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In another edition of government sticking its nose where it doesn't belong, the City of Raleigh has given initial approval to a new program that requires property owners to ... Keep Reading

Borders had an excellent piece in yesterday's Fayetteville Observer on the best way to help "those in need." Our Governor thinks so little of the people of North ... Keep Reading

Max, I think I can do you one better (well, worse actually). Try this report from the National Center for Policy Analysis:"The 2008 Social Security and Medicare Trustees ... Keep Reading

For Release: IMMEDIATE  Contact: (877) 9NC-PLAY           EDUCATION LOTTERY TO HELP FIGHT RECESSION ANNOUNCES "INSTANT TAX REBATE" ... Keep Reading

Holy $%# s&*$%!Next they'll be digging through our trash at home. (More on this... stay tuned.)-Max Borders ... Keep Reading

What are markets? Markets are nothing more than individuals engaged in exchange. Nothing more, nothing less. Now, sometimes in the process of trading, there is fraud. One party can ... Keep Reading

74 years ago today, a failed experiment in the Federal Government's attempts to regulate personal behavior was repealed. Raise your glass and toast the Constitution and our rights ... Keep Reading

Here we have a leftish type at NC Policy Watch demanding more aid so that low income can afford to pay for heating -- what with energy being so costly. Here we have a leftish type ... Keep Reading

Prof. Boudreaux takes Paul Krugman to task on another effort in inanity:Paul Krugman asserts that Social Security faces no financial crisis ("Played for a Sucker," ... Keep Reading

David Henderson absolutely dismantles this false economic argument in favor of smoking bans. There are great (subtle) ethical parallels in this piece, too, which make it a ... Keep Reading