market value of goods and services produced within a country
Phil Gramm and Donald Boudreaux pour cold water on one of former President Donald Trump’s worst ideas. ‘National conservative” protectionists portray themselves as the adults in the room. They allege…
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), along with Dr. Arthur B. Laffer, just released their 2023 annual report of Rich States, Poor States. North Carolina ranks 2nd best in the “economic…
Consumer spending fell 0.2 percent in December, making this the second consecutive month of decline. Covid savings are drying up and high interest rates appear to be cooling the economy. Officials at…
Editors at Issues and Insights explain how China’s leader has ruined his country’s pursuit of economic dominance. With Xi Jinping’s stunning shift back into Maoist totalitarianism, China is destined to…
After two consecutive quarters of negative growth, the U.S. economy saw gains in the third quarter. U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.6% in Q3, according to the advance…
North Carolina’s unemployment rate increased for the second consecutive month in September according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce. The state’s rate rose 0.1 percentage point to…
Newly installed United Kingdom Prime Minister Liz Truss is betting on ‘Reaganomics’ to help her country escape the dire economic and energy situation facing Europe. If it works, it could…
E.J. Antoni writes for the Daily Caller about one economic signal that could spell trouble for Democrats in November. When it comes to gauging the country’s economic health, the media…
Karl Salzmann of the Washington Free Beacon looks into Americans’ response to Biden administration spin about the economy. A large majority of registered voters reject President Joe Biden’s repeated claims…
In the latest John Locke Foundation Civitas Poll, a quarter of North Carolinian’s expressed concerns about the possibility of losing their job within the next 12 months. Though the job…
Terry Jones of Issues and Insights reports on new polling data related to the nation’s economic outlook. While the big media and some economists might disagree, a majority of Americans…
Harriet Alexander writes for DailyMail.com about the latest disturbing news involving Facebook. Facebook placed a ‘fact-checking’ label on a post written by a top economist stating that the United States…