No, Inequality Isn’t Increasing
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?
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
Capitol Columns By: Brad Crone In the summer of 1980, Glenn Miller, the Carolina Master Dragon of the Knights of Ku Klux Klan held...
Answering The $600 Million Question
By: Becki Gray Last year as the seriousness of the Coronavirus began to sink in, when governors issued stay at home orders and only...
Let’s Head Off Labor Shortages
By John Hood
RALEIGH — It may sound preposterous at the moment, with North Carolina’s unemployment rate still significantly above its pre-COVID rate, but...
Suburban Voters Form Largest Bloc
By John Hood
RALEIGH — If you think about regional differences in North Carolina politics, economics, or culture in terms of urban blue and rural...
Liquor Business Should Be Private
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — North Carolina governments shouldn’t be in the liquor business. Two recent stories illustrate this story well.
One was written by my...
COVID Stimulus Bill Is Reckless
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — The $1.9 trillion “COVID relief” bill just enacted by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden gives out $1,400...
You Decide: Are There Costs To The New COVID Stimulus Bill?
By Dr. Mike Walden
The new COVID-19 relief bill is big – really big - as Barney Fife would say. It will provide $1.9 trillion...
Polls Underestimate GOP Support
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — Just before the 2020 elections, the RealClearPolitics.com polling average had Joe Biden leading Donald Trump nationwide by 7.2 percentage points....
