Liberty
In praise of Volcker
Willis Krumholz of the Federalist explains how the late Paul Volcker put the country’s needs ahead of his own as chairman of the Federal Reserve. While jumping around between the…
Public service
Budget, Taxation & Economy
California as ‘cannibal state’
Victor Davis Hanson of National Review Online takes aim at his home state. For over six years, California has had a top marginal income-tax rate of 13.3 percent, the highest…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Higher taxes don’t guarantee better services
Steven Malanga of City Journal questions a basic premise of the “blue-state model.” [New Jersey Gov. Phil] Murphy’s stance was typical of officials in high-tax states, who’ve long argued that…
Education
New Carolina Journal Online features
Dan Way reports for Carolina Journal Online on small N.C. towns that consider merging public services with larger neighbors. John Hood’s Daily Journal urges North Carolina to continue expanding access…
Elections & Public Integrity
National political figures leaving the swamp
Dan McLaughlin writes at National Review Online that candidates who fail in their bids for nationwide election ought to think about returning home. One of the many failings of the…
Liberty
Washington Post parachutes into Burlington….
…To show the rest of country ‘what happened when North Carolina cut taxes like the GOP wants for the country.’ Fair enough, the Post doesn’t portray Burlington as a redneck…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
A downside of dealing with Amazon’s demands
Mya Frazier of Bloomberg Businessweek details one Ohio community’s experience with an incentives-fueled Amazon project. The emergency responders of Licking County, Ohio, are under strain. At least once a day,…
Liberty
Tom Ross: Donate your time and energy to government
During a speech at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy, Former UNC system president Tom Ross said “that in the wake of a historically divisive election American democracy is…
Education
Sowell commiserates over commencement season
Thomas Sowell‘s latest column at Human Events peruses the landscape of college commencement speeches this spring. Two themes seem to dominate Commencement speeches. One is shameless self-advertising by people in…
Liberty
Pose Crime & Garbage a Threat in Mills River?
The Town of Mills River is letting the peeps decide whether they want their local taxes to pay for enhanced police service or garbage collection. Interested parties may respond in…
Education
Leef tackles public service loan forgiveness in latest Forbes column
George Leef shares with Forbes readers his concerns about a federal program approved in 2007 to forgive student loan debts for graduates who take jobs in “public service.” Under PSLF,…
Liberty
With That and a Nickel . . .
The Henderson County Sheriff’s department contracted for a survey that told them the color and living arrangements of respondents, as well as whether they thought certain services were excellent, good,…