by Jon Sanders, John Locke Foundation, December 18, 2014. What can be done to help the poor is a perennial issue in politics, and with it comes what is to me a real puzzler: Why do those who seem most... Read More
The stories are coming fast and furious now. The Winston-Salem Journal reports that schools in Rockingham County, the home of Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger, don’t have enough textbooks to go... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, December 16, 2014. There are two measures by which to judge tax reform. The first is to count the money we have left in our pockets at the end of the day. The second... Read More
Winners may write the history, but left-wingers have controlled the headlines since their thumping in last month’s elections. While most citizens worry about the economy, the news has focused on... Read More
She caught them at it again. "Oh, God, it's Mom," Republican operative Dallas Woodhouse said as, yes, his mother's voice came over the line of C-SPAN's Washington Journal call-in show. Woodhouse and... Read More
Soon after taking office, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory and U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford of South Carolina accepted six-figure stock payouts from an online mortgage broker accused by regulators of... Read More
Liberals are desperate to prove that North Carolina’s new election law constitutes the second coming of Jim Crow-era voter suppression. Their desperation reflects three desires. First, they want to... Read More
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, December 15, 2014. After a short reprieve from tuition hikes, students at the University of North Carolina will pay more next year and the year after. The interim... Read More
Democrats in Washington are squabbling about torture, a $1.1 trillion budget bill and regulations on Wall Street and big banks. Democrats in North Carolina are squabbling about – I kid you not... Read More
Editorial by News and Observer, December 15, 2014. The General Assembly’s Republican leaders appear remarkably calm about what is shaping up to be either a serious budget shortfall or an income tax... Read More
