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I recently ran across a research finding that runs counter to the prevailing view of professional progressives. Naturally, I found it fascinating.
I recently ran across a research finding that runs counter to the prevailing view of professional progressives. Naturally, I found it fascinating.
 
In my forthcoming book on North Carolina's economy, Our Best Foot Forward, I discuss at length the role that transportation has played in the state's economic history.
In my forthcoming book on North Carolina's economy, Our Best Foot Forward, I discuss at length the role that transportation has played in the state's economic history.
 
State officials are scrambling to close a Medicaid shortfall that could be as high as a quarter-billion dollars, or risk being unable to deliver services to recipients and make payments to providers.
State officials are scrambling to close a Medicaid shortfall that could be as high as a quarter-billion dollars, or risk being unable to deliver services to recipients and make payments to providers.
 
In my forthcoming book on North Carolina's economy, Our Best Foot Forward, I discuss at length the role that transportation has played in the state's economic history.
In my forthcoming book on North Carolina's economy, Our Best Foot Forward, I discuss at length the role that transportation has played in the state's economic history.
 
Demand for new charter schools in the Tar Heel State has surged following the enactment of a bill approved by the N.C. General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Bev Perdue in 2011 that lifted the 100-school cap.
Demand for new charter schools in the Tar Heel State has surged following the enactment of a bill approved by the N.C. General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Bev Perdue in 2011 that lifted the 100-school cap.
 
The five Republicans running for state auditor say incumbent Democrat Beth Wood has been weak in rooting out waste, fraud, and inefficiency in state government.
The five Republicans running for state auditor say incumbent Democrat Beth Wood has been weak in rooting out waste, fraud, and inefficiency in state government.
 
The North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition is threatening to send a blogger to jail for recounting publicly his battle against diabetes and encouraging others to follow his lifestyle.
The North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition is threatening to send a blogger to jail for recounting publicly his battle against diabetes and encouraging others to follow his lifestyle.
 
North Carolina's unemployment rate dropped 0.2 percentage points in March to a seasonally adjusted rate of 9.7 percent as the number of unemployed fell and the number of people with jobs rose.
North Carolina's unemployment rate dropped 0.2 percentage points in March to a seasonally adjusted rate of 9.7 percent as the number of unemployed fell and the number of people with jobs rose.
 
But Parker won't be on the ballot. The real instigators of their political woes have been or will be on the ballot: Barack Obama and Beverly Perdue.
But Parker won't be on the ballot. The real instigators of their political woes have been or will be on the ballot: Barack Obama and Beverly Perdue.
 
I remember the first time I heard about recycling. I think I must have been in about the fifth grade, and there was one kid in my class whose family did this weird thing where they sorted their trash.
I remember the first time I heard about recycling. I think I must have been in about the fifth grade, and there was one kid in my class whose family did this weird thing where they sorted their trash.
 
Candidates Kenn Gardner, Mike Beitler, A.J. Daoud, and Ed Goodwin are crisscrossing the state, making the case that they are best suited to create a more business-friendly secretary of state's office in a lagging economy.
Candidates Kenn Gardner, Mike Beitler, A.J. Daoud, and Ed Goodwin are crisscrossing the state, making the case that they are best suited to create a more business-friendly secretary of state's office in a lagging economy.
 
Natural gas exploration using hydraulic fracturing, aka fracking, may be moving forward in North Carolina. Gov. Bev Perdue recently changed her mind and supports it, with limitations.
Natural gas exploration using hydraulic fracturing, aka fracking, may be moving forward in North Carolina. Gov. Bev Perdue recently changed her mind and supports it, with limitations.
 
Across North Carolina, some county governments are saving money by privatizing services. A recent John Locke Foundation report catalogues privatization practices from 44 counties.
Across North Carolina, some county governments are saving money by privatizing services. A recent John Locke Foundation report catalogues privatization practices from 44 counties.
 
North Carolina's courts have ruled it is legal for local governments to use taxpayer resources to lobby the General Assembly on legislation, and that's exactly what nearly two dozen cities and counties are registered to do as the May 16 legislative short session nears.
North Carolina's courts have ruled it is legal for local governments to use taxpayer resources to lobby the General Assembly on legislation, and that's exactly what nearly two dozen cities and counties are registered to do as the May 16 legislative short session nears.
 
A new report on economic competitiveness from the American Legislative Economic Council shows North Carolina is ranked 23rd among the states on the 2012 ALEC-Laffer Economic Outlook Rankings.
A new report on economic competitiveness from the American Legislative Economic Council shows North Carolina is ranked 23rd among the states on the 2012 ALEC-Laffer Economic Outlook Rankings.
 
One of the very first magazine articles I wrote for pay, appearing in The Freeman magazine, had the colorfully oleaginous title of "Gray Markets and Greased Pigs."
One of the very first magazine articles I wrote for pay, appearing in The Freeman magazine, had the colorfully oleaginous title of "Gray Markets and Greased Pigs."
 
N.C. Rep. Bill Cook, R-Beaufort, and real estate broker Jerry Evans say regulations are stifling economic growth in eastern North Carolina's Senate District 1, a vast region of eight coastal counties.
N.C. Rep. Bill Cook, R-Beaufort, and real estate broker Jerry Evans say regulations are stifling economic growth in eastern North Carolina's Senate District 1, a vast region of eight coastal counties.
 
