The science fiction pioneer H.G. Wells once observed that “human history is, in essence, a history of ideas.” This is a wise observation — and it speaks to the political debates we’ve been having here in North Carolina.
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John Hood: Carolina Is a High-Cost University
The U.S. Department of Education has started taking applications from former university students hoping to force taxpayers to pay off their loans. President Joe Biden’s loan-transfer diktat is one of the worst policies of modern times: hugely expensive, patently illegal, and grossly unfair to the millions of borrowers who worked hard and sacrificed much to pay off their debts.
John Hood: Preschool Intervention Gets Poor Marks
Perhaps we should “follow the science” and abolish North Carolina’s pre-kindergarten program.
John Hood: We All Win When We Argue
In the England of the early 20th century, there were no two writers more dissimilar than G.K. Chesterton and George Bernard Shaw. Chesterton was a conservative who wrote literary essays, a long-running newspaper column, and the popular Father Brown series of detective stories. Shaw was a socialist whose famous plays include Man and Superman, Saint Joan, and Pygmalion, from which the popular musical My Fair Lady was later adapted.
John Hood: School funds should follow the child
Acclaimed political columnist John Hood shares his views on what should be the level of state funding for public schools.
Acclaimed political columnist John Hood posits that the governor is not performing the way N.C. voters thought he would when they elected him in 2016.
Acclaimed political columnist John Hood shares his thoughts on whether social media platforms merit oversight by lawmakers or regulators.
John Hood: Redistricting should favor voters
Acclaimed N.C. political columnist John Hood makes his Neuse News debut with his views on gerrymandering.