JOHN HOOD: Facts Must Come Before Explanations

JOHN HOOD: Facts must come before explanations

RALEIGH — Who is to blame for North Carolina losing its industrial base over the past two decades? Misguided federal lawmakers who passed free-trade agreements? Foolish state policymakers who refused to invest in new infrastructure? Overzealous local regulators?

Facts Must Come Before Explanations

By John Hood RALEIGH — Who is to blame for North Carolina losing its industrial base over the past two decades? Misguided federal lawmakers who passed free-trade agreements? Foolish state policymakers who refused to invest in new infrastructure? Overzealous local regulators? I’ve heard each of these explanations before. Perhaps you have, too. But none constitutes […]