How to beat the FDA
As recent controversies in North Carolina and elsewhere have established, political debate is only partially about facts, principles, and logic. Effective politicians also think carefully about the... Read More
NC Spin Articles
WRAL poll: HB2 could have an impact on elections
The conflict over House Bill 2, the recently passed measure setting statewide discrimination standards, could reverberate into the fall general election, likely voters told a WRAL News poll. Conducted... Read More
Supreme Court debates what 'election' means
What is an election? That seemingly simple question has turned into a thicket of historical interpretations for six of North Carolina's seven state Supreme Court justices, who must decide whether a... Read More
Pro and anti-HB2 rallies held at Capitol
A rally in support of House Bill 2, the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, organized by the Christian Action League of NC and Return America, along with other social conservative groups, was... Read More
The good news hidden in the debate over HB2
Why Gov. McCrory and legislative leaders may be doing the state an inadvertent favor There are a lot of reasons for caring and thinking North Carolinians to feel pretty discouraged these days about... Read More
Is Medicaid broken or just misrepresented?
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, April 12, 2016. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services should do its job and put an end to mistaken Medicaid overpayments to doctors and... Read More
Rep. Billy Richardson: "I was wrong to vote for HB2"
By enacting House Bill 2, the legislature did the wrong thing. I made the wrong vote and we must now make it right. My parents raised me to avoid any rush to judgment and to consider the consequences... Read More
School choice is now mainstream
When I first advocated the idea of parental choice in elementary and secondary education, it was considered by many to be a radical notion. It shouldn’t have been. For decades, American students and... Read More
McCrory announces limited Medicaid expansion
Gov. Pat McCrory announced Monday that he plans to expand the state’s Medicaid rolls in several limited areas as part of his Health and Human Services budget priorities, and will continue to seek... Read More
You decide: Is there trouble with trade?
One of the first principles I teach my new economics students is the benefits of trade. I use the following example (remember, I’m talking to 18- to 20-year-olds): Two students live across the hall... Read More
