Friday, April 19, 2024


You Decide: Can A Wage-Price Spiral Be Avoided?

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By Dr. Mike Walden Who doesn’t like to be paid more? Maybe there are a few workers who are indifferent to their earnings, but I...

Opinion: State Politics Snaps Back Toward Normal

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By John Hood RALEIGH — This year’s U.S. Senate race in North Carolina is shaping up to be a highly competitive and expensive one...

Opinion: Give Nurses More Freedom To Practice

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By John Hood RALEIGH — In North Carolina, Medicaid expansion is a foregone conclusion. The General Assembly approved the necessary legislation. Gov. Roy Cooper...

Opinion: Poor Schools Already Get More Funding

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By John Hood RALEIGH — In 1994, North Carolinians from five rural counties sued the state government, alleging the system then used to finance...

Opinion: Don’t Subsidize New Baseball Team

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By John Hood RALEIGH — Will North Carolina snag one of two new Major League Baseball franchises? That’s what Gov. Roy Cooper, Carolina Hurricanes...

County Races Turn On Governance

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By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — As the fall homestretch of the 2020 election approaches, you’re probably not spending much time considering the implications of county-commission...

You Decide: Recession, Recovery or Something Else?

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By Dr. Mike Walden When I speak to groups – virtually for the last six months – I perceive two concerns. One is fear about the...

When Shorthand Gets It Wrong

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By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — If the Republican Party were only the party of white men, it would never win an election. When discussing electoral matters,...

Social Security Matters – Do COVID-19 Bonues Count Towards The Earnings Limit?

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By National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens Dear Rusty: I'm 63 and still working,...

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...