Transparency will help, not harm, campuses
I don’t think state or federal lawmakers should attempt to micromanage how professors teach or classes are structured. Read More
NC SPIN Posts by John Hood
Property tax merits reform, not repeal
The General Assembly should continue tax reforms that reduce special carve-outs and broaden tax bases in order to lower tax rates. But replacing property taxes isn’t a realistic option. Read More
Do sternly worded letters win wars?
Josiah Martin, the man chosen to replace William Tryon as Royal Governor of our colony, catastrophically mishandled his relationship with the provincial legislature and was essentially chased out of the capital. Read More
Bookstore rebirth teaches a crucial lesson
The demise of the printed word in books, and bookstores themselves, was perhaps a premature announcement. Read More
Choke points limit economic success
Unwise regulation are impeding a healthier economy. Read More
When think tanks lose their way
It has also increasingly subordinated its proper role, as a principled purveyor of ideas, to the baldly partisan project of adulating President Trump and making JD Vance his political successor. Read More
The White Christmas no one wanted
250 years ago this week, hundreds of Loyalists marched through the snow and were set upon by many thousands of Patriots in the American Revolution. Read More
Hunt’s pragmatism served our state well
Jim Hunt never stopped pressing his case. But he also never stopped listening and seeking common ground. Read More
What American conservatism cannot be
To be a commentator, activist, or public intellectual is not to play a position on a partisan team or urged my audience to pick a side that can only end with the complete victory of one side and the utter defeat of the other. Read More
DG Martin was a class act
Time marches on - but not necessarily forward. Read More
