You Decide: Why Do Gas Prices Rise Faster Than They Fall?
By Mike Walden
Drivers suffered through almost daily hikes in gas prices when the war in Ukraine began. In the early weeks of the...
OPINION: Stay The Course On Tax Reform
By John Hood
RALEIGH — Over the past decade, North Carolina’s tax code has undergone a dramatic transformation. Once rated by the Tax Foundation...
OPINION: Let’s Try Building Back Faster
By John Hood RALEIGH — It’s an often-repeated tale, I admit, but I’m going to repeat it, again: the world’s largest low-rise office building,...
OPINION: Conservatives See Freedom As Progress
By John Hood
RALEIGH — Although the definition and priorities of American conservatism have been the subject of much debate among the chattering classes...
OPINION: Feds Blew It On COVID Relief
By John Hood
RALEIGH — If ever there was justification for sudden, expedited, large-scale federal expenditure, the COVID crisis was it. Americans faced a...
OPINION: Popular Ed School Fads Fail Students Who Need Help The Most
By Mitch Kokai Carolina Journal
The fight over Critical Race Theory grabs headlines. But there’s a more fundamental problem plaguing public schools.
It’s one the American...
You Decide: Will Agribusiness Be A Dynamic Future Industry?
By Mike Walden
One of the big questions about our economy is what industries will lead it in the future. If asked, most people would...
We Need More Housing Options
By John Hood
RALEIGH — As post-COVID shifts in work arrangements and living preferences continue to motivate many Americans to relocate, North Carolina will...
Why Carolinians Liked Strong Legislatures
By John Hood
RALEIGH — How should North Carolina be governed? The same question can be asked about any other state in America, or...
OPINION: Time To Celebrate And Protect Worker Freedom
By Vincent Vernuccio
Happy anniversary to North Carolina’s right-to-work law!
Seventy-five years ago, on March 18, 1947, North Carolina became one of the first states...