Economics

In this Carolina Journal article, the Locke Foundation's Dr. Roy Cordato dissects Obama's "stimulus" plan with clarity and precision.Cordato provides a free ... Keep Reading

Robert Higgs expresses his disgust to what he describes as mainstream economists declaring "intellectual bankruptcy."Higgs rails against the now widely-embraced return to ... Keep Reading

President-elect Obama has promised (wink-wink) that he will see to it that no earmarks (also known as pork) projects are included in his "stimulus package." ... Keep Reading

When you hear talk of the state "stimulus" package via $744 million in debt spending coming from now ex-Governor Easley, it sounds like a perfect plan with no down ... Keep Reading

To ring in 2009, the N&O printed this piece that mindlessly recites the Democrat talking points that the current financial crisis is due to "unregulated markets" and ... Keep Reading

Economist Robert Higgs scolds the "fair weather friends of the market" in this article.It’s hardly a news flash that many people who are widely regarded as lions of the ... Keep Reading

Cato Institute's Dan Mitchell provides an easily-digestible explanation of why Keynesian "pump-priming" does not work.View it here. ... Keep Reading

This Reuters article summarizes a report that should leave most taxpayers scratching their heads.In short, according to the report, everything we've been told by politicians ... Keep Reading

Following up on Brian's earlier post on the amount of pork infrastructure projects in Obama's economic stimulus package, I would refer everyone to Amity Shales' ... Keep Reading

When even the New York Times sees the socialist writing on the wall.   In this article,(password may be required) David Sanger exposes the Obama team's auto ... Keep Reading