October 22, 2025
Commentary/Opinion
Opinion: Drawing New Districts Is A Terrible Idea
By John Hood RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly is about to redraw the state’s congressional districts for the 2026 elections. It will be the fourth-such map employed this…
You Decide: Can We Predict The Economy?
By Mike Walden As I have mentioned in previous columns, I’ve made over 3,000 presentations in my career as an economist. Most of them occurred during my 43-year career at…
Social Security Matters – How Do I Navigate The Social Security Maze?
By Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens Dear Rusty: I am a woman, turning 65 this October (2025).…
Opinion: Let Parents Choose Their Public Schools
By John Hood RALEIGH — Having expanded its Opportunity Scholarship program and strengthened its charter-school laws, North Carolina got a solid “B” in the latest American Legislative Exchange Council ranking…
Opinion: Folk School Operates A Time Machine
By John Hood RALEIGH — Is time travel possible? Of course! On this matter, you’d be wise to consult not physicists but artists — including the faculty of a certain…
Opinion: Health Costs Drive Our Budget Debates
By John Hood RALEIGH — While the government shutdown in Washington and the state budget impasse in Raleigh involve different actors and effects, there is a common denominator: the extent…
You Decide: What Does The Fed’s Rate Cut Mean?
By Mike Walden Recently, the Federal Reserve (the “Fed’) cut its key interest rate — the group’s first rate cut in nine months. Although the reduction was modest — one…
Letter To Editor: Wounded Knee And The Demands of History
One of the ongoing culture war debates tends to be about our nation’s history and how to learn about it. If the pendulum swings back and forth in these debates,…
Opinion: North Carolina Needs More Savings
By John Hood RALEIGH — With the federal government running massive deficits, inflation still running ahead of the Federal Reserve’s 2% annual target, the administration’s mercurial trade policies generating significant…
Opinion: Defining Terms Can Shape Political Debate
By John Hood RALEIGH – Are you an epicurean? The answer to this question reveals something about you, the English language, and the power of propaganda. Next year, North Carolina…
Opinion: Popularity Is Precisely What We Want
By John Hood RALEIGH — What is the most popular state in the continental United States? You guessed it: our own North Carolina. That’s the headline from a recent YouGov…
Opinion: To Combat Radicalism, Teach The Founding
By John Hood RALEIGH — Recent assassinations and attempts on the lives of politicians, commentators, and other high-profile leaders are horrifying, wreaking havoc on our political discourse. Those who commit,…
