Jan Markell spends the hour with Michele Bachmann who conclude life in is what strong delusion looks like Globalism is on the horizon with all marching to the beat of the World Economic Forum How can we share hope and fear no evil when it is surrounding us [... more]

In a matter of weeks N C voters will participate in the Super Tuesday elections Democrats are likely to face heated presidential and U S Senate primaries Republicans will decide who should face incumbent Roy Cooper in the governor's race and members of both parties will see other important races on primary ballots No one will have to show a voter ID Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief assesses key issues in play as Super Tuesday approaches North Carolina has made significant reforms to its alcohol regulations in recent years There's still plenty of room to relax decades-old restrictions that block [... more]

Legislators recently loosened restrictions on North Carolina's targeted tax incentive program allowing companies to claim as much as for every job created in connection with a Job Development Investment Grant That's a percent increase from the old cap of per job The change passed without much opposition in the General Assembly But Jon Sanders John Locke Foundation director of regulatory studies explains why an increased reliance on targeted tax incentives means bad news for state taxpayers Progressives argue that their policies are designed to help disadvantaged groups including minorities and the poor But Michael Jacobs professor at UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler [... more]