan held...