Tax-hike claim is absurd
Although hostilities have been underway for some time, I hereby issue a formal Declaration of War against silly, uninformed talking points repeated endlessly in North Carolina politics. In an earlier... Read More
NC SPIN Posts by John Hood
Don't take the easy path
When it comes to crafting school-reform policies for North Carolina, elected officials can choose the path of least resistance or the path of greatest assistance. The easy path avoids controversy and... Read More
Worst fears about voting changes were unfounded
Puzzled by the past several months of histrionics about North Carolina’s election law changes? You’re hardly alone. By any objective standard, the Voter Identification and Verification Act enacted... Read More
Reality isn't so discouraging
If all you know about North Carolina’s recent economic performance is what you get from Twitter feeds, partisan press releases, or brief mentions on television newscasts, then much of what you... Read More
The remedy is always more speech
North Carolina’s political establishment is fit to be tied. In the May 6 Supreme Court primary Robin Hudson, a Democratic incumbent in an officially nonpartisan race, faced two Republican... Read More
The play's not the thing
Puzzled by the past several months of histrionics about North Carolina’s election-law changes? You’re hardly alone. By any objective standard, the Voter Identification and Verification Act... Read More
Teacher pay
While crafting the state budget last year, the North Carolina General Assembly applied the latest empirical research to the question of how best to improve teacher quality. In response, lawmakers have... Read More
Give kids a smart finish
I’ve made this point before, but it’s worth emphasizing one more time: those who oppose school choice in elementary and secondary education should, if they wish to be consistent, oppose former... Read More
Will the road formula stick?
Last year Gov. Pat McCrory and the General Assembly managed to accomplish something that many longtime legislative observers thought was highly improbable if not impossible: a substantial rewrite of... Read More
Pay teachers for results, not degrees
While crafting the state budget last year, the North Carolina General Assembly applied the latest empirical research to the question of how best to improve teacher quality. In response, lawmakers have... Read More