"That free-market stuff sounds great in theory, but it doesn't work in the real world." Or so I've been told countless times by critics, sparring partners, and emailers.
"That free-market stuff sounds great in theory, but it doesn't work in the real world." Or so I've been told countless times by critics, sparring partners, and emailers.
 
Four members of North Carolina's congressional delegation earned an "F" grade for their votes on fiscal issues during the 2011 session of Congress, according to new rankings from the National Taxpayer Union, a limited-government advocacy group based in Washington, D.C.
Four members of North Carolina's congressional delegation earned an "F" grade for their votes on fiscal issues during the 2011 session of Congress, according to new rankings from the National Taxpayer Union, a limited-government advocacy group based in Washington, D.C.
 
If you really want to stir up a hornets' nest, go to a certain kind of modern-day conservative gathering and say, "I'm so glad that America is a democracy."
If you really want to stir up a hornets' nest, go to a certain kind of modern-day conservative gathering and say, "I'm so glad that America is a democracy."
 
A Republican state lawmaker pledged to protect property owners from being annexed involuntarily into the five cities that sued the state over Annexation Reform legislation that passed last year.
A Republican state lawmaker pledged to protect property owners from being annexed involuntarily into the five cities that sued the state over Annexation Reform legislation that passed last year.
 
I'm focusing most of my attention this week on completing the final two chapters of my forthcoming book on North Carolina's economic prospects.
I'm focusing most of my attention this week on completing the final two chapters of my forthcoming book on North Carolina's economic prospects.
 
As the John Locke Foundation predicted when the doors opened in 2008, Raleigh's city-subsidized Mint restaurant is closing its doors after a net loss of $400,000.
As the John Locke Foundation predicted when the doors opened in 2008, Raleigh's city-subsidized Mint restaurant is closing its doors after a net loss of $400,000.
 
Progressives make a point that conservatives ought to take to heart: taxes are far from the only factors that households and businesses take into consideration when deciding where to live, work, invest, shop, or create new businesses.
Progressives make a point that conservatives ought to take to heart: taxes are far from the only factors that households and businesses take into consideration when deciding where to live, work, invest, shop, or create new businesses.
 
"I'm the mole," Fox News Channel chairman and CEO Roger Ailes fibbed in a bit of faux news folly during remarks at the 23rd Roy H. Park Distinguished Lecture on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus Thursday.
"I'm the mole," Fox News Channel chairman and CEO Roger Ailes fibbed in a bit of faux news folly during remarks at the 23rd Roy H. Park Distinguished Lecture on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus Thursday.
 
North Carolina owes the federal government $2.8 billion the state borrowed to pay unemployment benefits since the depths of the Great Recession.
North Carolina owes the federal government $2.8 billion the state borrowed to pay unemployment benefits since the depths of the Great Recession.
 
A subordinate of N.C. Commerce Department official Henry C. McKoy was serving as president of a nonprofit organization when, acting in her official capacity as a state employee, she applied for and received a $150,000 grant for the nonprofit from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation.
A subordinate of N.C. Commerce Department official Henry C. McKoy was serving as president of a nonprofit organization when, acting in her official capacity as a state employee, she applied for and received a $150,000 grant for the nonprofit from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation.
 
A Tea Party pioneer, a libertarian-leaning Iraqi war veteran, and a former Democratic state lawmaker are pitching themselves as the best conservative choice and voice for House District 6 in the May 8 Republican primary.
A Tea Party pioneer, a libertarian-leaning Iraqi war veteran, and a former Democratic state lawmaker are pitching themselves as the best conservative choice and voice for House District 6 in the May 8 Republican primary.
 
In late March, Gov. Bev Perdue embarked on a two-week campaign to promote a plan that would fund additional education spending by increasing the state sales tax.
In late March, Gov. Bev Perdue embarked on a two-week campaign to promote a plan that would fund additional education spending by increasing the state sales tax.
 
There's a great deal of magic incantation in traditional fantasy literature, of course. Think of the Evil Queen consulting her spellbook to transform her appearance and concoct her poison apple for Snow White.
There's a great deal of magic incantation in traditional fantasy literature, of course. Think of the Evil Queen consulting her spellbook to transform her appearance and concoct her poison apple for Snow White.
 
The North Carolina General Assembly passed several landmark pieces of legislation during its 2011 session, dealing with key issues as regulation, civil litigation, criminal justice, education reform, and annexation.
The North Carolina General Assembly passed several landmark pieces of legislation during its 2011 session, dealing with key issues as regulation, civil litigation, criminal justice, education reform, and annexation.
 
If Richard Alexander gets his way, he'll be North Carolina's next superintendent of public instruction. He'll also be the last.
 
Fundamental tax reform is a bit like the weather. Everyone talks about it, but no one seems to do anything about it.
Fundamental tax reform is a bit like the weather. Everyone talks about it, but no one seems to do anything about it.
 
"The mining interest of the state is now only second to the farming interest." So wrote a reporter from the Western Carolinian of Salisbury in 1825. There was enough demand by 1830 for a Charlotte-based Miners' and Farmers' Journal to begin publication.
"The mining interest of the state is now only second to the farming interest." So wrote a reporter from the Western Carolinian of Salisbury in 1825. There was enough demand by 1830 for a Charlotte-based Miners' and Farmers' Journal to begin publication.
 
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