It’s past time North Carolina gets out of the liquor business, opens the market to competition, and encourages opportunities for entrepreneurs. Some proposals working their way through the legislature could go a long way toward modernizing our antiquated system Read More
Which taxes are acceptable and which aren't? Politicians tend to play favorites. Read More
The government is changing the way it measures inflation. Is it a good change? You decide. Read More
Wednesday's vote in the House over "born alive abortions" was important for several reasons. Read More
Everything new is old again. Take the fight Governor Cooper is having with the legislature. It's reminiscent of Terry Sanford's battle with Governor Luther Hodges. Read More
The census question on immigration status wasn't about intimidating immigrants. It was about electing Republicans. Read More
By 2040 North Carolina will have the 7th largest population in the nation but our growth rate will have declined. Why? Read More
Ellen Gabler's NY Times follow-up article reports that North Carolina's Secretary of Health and Human Services is calling for an investigation into higher than expected death rates at North Carolina's Children Hospital Read More
It's time to get the government out of the alcohol business and legislative reforms appear to be heading in that direction Read More
John Adams said, "Facts are stubborn things and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." Do we follow this practice today? Read More
