Casey Mulligan writes at National Review Online about a major problem with legislation Democrats are pursuing now on Capitol Hill. Public assistance today is far more generous than in [1965],…
Chuck Ross of The Daily Caller documents Wal-Mart’s recent response to a hit piece in the New York Times. The Arkansas-based company responded to an article from New York Times…
Charles C.W. Cooke offers National Review Online readers an account of a disturbing incident that highlights one of the unintended consequences of a society that fosters too much dependence on…
There is news that the food stamp program might be cut. One could make a thousand comments on both sides of the issue. In general, I am supportive. I see…
More than a year ago, JLF recognized a big problem with NC’s unemployment insurance program. In short, due to poor financial planning, NC was unable to pay for bloated benefits,…
As the economy gets better, panhandlers seem a little more prevalent, asking for a few bucks anywhere one stops a car. If panhandling isn’t your style, Buncombe County is making…
Duke Cheston reports for Carolina Journal Online about the left-leaning topics that dominate the university lecture circuit in North Carolina. John Hood’s Daily Journal notes the importance for state economic…
One of the many New Deal programs was the Federal Emergency Relief Association. In North Carolina, it failed so much so that FDR wanted to “quit this business.” Part of…
Remember Henrietta Hughes, who complained to President Obama on his Florida visit the other day that she didn’t have her own kitchen or her own bathroom. Well, the wife of…
From the Herald-Sun of Durham comes this headline: Food stamp enrollment too low here, officials are told To help solve this “problem,” recommendations include: – Having food sellers print information…
What are people who receive FEMA assistance doing to help themselves? That’s the question NBC 15’s Andrea Ramey asked those who have been staying for free in hotel rooms after…
Not content with a mocking and error-filled and still uncorrected editorial on Charlotte’s 9th place finish in Forbes misery ranking, the Uptown paper of record today trots out Charlotte Chamber…