Property Rights

Spotted yesterday at the K&W Cafeteria in Raleigh: So, remind me again why we need government to step in? ... Keep Reading

As the debate over a proposed smoking ban rages on for another week, the press seems to be missing one of the main points over why a smoking ban isn't needed.Freedom of ... Keep Reading

This time from the Jacksonville Daily News:Now comes N.C. House Majority Leader Hugh Holliman, D-Davidson, with another attempt to ban smoking in restaurants, bars and businesses. ... Keep Reading

John Hood devotes his daily column to eviscerating the "wimpy" proposed smoking ban.The crudest argument for tobacco regulation is straight-out paternalism – government ... Keep Reading

Looks like we're going to have another fight this session on a statewide smoking ban.  The Charlotte-O has a new article looking at its eventual revival.When it was ... Keep Reading

If you have ever had an interest in helping to shape state laws, here is your chance. The The Joint Study Commission on Municipal Annexation is holding a meeting on Jan ... Keep Reading

Driving I-40 in Raleigh the other day I noticed some brown fields and gently rolling terrain visible through the leafless trees and pines. I had an AH HA moment when I ... Keep Reading

I've tried not to watch any of the Sarah Palin interview with Katie Couric, but I have read the postmortem reports of it, and one of her answers really disappointed me. She was ... Keep Reading

After Tuesday's House Judiciary II Committee recessed yesterday without a vote on a year long ban of forced annexation, there were some heavy "negotiations"  ... Keep Reading

The House Finance Committee on Thursday, June 12th dealt a blow to cities in North Carolina that prefer to annex new territory without the consent of that area's citizens.  ... Keep Reading