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With the Biden administration leading the way, progressives have for months been desperately trying to shift blame for rising inflation.
Published: Friday, July 15th, 2022 @ 5:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Kevin Hassett warns at National Review Online about an argument that’s likely to emerge from a Joe Biden administration.
Published: Monday, November 30th, 2020 @ 10:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Nihal Krishan of the Washington Examiner highlights the track record of an economist who influences Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.
Published: Monday, October 26th, 2020 @ 9:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Casey Mulligan reminds National Review Online readers that fellow high-profile economist Paul Krugman is wrong about many of the issues that attract his attention.
Published: Monday, October 26th, 2020 @ 12:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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So, as we begin Labor Day Weekend, America's unprecedented economic recovery continues. You see what's going on.
Published: Saturday, September 12th, 2020 @ 9:04 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Why Say’s Law Tells us Unemployment Checks Don’t ‘Stimulate’ the Economy
Published: Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020 @ 12:46 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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People across North Carolina and the US began receiving deposits from the federal government this week as part of the federal coronavirus relief package, known as the CARES Act.
Published: Tuesday, April 21st, 2020 @ 7:16 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Republican leaders in the North Carolina General Assembly are promoting the idea of sending North Carolinians a check, as a means to help us weather the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
Published: Wednesday, March 25th, 2020 @ 10:06 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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In a recent tweet, former President Barack Obama declared, “Eleven years ago today, near the bottom of the worst recession in generations, I signed the Recovery Act, paving the way for more than a decade of economic growth and job creation.”
Published: Tuesday, March 10th, 2020 @ 12:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Since President Trump has taken office, economic growth rates have soared, 4.2 percent in the last quarter, and unemployment rates are the lowest in decades, at present 3.7 percent
Published: Saturday, December 29th, 2018 @ 12:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Much of the economic news lately is focusing on the fact that labor is becoming a scarce commodity
Published: Friday, October 26th, 2018 @ 10:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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If the supply of oil goes up, the price of oil and gasoline falls
Published: Sunday, March 4th, 2018 @ 4:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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If the supply of oil goes up, the price of oil and gasoline falls
Published: Sunday, February 18th, 2018 @ 9:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In the media and among pundits, the term "trickle-down economics" is used a lot
Published: Friday, January 12th, 2018 @ 5:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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More than that, however it shows that this is more true in some fields and geographic regions than others and, most significantly, that the leftist trend is becoming more pronounced over time
Published: Saturday, November 12th, 2016 @ 7:43 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Among conservatives around the country, North Carolina has become a superstar - a place where innovative ideas, sustained investment, diligence, and political acumen have combined to produce an impressive string of hard-won victories.
Published: Sunday, October 11th, 2015 @ 5:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In 2013, RTI International teamed with LaCapra Associates to report on "The Economic, Utility Portfolio, and Rate Impact of Clean Energy Development in North Carolina." Prepared for the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA), the report made fantastic findings that North Carolina's...
Published: Sunday, April 5th, 2015 @ 2:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Over the past several weeks, I have been discussing some of the silliness surrounding the analysis of lower oil and gasoline prices. It was pointed out here and here that the main reason why lower prices, if sustained, will lead to economic growth is that they will reduce the cost of production...
Published: Wednesday, February 11th, 2015 @ 1:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ever since conservatives won majorities in the North Carolina General Assembly and began reducing taxes, spending, and state regulation, liberals have predicted doom.
Published: Saturday, January 31st, 2015 @ 11:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As of this writing, the price of gasoline in the Raleigh area has reached lows of less than $2.10 a gallon, and many states are seeing prices well under $2.
Published: Sunday, January 18th, 2015 @ 1:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As of this writing, the price of gasoline in the Raleigh area has reached lows of below $2.10 a gallon, and many states are seeing prices well under $2.00. Globally, in the last year, the per barrel price of oil has fallen from over $100 a barrel to about $45 with the arrow still pointing downward.
Published: Thursday, January 15th, 2015 @ 11:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Some progressives continue to push for an increase in the government-mandated minimum wage.
Published: Sunday, September 28th, 2014 @ 11:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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One of the hottest academic controversies of the year involves the decision by the University of Illinois to "unhire" Professor Steven Salaita.
Published: Wednesday, August 27th, 2014 @ 8:59 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Justin Wolfers, a University of Michigan economist and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, wrote a piece for The New York Times a couple of weeks ago that was partly a response to a previous piece I wrote for The Wall Street Journal about North Carolina’s recent drop in unemployment.
Published: Thursday, August 14th, 2014 @ 9:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Keynesianism is indeed a disease on the body politic in democratic society. An economic doctrine of technocratic arrogance, it ... gives scope to the opportunistic behavior of politicians who become unconstrained by Keynesianism in practice.
Published: Friday, April 25th, 2014 @ 4:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Why does the Left oppose school choice? It can't be because they oppose tax dollars going to private, even faith-based institutions. For decades, state and federal subsidies have flowed to private colleges and universities, including sectarian institutions. For decades, Medicare and Medicaid...
Published: Thursday, February 20th, 2014 @ 1:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Since the onset of the Great Recession in 2007, many American households and businesses have substantially reduced their indebtedness. That was a rational decision. A key cause of the boom that led to the bust was excessive leverage, itself a product of the Federal Reserve Board's easy-money..
Published: Tuesday, January 28th, 2014 @ 1:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Left-wing politicians, activists, and ideologues are desperate to stop and reverse North Carolina's free-market renaissance. They aspire to unseat conservative leaders, invalidate conservative ideas, and repeal conservative reforms.
Published: Thursday, January 9th, 2014 @ 10:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Occasionally my friends inquire about my emotional well being, remarking that I may spend too much time dealing with both solvable and unsolvable problems.
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2014 @ 11:14 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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We all make mistakes. We err as individuals and as members of groups. All businesses commit errors. All churches, charities, and voluntary associations stumble. All governments screw up.
Published: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 @ 11:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In an interview, Tillis said the two chambers need to breach a "philosophical" divide - one that may take days, if not longer, to reconcile.
Published: Saturday, June 22nd, 2013 @ 10:24 am
By: Brant Clifton
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A year ago, Duke Cheston of the Pope Center criticized a class in political science at North Carolina State University. Because its presentation of the American political system was clearly biased, his story was titled "Evil Republicans 101." Now we have come across another section of the same...
Published: Sunday, May 26th, 2013 @ 10:05 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Economic researchers say a study claiming more than 20,000 job-years were created in North Carolina as a result of legislation mandating the purchase of renewable energy likely exaggerates that outcome while downplaying job losses resulting from that mandate.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 12:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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