It’s that time of year for economists to emerge and present their economic forecasts. Some say it’s like the economic version of Groundhog Day. Will economists see the light of a good …
Americans, the Associated Press reports, spent a record $11.8 billion online on "Black Friday" (the day after Thanksgiving) this year ... and another record, $6.4 billion on Thanksgiving itself. …
North Carolina isn’t quite First in Freedom. But over the past decade and a half, we’ve taken tremendous strides in the right direction. Those are among the findings of the latest …
There’s a term that we’re hearing more frequently today — the “affordability crisis.” It implies that a significant number of households today are finding it difficult …
When Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials swept into North Carolina, Gov. Josh Stein urged people to pull out their phones and record any inappropriate behavior. It’s …
"Some of those who believe tech lost its way are finding explanations in a book published a quarter century ago," according to David Streitfeld's full-page profile of "Cyberselfish" author Paulina …
Given our state’s population growth and ever-rising cost of medical services, North Carolina ought to be a leader in health care innovation. Alas, we are a laggard. For example, North …
Ever played Jenga? It’s the game in which a tower’s blocks are removed until the absence of one causes the entire structure to collapse. The Affordable Care Act is that …
"President Donald Trump is scrambling to develop a plan and message on still-high prices," Roll Call reported on Nov. 10, "after the White House appeared caught off guard by how the affordability …
For a state accustomed to faring well on many economic and policy comparisons, North Carolina’s middling score on social mobility ought to make us uncomfortable. According to a fascinating …
Pay-to-play schemes. Protection rackets. Extortion. Corruption. Self-enrichment. Graft. Grift. Brutality. Roaming bands of thugs smashing car windows and terrorizing communities. Immunity …
It’s been a hallmark of most of the noteworthy political movements that have emerged and risen to power in modern times that their leaders aspired to use government power to improve society. …
"We are taking in Trillions of Dollars and will soon begin paying down our ENORMOUS DEBT, $37 Trillion," U.S. President Donald Trump "truthed" on his personal social media network on Nov. 9. …
For generations, the people of East Rockingham have been some of the hardest-working, most resilient residents in all of Richmond County. Our community has raised families, supported local …
It was 250 years ago this week that North Carolinians fought in their first formal battle for American independence. But they didn’t fight it in North Carolina — and they didn’t …
First, they asked nicely and with respect, and got no response. Then the teachers went to the chalk board and wrote succinctly and plainly why they deserved to get a pay raise. North …
AI — the abbreviation for artificial intelligence — appears on a path to be a bigger part of our lives. Initially confined to labs and a few companies, AI is now a major part of the …
Veterans Day this year came just days after my 20th reunion with my West Point classmates. I spent the weekend reconnecting with friends — some still in uniform, others like me long since …
"Displaying passport holders' sex at birth," the U.S. Supreme Court held in a short, unsigned ruling on Nov. 6, "no more offends equal protection principles than displaying their country of …
Because I’m a fiscal conservative, you might think I reflexively oppose government borrowing. You’d be mistaken. I believe that public finance and toxicology share a common rule: the dose …