Job #1 for the 2023 General Assembly: ending easily preventable deaths
Government’s most important task is – or at least ought to be – protecting the lives and health of the state’s residents. Read More
NC Spin Articles
David Price’s valedictory
Former House Speaker Sam Rayburn compared the "plowhorses" to the "show horses" in congress. David Price was definitely a "plowhorse" in the best sense of the word. Read More
New NC Supreme Court's impact will extend beyond what we can see
Opinions emerging from the new court will likely differ in style and substance, especially on high-profile cases that have divided Democratic and Republican justices in recent years. Read More
Thoughts on guns, transportation and extremism
Republicans claim guns make us safer, but they also saw we are in the midst of a terrible crime wave. Either more guns reduce crime and gun deaths or they don’t. Read More
How can we fix the labor market?
Total jobs in North Carolina are actually 6% higher today than immediately before the pandemic, but are 25% less than the state’s economic expansion. There are two job openings for every unemployed person. Read More
Liberate markets to help workers succeed
Governments need to change how they tax individuals who earn income from multiple states and how they tax businesses that employ large numbers of remote employees. Read More
New NC House rules would ‘hold people hostage’ and erode transparency, Democratic leader says
New House rules no longer require advanced notice of veto override votes. Read More
Big media and big tech conspired to block COVID news
A partnership called the Trusted News Initiative, censored coverage questioning the safety and efficacy of COVID vaccines. Read More
19 Dollars a month
Many causes attempt to tug at your heartstrings, urging you to donate $19 per month, but how do you know if your contribution is effectively spent? Read More
Competition makes public schools better
There have been dozens of studies on whether competition's effects on public education but they generally find the effects to be positive. Read More
