Opinion

If ignorance truly were bliss, Hamlet would have boasted a lot of happy people last Thursday — the day the new water and sewer bills came out. But, oh, the clamor from residents who thought […]

I’d have structured it a bit differently and combined it with budget cuts. But even as is, the federal tax reform enacted by Congress and signed by President Trump will enhance economic growth for the […]

More than a decade ago, a man who identified himself as a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans told me in a crudely written email that I should leave the South — my home […]

Dick Spangler, who died last week, changed my life dramatically and forever. That makes it hard to write an objective andproper tribute to the Charlotte business leader and former president of the University of North […]

When conservatives advocate lower taxes and less regulation, their critics often retort that conservatives are just advancing the interest of business. That’s either a misunderstanding or a purposeful mischaracterization. I have nothing against the business […]

Teens are tethered to technology like never before. Almost all have smartphones; many are online constantly. Those are top-line findings from a new survey of American teens by the Pew Research Center. This news is […]

Certain lawmakers bash drinking, telling stories of how it has destroyed families and ripped communities from their roots. Some of that is true. Liquor in North Carolina has a long and beleaguered history. We all […]

Opponents of the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to restrict reproductive freedom have launched a new effort to generate comments on a proposed rule that would undermine the Title X family-planning program. The new rule was […]

How a country organizes its economic transactions is one of the key decisions a nation must make, and this decision may be up for debate in our country. Although the United States long has been […]