In a free society, employers and employees voluntarily agree to the terms of their relationship. Unfortunately, government has for generations forcibly inserted itself into that ... Keep Reading
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“Sugar Daddy” government and the fallout
Last week the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) picked up this nugget about the declining value of a college education from Instapundit blogger, Glenn Reynolds. The ... Keep Reading
Consumer Spending Not the Problem During Recession
The indispensable economist Robert Higgs updates us on an ongoing theme I have discussed here a number of times in the past: the myth that it is consumer spending that drives ... Keep Reading
Signs of Downsizing Government?
This mention about the North Carolina House consolidating and otherwise reducing the number of committees from 37 to 18 is an encouraging sign that the new leadership is on the ... Keep Reading
Welfare for Movie Stars
Today's Southern Pilot features a Scott Mooneyham article about the proposed expansion of North Carolina's tax credit to movie and TV production studios. Poor Brad Pitt. And what ... Keep Reading