The real minimum wage? Try Zero
Avik Roy explains for Forbes readers why politicians’ push to raise the government-mandated minimum wage would end up making more low-skilled people eligible for the real minimum wage of zero... Read More
NC Spin Articles
NC officials must follow law on same-sex marriage
Editorial by News and Observer, January 29, 2015. Phil Berger has better things to do. But the Senate president pro tem, the state’s most powerful lawmaker, continues to focus on suppressing same... Read More
Time to take Carolina back from dysfunctional leaders
When James Taylor sang, “In my mind, I’m going to Carolina,” I knew where he was going. I knew where I was going – to the large oaks and poplars, the steps of Wilson Library, the Bell Tower... Read More
Belmont Abbey, Peace cut tuition. Will other private colleges follow?
The Benedictine monks who founded Belmont Abbey College 138 years ago are better known for peacefulness than for trend-setting. But the Gaston County campus is the scene of a bold experiment watched... Read More
Google Fiber deal not in best interest of NC public
The announcement of a deal with Google to bring ultra-fast Internet to the Triangle is being hailed like rain in the desert. Amid an economy that, flashes of optimism aside, remains in stagnation, we... Read More
Berger's bill offers gay marriage opt-out for magistrates
by Amanda Lehmert, Greensboro News-Record, January 29, 2015. State Sen. Phil Berger filed legislation Wednesday that would allow magistrates and register of deeds employees to recuse themselves from... Read More
Business calls for more transportation spending, but no more taxers
North Carolina business leaders on Wednesday called for the legislature to increase state transportation spending by billions of dollars over the coming decade – but they refused to discuss possible... Read More
Higher spending no guarantee of school success
Niche.com Inc. is a Pittsburgh, Penn.-based company that evaluates and ranks K-12 schools, colleges, cities, and neighborhoods. It recently released a 2015 ranking of public schools and school... Read More
School privatization agenda pushes forward, concerns grow
Vouchers. Charter schools. Virtual charter schools. These are some of the leading examples of school choice – a catchy phrase referring to what others call education reform or, more simply put... Read More
NC Payroll expands 114,500 in 2014
In December, employers in North Carolina added 15,100 more payroll jobs than they cut (+0.4 percent), due entirely to hiring in the private sector. With that gain, the state ended 2014 with... Read More
