Can good behavior sometimes cost you more?
by Dr. Mike Walden, NCSU Professor of Economics, December 10, 2017. There’s an old saying stating, “no good deed goes unpunished.” I was reminded of it during a recent radio call-in program... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Tax cuts are not self-financing
Editor’s note: This Daily Journal by John Locke Foundation Chairman John Hood originally ran here May 30, 2017. We are running it again in response to a story,”What happened when North Carolina... Read More
Occupational licensing Grinch ready to steal opportunities
It’s the holidays. Time for good cheer, glad tidings and songs of the season. Good will to all, peace and joy. But in North Carolina, a Grinch hides around every corner. He steals opportunity and... Read More
Court meddling demands scrutiny
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, December 5, 2017. There could be one N.C. Supreme Court seat on the 2018 ballot. Or seven. Or none. This uncertainty only 11 months before the election is... Read More
Online lottery a safe bet
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, December 7, 2017. North Carolina is thinking about expanding its lottery to include more games played on the internet. Players can already buy tickets for the big... Read More
A common sense gun bill
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, December 3, 2017. Sen. Thom Tillis has co-sponsored a bipartisan bill that introduces reasonable gun-control to address situations like November’s Texas church... Read More
A shameful severance
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, December 4, 2017. Almost $4 million, the amount going in severance packages to four executives of Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Solutions, could go a long way... Read More
Unhappy legislators sling mud at court
Editorial by Capitol Broadcasting Company, December 6, 2017. Republican leaders in the General Assembly are upset at the prospect that a court-ordered plan to fix their unconstitutional gerrymandered... Read More
Sharpsburg, Boone elections in limbo, waiting on the state
Imagine if your bosses got fired, and for more than six months, no one replaced them. You’re not allowed to perform the tasks that your bosses do, so you’re stuck trying to keep things running... Read More
A policy victory, not a political one
Republicans claiming victory over the imminent passage of their tax bill should understand the limits of that victory. They got a policy victory, not a political one. They haven’t done anything that... Read More
