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
NC Spin Articles
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
The Honorables do the right thing
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, April 8, 2016. It's easy to snipe at the legislature when it does something wrong, and lately, North Carolina's Honorables have been fish in the figurative barrel... Read More
Conventions pulling out of Charlotte, citing HB2
Controversy over North Carolina's new law blocking anti-discrimination rules covering the LGBT community has made national headlines and now the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority (CRVA) says... Read More
McCrory still under siege 2 weeks after signing anti-LGBT bill
In case you are wondering how things are going for Gov. Pat McCrory two weeks after he signed a sweeping anti-LGBT bill that has prompted widespread outrage and opposition from more than 120 CEOs of... Read More
Something Democrats and Republicans agree on: Education Savings Accounts
Republicans and Democrats Both Back Education Savings Accounts Support for ESAs Is Bipartisan, Spans North Carolina and Crosses ideology Will Strong Support Lay Foundation for Legislation? Civitas... Read More
NC to once again be a swing state in 2016
Throughout 2016 we’re going to be looking at the most competitive statewide and legislative elections in North Carolina. We’re going to start off with a preliminary analysis of the presidential... Read More
Worker advocates call on lawmakers to restore jobless benefits
Advocates for workers on Thursday called on state lawmakers to reverse the cuts to unemployment benefits they approved three years ago. In 2013, when state businesses owed the federal government... Read More
Diagnosing dysfunction in NC Certificate of Need law
It’s pretty messed up what North Carolina hospitals have to go through just to be able to own an MRI machine. That’s what we learned recently while sitting in a stuffy government building on the... Read More
