Commentary/Opinion
Independent Audits Serve The Public Interest
By John Hood RALEIGH — During my first reporting job in the nation’s capital, I read a lot of fantasy.…
Liberating Nurses Won’t Harm Patients
By John Hood RALEIGH — Given our state’s population growth and ever-rising cost of medical services, North Carolina ought to…
You Decide: How To Cope With The Affordability Crisis?
By Mike Walden There’s a term that we’re hearing more frequently today — the “affordability crisis.” It implies that a…
25 Things I’m Thankful For In 2025
By Governor Josh Stein Thanksgiving gives us time to hit pause and to reflect on all our blessings. I’ve had…
State Tax Reform Remains On Track
By John Hood RALEIGH — North Carolina has one of the best-performing economies in the country. We also have one…
Opinion: Community Ties Boost Social Mobility
By John Hood RALEIGH — For a state accustomed to faring well on many economic and policy comparisons, North Carolina’s…
Opinion: A Big Tent Still Has Sidewalls
By John Hood RALEIGH — Having spent most of my career building, financing, and leading conservative institutions — in North…
North Carolinians Join The First Battle
By John Hood RALEIGH — It was 250 years ago this week that North Carolinians fought in their first formal…
You Decide: Will AI Be A Net Plus?
By Mike Walden AI — the abbreviation for “artificial intelligence — appears on a path to be a bigger part…
Social Security Matters – Did The Obama-Era Social Security Tax Cuts Hurt The Program?
By Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens…
