When politics enters the workplace
We don’t need silence from our civic leaders, be they in the public or private sectors. We need prudence. Read More
NC SPIN Posts by John Hood
Racial disparities aren't proof of bias
You can’t just eyeball the two homeownership rates, 75% and 45%, and attribute the 30-point difference to racial discrimination. Read More
Freedom is the solution, not the problem
Freedom isn’t easy. It requires us to be grown-ups, to settle for living in a society in which some people just aren’t going to do what we say or believe what we believe. Read More
Deaths of despair need careful analysis
The Journal of the American Medical Association’s psychiatry edition found a strong association between death rates and church attendance. Read More
Our state's economy continues to excel
A Canadian think tank ranks North Carolina 9th among the states in economic freedom. In 2010 we ranked 19th. Read More
Let's really reform state universities
Do North Carolinians receive an adequate return for the large investment they make in the UNC System? Read More
Roads are a solution, not the problem
Don’t be fooled by transit dreams woven of gossamer threads. Read More
How North Carolina can expand opportunity
Six ways our state can keep growing and moving forward Read More
Campuses will try to keep discriminating
Academic leaders should have ended the practice of racial and ethnic discrimination in admissions decades ago but now it is plotting to circumvent the definitive ruling from the nation's highest court. Read More
Liberate markets to help workers succeed
Governments need to change how they tax individuals who earn income from multiple states and how they tax businesses that employ large numbers of remote employees. Read More
