Answering NC SPIN on further tax relief
NC SPIN recently tweeted a video called “What are your suggestions for further tax reform?” The question was posed to John Locke Foundation scholar Becki Gray, but I’ve decided to be... Read More
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Presidential race knotted; Senate race close
North Carolina was the second closest state in the country for President in both 2008 and 2012, and PPP's newest poll finds it remains similarly competitive this time around. Hillary Clinton and... Read More
Legislators are tilting at windmills
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, June 22, 2016. Just when you think the illogical action in Raleigh is about to end, our Honorable Legislators turn around and top themselves. This time, the Senate... Read More
Adults or juveniles?
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, June 22, 2016. North Carolina is one of two states where 16-year-olds charged with crimes are considered adults. New York is the other. North Carolina and New York... Read More
Time to dump economic development policy
North Carolina should abandon what it has been referring to for years as economic development policy and completely refocus its efforts in the area of economic policy on economic growth. These are... Read More
We were never in Kansas
As the general election campaign begins in North Carolina, you can expect to hear a lot about Kansas. Yes, I can read a map. Kansas and North Carolina aren’t exactly neighbors. But when it comes to... Read More
Subsidies leave small business growth untapped
Private firms receive a much smaller share of the taxpayer money designed to spur job growth in North Carolina than their larger, public counterparts, and critics say that tactic is leaving a major... Read More
What can we learn from the 70s gas crisis?
Two important events happened in my life 40 years ago. I met my future wife. And I was an unwilling participant of the decade’s gas crisis. The first event went well – my wife and I have been... Read More
Don't change N.C.'s math curriculum
This coming week the North Carolina House and Senate will vote on House Bill 657, which would give high school students and middle school students who qualify a choice between one of two mathematics... Read More
No valedictorians? Study this assignment hard
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, June 20, 2016. Who had the best grades in your graduating class? Thursday's Observer featured this year's honor roll of valedictorians from schools across... Read More
