major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth, which may cause loss of life or property
As Hurricane Helene wreaks havoc across the southeastern United States, North Carolina’s agriculture sector once again finds itself at the mercy of nature’s most destructive forces. With torrential rain, powerful…
Mark Hemingway explains at Real Clear Politics why we should be wary of pleas for more mail-in election ballots. Between 2012 and 2018, 28.3 million mail-in ballots remain unaccounted for,…
Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online on a grant that helps hospitals deal with storm damage. Rick Henderson’s Daily Journal argues that the UNC System’s governing board tried to…
A year ago on August 27th, 2017, I posted the following in this space. The story never gets old (unfortunately). This is an excerpt from two different sections of North Carolina’s…
Anti–"price gouging" laws are like signal flares to suppliers giving them the wrong message: Stay away!
“NC Spin” host Tom Campbell asked the panel a question that’s on the mind of many this week: Why does it take a natural disaster to bring us together? WATCH.
This is an excerpt from two different sections of North Carolina’s Price Control Laws: Harming Those They are Meant to Help, a monograph that I wrote for the Locke Foundation over…
Amity Shlaes documents for National Review Online readers a new study that challenges popular misconceptions about government intervention after disasters. We often tend to overrate the quality of post-disaster intervention.…
Maybe government can find something to do with all its money besides promoting cultureless culture: Recent storms have caused nearly $1.3 million in damage to state-maintained roads in Graham County…
The New York Times recently opined that big storms call for big government. (Ask people on Staten Island how that’s working out for them!) In today’s Freeman piece, Professor Sanford…
Professor Don Boudreaux responds to a column by University of Maryland professor Peter Morici. Morici claimed that Hurricane Sandy would have stimulative effects. To that, Boudreaux replies: Editor, Philadelphia Inquirer…
Predictably, many writers are saying that although Hurricane Sandy was terribly destructive, it will have the beneficial effect of boosting the economy. The notion that having to expend time and…