Reassessing the War
If University of Chicago economist Bruce Meyer and Notre Dame economist James Sullivan are correct, much of the recent political chatter about the 50 anniversary of the War on Poverty was little more... Read More
NC Spin Articles
More desperate 'spin' about the Carolina Comeback
Here are two things you need to know about this week’s news that the state unemployment rate fell half a percentage point in December to 6.9 percent and is down 1.5 percent since December of... Read More
Adding clarity to new NC election laws
When legislators passed sweeping election law changes last year, they said they wanted to ensure integrity in the voting process, not suppress votes. But unanswered questions in the law create... Read More
It can get ugly, but it shouldn't be secret
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, January 29, 2014. North Carolinians got a fascinating glimpse this week into how the legislative sausage is made in Raleigh. And it was some spicy sausage, too. In a... Read More
Maybe ACA was about wealth transfer after all
Maybe the health care law was about wealth transfer, after all. New research shows that the Affordable Care Act will significantly boost the economic fortunes of those in the bottom one-fifth of the... Read More
North Carolina's broad tax cut
A recent study of North Carolina’s 2013 tax reform from the John Locke Foundation finds that the average household at every income level will pay lower state taxes in 2014 and beyond than they would... Read More
Politico finds NC's state of the state to be mediocre
With President Barack Obama having given his State of the Union address, it is interesting to take a look at the state of North Carolina. That is what Politico Magazine did last week, ranking all the... Read More
The gender wage gap
Editor's note: This article was originally published in August, 2013, but was brought to our attention following President Obama's remarks in the State of the Union address, January 28, 2014. How many... Read More
Its about more than teacher salaries
Some teachers in North Carolina will get a raise next year. That seems like a foregone conclusion. The questions now are how big the raise will be and which teachers will get it, how will Governor Pat... Read More
