I confess, as a Beaufort County Commissioner I sometimes wonder what is really going on.
Published: Tuesday, February 21st, 2017 @ 8:45 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Should the government keep taxes higher in order to finance schools, roads, and other public services, even if the higher taxes discourage some private investment and entrepreneurship
Published: Wednesday, June 29th, 2016 @ 3:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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One of the inescapable consequences of writing a syndicated column on politics and public policy for nearly 30 years is that I am constantly told what I think and why I think it
Published: Tuesday, May 31st, 2016 @ 5:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The topsy-turvy campaign of 2016 is going to do wonders for many journalists, political practitioners, and scholars
Published: Wednesday, March 9th, 2016 @ 9:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you think government is too large and wields too much power, then you have plenty of reasons to be dismayed by recent national developments. But if you live in North Carolina, there is some good news mixed in with the bad.
Published: Tuesday, January 12th, 2016 @ 12:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As the 2016 election cycle approaches, North Carolina voters will witness a spirited political debate about how best to promote economic growth
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 9:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Conservatives seeking inspiration, guidance, and perhaps a few words of caution can find all that in "Conservative Heroes," the latest book from Raleigh businessman and author Garland S. Tucker III.
Published: Tuesday, October 20th, 2015 @ 4:14 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Remember the old tale about a drunken man crawling around under a lamppost? Dating at least as far back as 1924, the joke starts off with a police officer approaching the drunk to ask what he's looking for. In earlier versions of the joke, it's a dollar bill. In later versions, it's a set of car...
Published: Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015 @ 3:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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There are some really good things on the table as the budget conferees discuss, debate, compromise, and finalize North Carolina's government spending for the next two years
Published: Thursday, August 13th, 2015 @ 8:58 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Despite widespread vocal opposition from area business leaders and residents, Gov. Pat McCrory and North Carolina Department of Transportation officials maintain it is too late for the state to scrap the controversial 26-mile Interstate 77 tolling project between Charlotte and Mooresville in favor o
Published: Monday, June 29th, 2015 @ 10:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I never thought I’d see the Democrat Party actually be able to get to the right of Republicans on taxes.
Published: Thursday, April 16th, 2015 @ 11:37 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Just when you thought things couldn't get any dumber than having that dude dress up like a duck during the recent US Senate race, the lads at NCGOP HruchoQ one-up themselves
Published: Monday, March 23rd, 2015 @ 6:48 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Although I support the tax cuts, budgetary restraint, and other fiscal policies adopted by the North Carolina General Assembly and Gov. Pat McCrory over the past two years, I have repeatedly urged policymakers and commentators alike to avoid making grandiose claims about their immediate effects.
Published: Tuesday, November 25th, 2014 @ 11:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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When governors and state legislatures make their economies freer - through tax relief, regulatory relief, and labor-market reforms - who stands to benefit?
Published: Monday, September 15th, 2014 @ 1:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A long-time Republican, Mattie Lawson has just announced she will file to run for NC House District 6 to strengthen the conservative base in the NC General Assembly.
Published: Wednesday, February 12th, 2014 @ 1:31 pm
By: Mattie Lawson
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Instead of predicting what will occur in 2014, let us focus instead on 10 Tar Heel Megatrends that will shape the coming decade in North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, January 2nd, 2014 @ 10:33 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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It's too bad that we have to turn to history books detailing events of generations long ago to appreciate principled American leaders.
Published: Thursday, January 2nd, 2014 @ 1:21 am
By: Brant Clifton
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John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan and the rest of the House GOP leadership have pretty much stomped out the last vestiges of the GOP's claim to being the party of smaller government.
Published: Saturday, December 14th, 2013 @ 8:56 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The lines below from Adam Smith would argue in favor of getting artificial barriers to business out of the way of entrepreneurs.
Published: Friday, August 23rd, 2013 @ 10:34 am
By: Warren Smith
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News flash from the Left: The new legislative leadership is rolling back years of laws made under the old leadership.This is a surprise? Were these folks not paying attention during the election when conservatives promised smaller government with lower taxes, more accountability and...
Published: Tuesday, July 9th, 2013 @ 6:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The NCGOP has the governor AND the lieutenant governor. Yet, the legislature won't have a budget agreement in place by July 1 - the start of the fiscal year.
Published: Wednesday, June 26th, 2013 @ 3:27 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Rob "Mr. Politics" Christensen says North Carolina politics has gone from "polarized to paranoid."
Published: Monday, June 24th, 2013 @ 9:06 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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I went to this week's Moral Monday protest to learn what all the rancor is about and gained some insights from the experience.
Published: Thursday, June 13th, 2013 @ 5:03 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Lady Thatcher was a woman of honor, courage, high principled who endured ridicule and hatred for saving the British Empire.
Published: Sunday, April 21st, 2013 @ 12:09 pm
By: Alicia Colon
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Although Raleigh is a much different state capital than it was when I started writing about politics in the late 1980s - the ratios of plaids to pinstripes...
Published: Monday, February 4th, 2013 @ 8:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I am getting sick and tired of seeing news stories that start off with that wording. The congressional GOP has "softened" its stance on -- among other things -- taxes, spending, immigration, and regulations.
Published: Saturday, January 12th, 2013 @ 6:59 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Larry Britt will never get answers from the Beaufort Observer that satisfy his false curiosity. Larry does not see his questioning as false because he is not principled.
Published: Sunday, December 30th, 2012 @ 11:17 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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In the immediate aftermath of the presidential election, a great deal of ink has been spilled about the future of the Republican Party. Since I care deeply about this issue, however, it simply is too important to ignore.
Published: Thursday, December 6th, 2012 @ 2:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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For the first time since records have been kept by the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners -- and possibly for the first time since the 19th century -- Republicans hold a majority of seats on county commissions in the Tar Heel State.
Published: Wednesday, November 28th, 2012 @ 2:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Please join us tonight for what may be the most important election of our collective lifetimes.
Published: Wednesday, November 7th, 2012 @ 12:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The article "Why do Beaufort County Republicans Beat Each Other Up?" by Larry Britt a former Chairman of the Beaufort County Republican Party is a study in split personality.
Published: Monday, November 5th, 2012 @ 11:44 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Calling the last 30 days before elections the "silly season" is definitely a huge understatement.
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2012 @ 2:23 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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