Not All Politics Is Local
If there was a national prize for rhetorical incoherence, one could find several excellent nominations among the ranks of North Carolina politicians and political commentators. For an example, you... Read More
NC SPIN Posts by John Hood
In the Absence of Argument
People generally quarrel,” G.K. Chesterton once wryly observed, “because they cannot argue.” To the extent North Carolina politics looks increasingly quarrelsome at the moment, it is because of... Read More
Why the Energy Bill Matters
In a legislative session featuring proposals to rewrite the tax code, take important next steps on regulatory reform, give parents more school choice, and restructure the state’s transportation and... Read More
Governor Should Be Mr. Fix-It
Now that Pat McCrory has passed the oh-so-important mark of 100 days in office, the political class in Raleigh feels obligated to offer a critique of his administration. The most common one is that... Read More
Big Apple Is Less Filling
Is New York City a better place to work than Charlotte? It depends on your priorities. For many people, the Big Apple with all its glamour and glitz may be the place they want to live. But if your... Read More
Disability Model Isn’t Working
I’m glad to see news reporters and policy analysts devoting increasing attention to a subject Carolina Journal readers will find familiar: the role that public policy plays in discouraging work. A... Read More
Parents Should Make the Choice
In education policy, America sticks out like a sore thumb when compared with our international competitors. Make that two sore thumbs, actually. In both funding and administration, our education... Read More
A Modest Proposal on Electric Power
Sometimes, despite good intentions, we just get things wrong. That’s what happened in 2007, when the North Carolina legislature enacted a bill to force electric utilities to buy “renewable... Read More
Don’t Plan for Failure
Any plan for rejuvenating North Carolina’s economy by drawing down and spending more federal money is a plan for failure. At most, it would generate a ripple of economic activity in the short run... Read More
All in the Families
In the aftermath of the Blueprint NC imbroglio, there has a new wave of political and media attention devoted to North Carolina think tanks, policy centers, and activist groups. The attention is... Read More
