Commentary/Opinion
Reduce Health Cost, Not Just Price
By John Hood Too many North Carolinians lack access to the medical services they need. One possible response, as we have heard incessantly for more than a decade, would be…
Higher Costs Won’t Help Economy
By JOHN HOOD If you think the cost of living is too low, I bear good tidings. The Biden administration and its allies in Congress, regulatory agencies, and state governments…
Picking Winners Is For Losers
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — When it comes to giving out business incentives, you won’t find North Carolina at the top of the list. Don’t worry — that’s actually good…
You Decide: How Will A Higher Minimum Raise Affect Workers?
By Dr. Mike Walden There is a proposal in Washington to more than double the minimum wage to $15 an hour. The increase would be phased in over several years.…
Meet Clayton’s Newest K-9 Team
Officer Victoria Lee became known around Clayton as the singing cop this past October after a video of her singing a duet with a musician from a local church went…
General Assembly Passes Bill To Reopen Schools, But Governor Signals A Veto
By John TrumpCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — The N.C. House and Senate have come to terms on legislation to reopen schools for in-person instruction. The measure, Senate Bill 37,…
I Thought Blacklisting Was Bad
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — I’ve never really been a victim of cancel culture. But that’s not to say my critics haven’t tried to make me one. I began my…
Sales Tax Hike Is Unneeded
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — When North Carolina Democrats are in power, their go-to source of new revenue is to raise sales taxes. Oh, I realize you’ve probably read or…
Activists In Our Schools – The Propagandist
Part 1 of a Multi-Part SeriesBy Michelle Antoine Dennis Draughon, political cartoonist, and eighth grade Smithfield Middle School social studies teacher has catapulted Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) into the…
Left Is Damaging Public Education
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — “One of the most unhappy series of events in the state’s history began in 1835,” stated a textbook used in elementary schools across North Carolina.…
Nonprofits Must Go The Distance
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — The COVID-19 crisis has brought death, economic destruction, and wrenching social change. As a combination of post-illness immunity and rising vaccinations begins to suppress the…
You Decide: What’s The Real Unemployment Rate?
By Dr. Mike Walden The unemployment rate is the most watched economic indicator by the media and the public. It’s easy to understand why. The unemployment rate is a very…
