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...
Crisis Hastened Health-Care Reforms
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — For all the suffering and damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s at least one silver lining: the experience may...
OPINION: Democrats’ Expert Challenges Narrative About ‘Fair’ Election Maps
By Mitch Kokai Carolina Journal
You’ve heard the argument from Democratic politicians and their ideological allies:
North Carolina is a purple state, nearly evenly divided...
You Decide: If Inflation Subsides, Will Everything Be OK?
By Mike Walden
I came to Raleigh and joined the North Carolina State University faculty in 1978. Then, manufacturing dominated the North Carolina economy....
You Decide: Is It A Bird, A Plane Or A Crazy Economy?
By Mike Walden
When I was growing up in the 1950s, I was a fan of the Superman TV show. The program opened...
Opinion: Time To Celebrate America’s Founding
By John Hood
RALEIGH — For political journalists, a standard tool of the trade is the New Year prediction column. Especially when the date...
Opinion: State Revenues Are Down This Year
By John Hood RALEIGH — State Controller Nels Roseland has just released five months of reports about North Carolina’s General Fund budget. I’m told...
Councilman: Juneteenth Should Be A Johnston County Holiday
A member of the Smithfield Town Council asked Johnston County Commissioners on Monday to make Juneteenth an official holiday in Johnston County. Councilman Marlon...
You Decide: Will We Return To Farm Life?
By Dr. Mike Walden
My father grew up on a hog farm in southwest Ohio in the 1920s and 30s. In those days, farms were...
School Choice: A Family Legacy
Op Ed By: Dr. Melissa Edwards
Superintendent of Neuse Charter School
Being an advocate of school choice is something I had the privilege to learn about...
