Public won't accept green taxes
I know that environmental activists don’t want to hear this, but a core component of their preferred strategy for combatting global warming — substantially raising the price of fossil fuels... Read More
NC SPIN Posts by John Hood
Trade views are hard to measure
There has always been a robust political debate between advocates of free trade and advocates of manipulating the terms of trade to protect special interests. But the partisan affiliations of these... Read More
Fraud claims should trouble conservatives
While the term “whataboutism” may be relatively new — coined within the last few decades, and newly prominent in the age of Donald Trump — the logical fallacy it denotes is as ancient as... Read More
Temper power with responsibility
Are you frustrated with our political dialogue at the moment? If your answer is no, you are in a distinct minority in North Carolina and beyond. For example, in an October poll conducted by High Point... Read More
Take time to broaden the mind
In the January 1953 edition of the magazine If: Worlds of Science Fiction, a fan of the genre from Texas, Marilyn Venable, made her debut as an author. “Time Enough at Last,” Venable’s story of... Read More
It's not about urban versus rural
How should we respond to the urban-rural divide? The question has legions of politicians, scholars, journalists, and businesses scrambling for answers. I respect their efforts. But I feel compelled to... Read More
Silent Sam to get a fort
In response to the toppling in August of the Confederate Monument at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chancellor Carol Folt and other UNC leaders have proposed a controversial solution... Read More
Redistributing income isn't investment
Whether your frame of reference is a country, a government, a business, or your own household, being better off in the long run requires patience and discipline in the short run. To have more income... Read More
Keep state spending in check
So far this year, North Carolina’s state budget is running a surplus. There’s nothing new about that — robust economic growth and fiscal restraint have produced a series of healthy surpluses... Read More
Don't backtrack on school choice
When it comes to giving parents more control over where their children attend elementary and secondary school, North Carolina has become a national leader. Now that Republicans no longer enjoy veto... Read More
