What Libertarians offer NC: Simplicity
As the majority party in the General Assembly, Republicans have the power to pass any legislation, but might does not make right. Our democratic system of government depends on allowing everyone’s... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Tillis tries, but can't serve two masters
Charlotte Observer Editorial, July 18, 2013. North Carolina’s House of Representatives took action on 36 bills Wednesday. They included a package of tax cuts totaling more than $2.4 billion over the... Read More
Find a better way to create rural county jobs
Editorial from Fayetteville Observer, July 17, 2013. There are few things that North Carolina needs more than jobs. With our unemployment rate seemingly immovable and one of the worst in the nation... Read More
Catch-all regulatory bill is too convoluted
From Winston-Salem Journal editorial, July 16, 2013. It seems like every third bill discussed in Raleigh this year carries “reform” in its title. But the latest so-called reform bill makes the... Read More
The Shoot First Law
Editorial from Greensboro News-Record, July 17, 2013. If George Zimmerman had shot and killed Trayvon Martin in North Carolina instead of in Florida, he still might have been acquitted of any criminal... Read More
Taxes, jobs and education
Thankful yet? You get a tax cut. And North Carolinians get more jobs. At least, that’s the theory. Cary Republican Rep. Nelson Dollar called it the “jobs bill of a generation.” Sen. Josh... Read More
National expert says NC Tax Plan most significant in U.S.
North Carolina’s tax reform package, cutting the personal income tax rate, is the most significant plan likely to be approved in 2013, an analyst with a national tax reform organization said Tuesday... Read More
Languishing in the throes of obesity
North Carolina is blessed with majestic mountains, expansive beaches, meandering rivers and streams and a year-around climate that begs our residents to go outside and play. We boast municipal, state... Read More
GOP Tax plan nothing but a pretty piggy
Editorial By News and Observer, July 16, 2013. You can put lipstick on a pig, it’s said, but it’s still just a pig. In ballyhooing a tax “reform” agreement that seems more a desperate attempt... Read More
NC GOP: Thank You New York Times
On July 9, the New York Times editorial page portentously announced “The Decline of North Carolina.” The editors warned that ever since last November, when Republicans won the governor’s... Read More
