Opinion (322)
COLUMN: The government is hard at work keeping tax preparation complicated and expensive
Written by Thomas L. Knapp
"Congressional Democrats and Republicans," reports ProPublica, "are moving to permanently bar the IRS from creating a free electronic tax filing system."
After Durham businessman Greg Lindberg, state Republican Party Chairman Robin Hayes, and two of Lindberg’s business associates were indicted in an alleged bribery scheme, advocates of government-funded campaigns scurried to restate their argument. But the latest incident doesn’t make it any more persuasive.
COLUMN: Let the menu be your guide, and always trust your server
Written by Joe Weaver
I don’t know what it is about restaurants that makes them difficult for some people. The concept is as old as time itself. You choose food from a list of available foods. The food is prepared for you. The food is delivered to you where you are sitting. You pay for said food. You eat the food.
GUEST EDITORIAL: NC lawmakers want to waste $500M on hospital markups
Written by Wilson Times
In a standoff pitting patients and taxpayers against the powerful state hospital lobby, a majority of your representatives in the N.C. House voted against your interests this week.
COLUMN: The Christian political left’s intellectual bait-and-switch
Written by Michael Maharrey
Christians on the left side of the political spectrum pull a clever bait-and-switch to support their calls for socialist government policies.
COLUMN: This one weird trick for legalizing marijuana
Written by Thomas L. Knapp
Gov. Andrew Cuomo "insisted Monday (April 1) that New York will pass a law to legalize recreational pot before the Legislature adjourns in June," The New York Post reports. He's been promising legalization for some time. Many New Yorkers had hoped the measure would be included in this year's state budget.
COLUMN: North Carolina's revolving US Senate seats
Written by Thomas Mills
North Carolina has a long history of revolving U.S. Senate seats.
COLUMN: Bill is tougher on distracted driving
Written by Rep. Kevin Corbin
As the bill sponsor of the Hands-Free North Carolina Act, I wanted to take a moment to clear up a few things so both constituents and fellow lawmakers know what this proposed bill really does — and what it doesn’t do.
As a policy analyst and opinion journalist, I have spent much of my career advocating the expansion of choice and competition in education. I purposefully use both of those terms, because I think that families making choices and schools competing for students are distinct but mutually reinforcing mechanisms for improving educational outcomes.
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EDITORIAL: McInnis, Goodman on the right side of eminent domain
Written by The Richmond Observer
We applaud Richmond County’s legislative delegation for their attempt to protect property rights.
Yesterday (Tuesday), the Supreme Court heard cases concerning gerrymandering in North Carolina and Maryland. The results could have wide ranging implications.
COLUMN: Note to 6 Democratic senators: 'Present' isn't presidential
Written by Thomas L. Knapp
On Feb. 7, U.S. Senator Ed Markey ,D-MA, and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, released the text of a joint resolution calling for a "Green New Deal."
Fine, said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY. Let's vote on it in the Senate.
