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Ali Meyer of the Washington Free Beacon documents disturbing news for fans of the Affordable Care Act. Only a third of Obamacare co-ops are still in operation after two more…
This forum has featured repeated assertions that college has been oversold. In the latest issue of Barron’s, economist Bryan Caplan reviews a new book, Peter Cappelli’s Will College Pay Off?,…
John Stossel‘s latest column at Human Events highlights a favorite tactic among those who have no real arguments in political debates. This week my TV show is on gun control.…
Last week, I attended a health care breakfast panel where three North Carolina hospital CEOs talked about how competition brings out the best in their health systems. Competition is healthy. Competition…
View in your browser. Last week, the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce sponsored a health care breakfast panel where three North Carolina hospital CEOs talked about how competition brings out the…
Twice, with one member absent, the Henderson County Commissioners have tied their vote on a travel survey. Two commissioners find the concept kind of weird. The survey would offer $10…
The latest Bloomberg Businessweek warns readers to “beware politicians bearing election-year trade deals.” Calculating the impact tariffs have on jobs is a complex game. A lot of the numbers that…
I don’t mean to belabor the point, but I think I nailed it the other day when I said local government’s role as an economic developer is overrated. Take yesterday’s…
Wharton on UNCG faculty bike commuters: My employer’s in-house newsletter has a story about faculty bicycle commuters in its latest issue. Most of them do it for the same reasons…
I’ll let Jordan Green’s comments speak for themselves. In response to Wharton’s post criticizing aspects of his Yes! Weekly article on development in Greensboro, Green writes: My approach with this…
Wharton School conference attendees heard a proposal recently larded heavily with international relations lingo and nodded their heads in agreement. Problem is, they were agreeing to a proposal that called…