The business news 'turn off'
With the advent of the Internet—and Facebook, Twitter and YouTube—the role of the news media has been forever transformed, with negative implications for both investing and the American psyche... Read More
NC Spin Articles
High Point Poll: Half of NC residents report getting a flu shot
The most recent HPU Poll finds that about half (49 percent) of North Carolinian residents surveyed say they had a flu shot within the past 12 months. The HPU Poll reported a similar finding in fall... Read More
It's hard to see a path forward for Mark Harris candidacy
Just about anything can happen in American politics. Those who doubt this oft-demonstrated truism need only to turn their gaze a few hundred miles north to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to be reminded of... Read More
New bill could provide insurance savings for farmers, small businessmen
Senate Republicans yesterday introduced a bill that could offer affordable health insurance options for more than 100,000 small business employees and self-employed people. Senate Bill 86 would make... Read More
Harris' son warned dad and mom about operative's alleged tactics
The son of Republican congressional candidate Mark Harris testified Wednesday that he warned his father repeatedly that he believed a political operative now at the center of an election-fraud... Read More
Following Lawson through the Carolinas
Why would anybody want to spend months walking from the South Carolina coast, up through the Piedmont to present-day Charlotte, and then back east to the North Carolina tidewater? There are two good... Read More
What was missing at Superintendent Johnson's private education summit
There was much talk this week and last about state Superintendent Mark Johnson’s Tuesday night limelight, the “big” announcement you might have missed because you, like most of North Carolina... Read More
Can government make us happy?
Is it the job of government to make you happy? While it may seem like a straightforward question, there are some important subtleties packed into those few words. On the face of it, “no” feels... Read More
Forums will reconnect North Carollinians
I was born in Charlotte. But I grew up in rural Mecklenburg County. There used to be such a place — and, indeed, quite a few such places still exist in our increasingly urbanized state. My family... Read More
Can we fix Social Security?
by Dr. Michael Walden, NCSU Professor of Economics, February 14, 2019. My wife is not an economist, but she does sometimes ask me about economic issues. One of her most frequent questions is about... Read More
