Austrian political economist (1883–1950)
In his 2018 book The Revolt of the Public, Martin Gurri warned that political history may increasingly be driven “by negation rather than contradiction” — not by a contest of…
Lately, my social media feeds have been full of Barbie-branded memes, AI-generated photos that you can put a picture of yourself and “become an instant Barbie,” and pink. Lots and…
With more than a quarter left in the 2021 calendar, the state already has surpassed its record for the most new businesses created in a single year. That’s according to…
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…
Competitive Enterprise Institute founder and Chairman Emeritus Fred Smith celebrated his 80th birthday over the weekend. To mark the occasion, we revisit timeless observations from his 2014 interview with CarolinaJournal.com.…
Walter Williams‘ latest column at Human Events focuses on government rules that restrict people’s ability to earn a livelihood. If a person wants to go into business as a taxicab…
A WSJ piece over the weekend looks at what’s killing jobs and stalling the economy. Many of North Carolina’s reforms have led to a more robust recovery here but there’s…
… he might not have asked some of the questions posed in his last State of the Union address. At least that’s the gist of an Iain Murray column posted…
Bill Kristol explains for Weekly Standard readers why he’s not concerned that Republicans have yet to anoint a single presidential candidate. The Republican presidential nominee is likely to win the…
Steve Forbes explains in the latest issue of Forbes magazine where Keynesian analysis falls short of the mark regarding money. THE GLOBAL ECONOMY is a mess today because most economists,…
In a cover feature dubbed “The Best Investment Advice of All Time,” the latest Forbes magazine plugs a number of important economic lessons, including Joseph Schumpeter‘s most famous pronouncement. Schumpeter’s…
John Fund‘s latest National Review Online column delves into the taxi industry’s opposition to Uber. Uber and Lyft are straight out of the “creative destruction” model that economist Joseph Schumpeter…