Tax cuts upon cuts
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, April 11, 2017. Republicans believe tax cuts produce prosperity, but can there be too much of a good thing? North Carolina may find out soon. The state Senate... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Absolute power is corrupting in Raleigh, absolutely
Here is something you may not know about the way the General Assembly works these days. The odds are that your senator and representative have almost no say in what happens to controversial... Read More
Schoolyard brawl over calendar flexibility returns to Raleigh
If you want to pick a fight at the General Assembly in no time flat, just say two little words: school calendar. Debates over a pair of recently vetted House bills that would send students back to... Read More
Bad bill shields hog farms
Editorial by Wilmington Star-Journal, April 12, 2017. A famous adage claims that the public must never see how sausage or legislation is made. North Carolina’s state House gave a grand demonstration... Read More
How is economics involved in health insurance
by Dr. Mike Walden, NCSU Professor of Economics, April 14, 2017. We are again involved in a debate about health insurance for those not covered by their employer, Medicare, Medicaid or other group... Read More
NC Chamber needs to be less obsessed with tax cuts, more on better state
Editorial by Capitol Broadcasting Company, wral.com, April 7, 2017. While college athletic organizations are moving to return championships to North Carolina after last week’s compromise “repeal... Read More
Learning and winning go together
The first time I visited the campus of Duke University, I did so because Rand Paul asked me to. It was during the 1988 presidential election. Like many conservative and libertarian students of the day... Read More
The idea of "fake news" is really nothing new
Everyone seems to be talking about fake news these days. Enabled by social media, its originators deal in hoaxes and disinformation. The objectives vary, with some wishing merely to sow confusion... Read More
House lawmakers propose infrastructure, debt reduction plan
North Carolina House Appropriations Chairman Dean Arp (R-Union) and Deputy Majority Leader Stephen Ross (R-Alamance) introduced House Bill 583 Pay-As-You-Go Capital & Infrastructure Fund at a press... Read More
Less control on tap
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, April 7, 2017. North Carolina’s ABC system is heavy on the C, as in Control. Alcoholic Beverage Control laws run from Chapter 18B-100 through 18B-1309 in the... Read More
