North Carolina is a Middle State
Forget party registrations. About 41 percent of registered voters consider themselves Democrats, about 42 percent are Republicans. What about the remainder? Read More
NC SPIN Posts by John Hood
Regulatory closet gets summer cleaning
Despite the continuing saga of the budget the legislature is passing laws and Governor Cooper is signing them. Many are designed to modify or eliminate outdated laws. Read More
Trade wars hurt Carolina workers
The fuzzy line between “domestic” and “foreign” runs right through many North Carolinian's jobs and paychecks. Read More
Duke Energy is right on gas
Criticizing Duke Energy has become a popular pastime but the reduction in carbon emissions is real. Read More
Courts should judge, not legislate
Conservatives and progressives disagree about the proper role of judges in fashioning public policy. Read More
School funds should follow children.
With more students exercising school choice the state should attach a minimum amount of fund to each student. Read More
Cooper has taken extreme positions.
In 2016 voters believed Roy Cooper would be a consensus-building leader as Governor, however Cooper hasn't come close to fulfilling that promise. Read More
State censorship poses greatest risk
However diseased our body politic may be at the moment, there is no cure to be found in de jure or de facto censorship. Read More
Governing isn't just poll-taking
Do we have government-by-poll? Part of the problem with polls is that we don't all hear the same words the same way. Read More
Official data understate growth rate
Our news diet contains far more pessimism than it should. In most ways most of the time things have been getting better, not worse. Read More
