management to identification, evaluation, and prioritization of risks
Research has estimated that nearly half the turbines in wind facilities placed in the most vulnerable areas — including the hurricane-prone waters of North Carolina — would face destruction from…
Scott Gottlieb explains why a 2020 approach to COVID no longer makes sense in 2022. As the pandemic has evolved and most Americans have sought vaccines for protection, and as…
In a recent tweet, the English science journalist and member of the House of Lords says, “We’ve seen too many ill-thought-out, top-down command and control measures to minimise all risks,…
Peter Romary uses a Martin Center column to offer advice to top University of North Carolina leaders. Given the trouble the University of North Carolina system has had in thoroughly…
Saith the AP: A state agency says North Carolina doesn’t need to add new regulations to zip lines. . . . ‘No amount of regulation will remove all risk from…
Government has an awful job these days, as do teachers. It is tasked with making people be good when all the moral fiber is gone. We see this in gun…
Jeffrey Tucker ruminates on the costs of government regulations of playgrounds in this Freeman essay today. The regulators demand the utmost in safety, but there is a considerable price involved,…
Lloyd’s of London, the famous insurer, this week published its “Risk Index 2013.” It’s a biennial survey of 500 global business leaders about the risks that their businesses face. This…
I’ve never ridden a motorcycle and if I ever do, I will wear a helmet. I think it’s the prudent thing to do. But that doesn’t mean government should force…
The latest Bloomberg Businessweek offers a valuable lesson about moral hazard. If there’s one thing Americans should have learned from the recession, it’s the importance of diversifying risk. Middle-class households…
If you believe that greedy, reckless bankers caused the financial crisis, you might want to spend some time with Cato Institute president and former BB&T chairman and CEO John Allison.…
North Carolina’s auditor, Beth Wood, recently attempted to assess how to better insure the state’s 15,000-odd properties. Unfortunately, this mission proved all-but-impossible, since a comprehensive list of state properties does…