Protectionists claim we should build everything in the U.S. This will create jobs and grow the economy, they profess But you wouldn’t cut yourself off from others, why should a ... Keep Reading
Free Trade
Many NC Firms Requesting Relief From Harmful Tariffs
When the federal government imposed its tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum, it created a provision whereby firms could request an exemption to the Department of Commerce. At ... Keep Reading
NC Farmers Among Victims of Senseless Trade War
From WRAL: In response to tariffs levied on imports by the Trump Administration, Mexico on Thursday doubled its tariff on U.S. pork, and China on Friday is set to implement 25 ... Keep Reading
Milton Friedman’s Best Argument for Free Trade
In this short clip from the late economist Milton Friedman, he challenges protectionist thinking with the best anecdote he's heard supporting free trade: It takes muddled ... Keep Reading
Trump’s Tariffs Would Cost U.S., and NC, Jobs
Veronique de Rugy, a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, expertly describes the negative effects that Donald Trump's recently proposed 25 ... Keep Reading
Another Bubble Waiting to Burst
Despite Rep. Tom Murry's (R-Wake) open acknowledgement of Civitas's Bad Bill of the Week article about HB 1149 (New Market Jobs Act), he turned a blind eye to reason and espoused ... Keep Reading
Unions vs. Walmart
What happens every time a union tries to put a collar around the neck of the largest employer in North America? One of two things: The union vote fails or the vote ... Keep Reading
States Gives Grant to Outsource American Jobs
Economic incentives have gone too far when companies whose primary job is to outsource American jobs are getting tax breaks from the state of North Carolina. Today, HCL ... Keep Reading
A Petition to the N.C. General Assembly
As necessary, replace "France" with "N.C.", "sun" with "cost-effective energy" or "imported furniture" and so on.) A PETITION ... Keep Reading
Libertarianism for Progressives
Print and read.-Max Borders ... Keep Reading
