I Came to Duke With an Empty Wallet
In my four years at Duke, I have tried to write this article many times. But I was afraid. I was afraid to reveal an integral part of myself. I'm poor. Why is it not OK for me to talk about such an... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Roads formula leaves rural areas uneasy
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, November 18, 2013. Gov. Pat McCrory and Tony Tata, his transportation secretary, have said from the start that their new highway funding formula would use scarce... Read More
Split food stamps and the Farm Bill
Many conservatives want farm bills to stop coupling food stamps to agricultural subsidies. They see the linkage as an unsavory deal between urban Democrats and rural Republicans to waste the people... Read More
N.C. law deserves fate court gave Oklahoma’s
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, November 18, 2013. North Carolina lawmakers arrogantly turned a deaf ear this summer to thousands of women and others protesting abortion laws severely limiting access... Read More
Regan, Goldwater, Friedman - and Carolina
Over the past three years, the North Carolina legislature has enacted Ronald Reagan’s favorite tax reform, Barry Goldwater’s favorite regulatory reform, and Milton Friedman’s favorite education... Read More
Watch out, your character is showing
Character is what you do when no one is watching.” It’s a bit of a trite saying, attributed to coaches, motivational speakers, and fortune-cookie writers (by the way, whose idea was it to replace... Read More
Ethanol runs out of gas
So much for the fuel of the future. By pulling back Friday on an effort to guarantee ethanol an ever-growing share of the nation’s gasoline supply, the Obama administration could be putting a... Read More
State should raise teachers' salaries
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, November 17, 2013. It certainly was encouraging last week to hear Gov. Pat McCrory say he is looking at ways to increase teachers’ salaries next year. McCrory said... Read More
Can growth solve our economic problems?
I recently had a very interesting conversation with a prominent state leader. The person was picking my brain about various economic issues, one of which is our low rate of economic growth. The leader... Read More
Economic underdevelopment
There’s a lot of talk about North Carolina’s stubbornly high unemployment rate and job recruitment efforts lately. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker says that we can blame a lot of our woes on... Read More
