Liberty
Khanna admits truth about misnamed billionaire tax
Editors at Issues and Insights write about US Rep. Ro Khanna’s telling admission about a new tax proposal. It took less time than we would have imagined, but proponents of…
Netherlands
country in Northwestern Europe with territories in the Caribbean
Liberty
‘Net zero’ goal forces Brits to pay France to take British power
Will Jones writes for the Daily Sceptic about the negative impact of Britain’s pursuit of a misguided environmental goal. The cackhanded pursuit of Net Zero by Ed Miliband and his…
Agriculture
Possible tariff war over Trump’s Greenland ambitions would hurt North Carolina farmers
Several agricultural products may lose tens of millions in revenue, and thousands of jobs, in the event Trump’s threatened tariffs prompts a response from the EU.
Liberty
Foreign charities pour billions into American left-wing groups
Preston Mizell writes at FoxNews.com about disturbing news from the philanthropic sector. A new report revealed that five foreign charities have donated just shy of $2 billion into various American…
Liberty
Merkel’s lasting negative impact on Europe
Andrew Stuttaford writes for National Review Online about a former German leader’s lingering impact on European life. The reckless, arrogant and narcissistic decision by Angela Merkel, Germany’s second-worst chancellor, to…
Liberty
The high price of European politeness
Daniel Greenfield writes for Front Page Magazine about a major problem for European nations. “A Small European Nation Has a Big Explosions Problem,” a New York Times story recently reported.…
Liberty
UN court warns that rich nations could face climate reparations
Roberto Wakerell-Cruz reports for Human Events about a disturbing declaration from a United Nations court. Wealthy nations that fail to limit their fossil fuel use and reduce pollution could be…
Liberty
Chipping away at one of Trump’s tariff ideas
Chris Miller writes in the Financial Times about one of the Trump administration’s misguided tariff ideas. The US government will be “taking a look at Semiconductors and the WHOLE ELECTRONICS…
Research Brief
Agriculture
ESG Investments: A Disaster for Agriculture
In recent years, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing has become a buzzword in financial and policy circles. While proponents claim that ESG frameworks promote “environmentally sustainable” practices and long-term…
Freedom Focus
Freedom Focus
Would You Make Your Kids Live in a Socialist Country?
In A Theory of Justice, John Rawls proposed a thought experiment in which the subject chooses a system of political economy from behind a “veil of ignorance.” There are several…
Research Brief
Education
Plenty of Reasons to Expand the Opportunity Scholarship Program
The legislature may pass significant expansion of the Opportunity Scholarship Program in the budget bill. Growing public support for school choice is hard to ignore, and so is the failure…
Liberty
What Protests Against Green Energy Policy Around the World Means for North Carolinians
Two countries have been consumed by protests over the unforeseen impacts of green energy policy, and there are some critically important lessons for North Carolinians to consider. As environmentalists push…