N.C. Politics split
I am hurt,” says the dying Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet after trying to stand up for his friend Romeo and getting stabbed for it. “A plague o’ both your houses!” In popular remembrance, we... Read More
NC SPIN Posts by John Hood
On the less-affordable care act
Could President Obama’s signature program, the Affordable Care Act, be responsible for declining rates of growth in U.S. health care spending? That’s what some Obamacare advocates are claiming. To... Read More
Dems get Wake-up call
Shut out of formal power in the state capital for the first time in more than a century, North Carolina Democrats hope that 2014 will mark the beginning of a steady climb back to legislative... Read More
It's about power
Why does the Left oppose school choice? It can’t be because they oppose tax dollar going to private, even faith-based institutions. For decades, state and federal subsidies have flowed to private... Read More
Obama exits the fantasy
Barack Obama was right about health insurance mandates. Back in 2008, I mean, when he was competing with Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination. The two senators disagreed about... Read More
A conservative view of Moral Monday
Any political movement that can turn out tens of thousands of protesters on a chilly morning in February must be deemed impressive. To this conservative, the 2014 edition of Historic Thousands on... Read More
Jobless trends
Last July, North Carolina became the first state to exit the federal government’s extended-benefits program for unemployment insurance. Six months later, at the start of 2014, extended benefits... Read More
A bards-eye look at NC politics today
I am hurt,” says the dying Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet after trying to stand up for his friend Romeo and getting stabbed for it. “A plague o' both your houses!” In popular remembrance, we... Read More
Institute tracks human progress
Having authored more than one optimist’s lament in recent years, I am clearly of the opinion that, generally speaking, things are better than they seem — and getting better all the time. We all... Read More
If they only knew
I’ve devoted several recent columns to the subject of unemployment insurance (UI) and North Carolina’s labor market. That’s because the topic is an important and timely one, both within... Read More
