Elections & Public Integrity
Leftists Are Just Fine With PC Culture
The Left and the Right perceive two different Americas. A recent Fox News poll confirmed it, as I noted recently. As a reminder of the political divide as evidenced by…
Economy
area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services by different agents
Expanding Rural Broadband Access in North Carolina
Executive Summary North Carolina policymakers have made good progress in recent years to help broadband providers close the state’s rural broadband gaps. Nevertheless, some gaps remain, and the impact of…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Democrats and the economy
Annie Lowrey of The Atlantic focuses on Democratic presidential candidates’ approach to current economic news. Over four hours of debate among what felt like a thousand Democratic candidates, a few…
Liberty
Left-leaning political fact checker misses the mark in tracking Obama promises
It might shock you to learn, via Alex Adrianson of the Heritage Foundation’s “Insider Online” blog, that the left-leaning Politifact project at the Tampa Tribune pulls plenty of punches when…
Liberty
Hand over Fist Recovery Snowballing
Unemployment has increased in 76 NC counties. That must mean the economy is getting better.
Liberty
Government health care is ?bad medicine?
That?s the argument libertarian syndicated columnist Deroy Murdock offered during a presentation Tuesday evening at N.C. State University. Murdock?s multipoint critique of ObamaCare enlightened an audience assembled by the Society…
Liberty
Podcasts
As a new iPod owner, I am busy finding material to fill it. After all, why waste an hour of commuting time every day? The Ashbrook Center has a treasure…
Liberty
Easley — Old news
In this interview dated Thursday evening, Gov. Mike Easley says he’s still getting used to the 24/7 business cycle. And what a good fit Citigroup and Wachovia make. Maybe it’s…
Liberty
No Time for Master Planning
Asheville is experiencing a surge in homelessness. Experts blame the economy. Landlords are jacking up rents to meet their needs, forcing women with jobs and children onto the street. Meanwhile,…
Liberty
If the economy is so bad ?
? why does the ?100 Thing Challenge? exist?
Liberty
Journalistic dissonance
Lead paragraph of a story on Page 5B of The News & Observer this morning (emphasis added): CONCORD — For another sign of how surging gas prices and the slumping…
Liberty
Latest dispatches from the Gov. Trail
? Economy promises to be a decisive issue in North Carolina elections, including the race for governor. ? Richard Moore spent much more than Bev Perdue on cable-tv buys in…