Editorial by The Charlotte Observer, January 14, 2014. Democrats are unhappy with N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory’s decision to schedule a November special election to fill the congressional seat formerly... Read More
Are you ready for some good news? For 20 years, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington-based Heritage Foundation have produced international indexes of economic freedom. Countries that adopt... Read More
John Ledford, from up in the mountains, was a leader in local Democratic politics for years, then ran for sheriff of Madison County and won. Then, after a few years as sheriff, he got Democratic... Read More
Democrats have a new reason to be mad at Gov. Pat McCrory. McCrory has decided that there will be no rushed special election to fill the congressional vacancy created by the appointment of 12th... Read More
Democrats plan to demagogue income inequality and the wealth gap for political gain in this year’s elections. Most of what’s said about income inequality is stupid or, at best, ill-informed. Much... Read More
The history of Oregon Inlet offers a superb example of human failure to understand or appreciate the forces of nature at the shoreline. This lack of appreciation continues today. Mistake 1:Oregon... Read More
During a recent taping of NC Spin, Gov. Pat McCrory was asked to defend controversial changes to the state unemployment system. As part of that conversation, he said that, until those changes were... Read More
Health insurance enrollment during the first few months of the federal overhaul law was stronger in North Carolina than in all but four other states, a new report released Monday said. Almost... Read More
he state Department of Health and Human Services acknowledged Friday afternoon that its problematic food stamps system is not improving, despite assurances to federal officials that it was taking... Read More
by James G. Martin and Henry Issacson, Greensboro News-Record, January 12, 2014. When Gov. John Motley Morehead spoke of bringing the railroad to North Carolina, the idea was so big that most citizens... Read More
