October 25, 2025
Commentary/Opinion
You Decide: Did One-Third Of The Economy Disappear?
By Dr. Mike Walden The headlines were eye-popping. “Economy shrinks by one-third”. “All economic growth from the last five-years wiped-out”. “Worse than the Great Depression of the 1930s”. These were…
Marxism Remains A Dangerous Idea
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — Marxism is one of the most catastrophic ideas in history. Tyrants and butchers inspired by the noxious notions of Karl Marx — including such successors…
The Reality Of A “Post COVID” World In Education
Op Ed By: Dr. Chuck Williams As schools across the country rightly focus on getting students, teachers and staff back to school safely in the midst of the pandemic, a…
Summer Polls Are Flawed Predictors
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — In this year that sometimes feels like a decade, North Carolinians have yet to cast a single general-election ballot for president or other offices. But…
Pols Can’t Be Daydream Believers
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — North Carolina’s state and local governments will likely overspend their projected revenue this year by billions of dollars. So far, few public officials seem panicked…
Governor Op-Ed: Even In A Pandemic, North Carolina Is Prepared For Hurricane Season
Op-Ed By NC Governor Roy Cooper North Carolina has seen more than its fair share of devastating storms, particularly in the past few years. When hurricane season comes around, we…
Carolinian Led Women Into Medicine
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — Excluding people based on their race, sex, or other characteristics doesn’t just keep those individuals from pursuing their dreams. And it doesn’t just violate moral…
You Decide: Is It Really 2030?
By Dr. Mike Walden The calendar says 2020, but some say it’s really 2030. Huh? Did we suddenly lose a decade? I, for one, certainly hope not, because that would make…
The Impending Creep Of Unionization Into North Carolina
By: Becki Gray In February 2019, after months of negotiation, Western North Carolina’s Mission Hospital was sold to HCA Healthcare, the nation’s largest for-profit hospital company. HCA Healthcare owns 184…
Homicides Spiking In Carolina Cities
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — As if the COVID crisis and economic recession weren’t bad enough, here’s some more bad news to process: homicide rates are spiking in many North…
County Races Turn On Governance
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — As the fall homestretch of the 2020 election approaches, you’re probably not spending much time considering the implications of county-commission races in North Carolina. But…
New Monuments Could Unify State
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — If you’ve lived in North Carolina for even a few years, you’ve probably formed an opinion about whether statues and monuments honoring Confederate leaders and…
