Well-intended programs can do harm
Friar Laurence has the best of intentions. But in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the friar’s well-intended interventions do not yield happy results. Laurence’s initial good intention is... Read More
NC Spin Articles
How much money it takes to win NC Elections
Money isn’t the only factor in winning elections — but it is a major one. Campaign spending is one of the main determinants of whether a candidate can be viable for a particular race. That’s why... Read More
Are we willing to accept the cost of expanding Medicaid?
The governor’s behind it, and state Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen is for it. Some freshmen legislators have made it a priority, some leaders in the N.C. House think... Read More
"The Storm after the Storm" -NC shortcomings of Florence disaster response
A report, issued by Disability Rights North Carolina provides strong evidence that federal, state and local emergency management officials must take action to ensure the well-being of people with... Read More
DMV doing the backstroke
There is one thing for sure, Governor Cooper can count. He can count votes in the State Legislature. He can count the number of Democrats in Wake County versus Nash County. And he knows he has to... Read More
Marching this Saturday in Raleigh: The moral and effective thing to do
There’s a vexing conundrum that frequently confronts movements for social justice when they’re trying to rally supporters to action. It turns out that the best and easiest times to spur people to... Read More
Trump SOTU homerun
Ronald Reagan was credited as being the great communicator; however, Trump has to be given his props especially after his February 5, 2019 State of the Union Address. The optics of the occasion... Read More
NC suffers another indignity and this one's worth fighting over
North Carolina’s most important emergency is not the next federal government shutdown. Nor is it a fake national emergency on the nation’s southern border Our state’s real emergency is a real... Read More
State shows government can shrink
I am a fiscal conservative. I recognize that government at all levels has important tasks to do, tasks that make us all better off if done at a reasonable cost. I think the list of such defensible... Read More
Should the Fed push or pause?
by Dr. Mike Walden NCSU Professor of Economics, February 1, 2019. During over four decades of teaching, I’ve enjoyed asking students the following questions in my introductory economics course... Read More
