Liberty
Dads, Kids, and Capitalism
If you read conservative culture commentary with any regularity, you’ll frequently come across an article or two highlighting the critical importance of fathers in the lives of their children. The…
Articles by Brooke Medina
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Debt and the American Experience
Household debt has doubled since 2003. American households are now $14.56 trillion in debt (still far less than the U.S. government’s whopping $28 trillion) which shakes out to around $118,000 per…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Inflation Nation
If you’re someone who carefully monitors your monthly spending, you’ve witnessed prices going up on a variety of goods, from gas and lumber to staple products like corn and coffee.…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Elon Musk, Crypto Mining, and Government Regulation
It’s only a matter of time before governments across the world clamp down on cryptocurrency. As cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin, become more ubiquitous and fiat currency experiences the inflationary impact of…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
The Job Market is Plentiful but the Workers are Few
“There are more job openings in the U.S. this spring than before the pandemic hit in March 2020, and fewer people in the labor force,” according to the Wall Street Journal. The April…
Liberty
Protect Your Right to Privacy Against Activists and Politicians Who Want to Intimidate You
The charities you choose to invest in aren’t the government’s business. Your contribution history should be protected from bad faith politicians and activists who would attempt to intimidate you into…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
The boom and the short; NC’s growing chasm between population and affordable housing
Americans are voting with their feet and many have chosen to migrate to North Carolina thanks to her beautiful economic climate. We have grown so much that we’ve even added…
Regulation
The fight for workers’ rights in NC has been hard won
On March 18th, North Carolina celebrated 74 years of critical workers’ rights laws. Among other things, these laws protect North Carolinians from forced union membership. Unions are oftentimes shamelessly political, and…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Entrepreneurship is on the rise in NC
They say necessity is the mother of invention. Plato is credited with first espousing this principle over 2,300 years ago. The pandemic has proven the wisdom of it for our…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Women should be capitalism’s loudest advocates
Capitalism has been a net good for women, but you wouldn’t know it if you did a quick Google search of women and capitalism. Many of the top results, aside from…
Energy
Is the world running out of resources?
In 1798, British economist Thomas Malthus published An Essay on the Principle of Population. In it, Malthus hypothesized that as the population grew, earth’s resources would become increasingly scarce, leading to the…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
A major North Carolina city is one of the top performers in the nation
North Carolina is a beautiful state for myriad reasons. From the mountains to the coast, there’s so much to appreciate. Whether I’m hiking Grandfather Mountain or touring the USS North…