I have two favorite quotes from Ronald Reagan about the world of work. The first one illustrates his mastery of an indispensable political tool: self-deprecating humor. “It’s true hard work never killed anybody,” he quipped, “but I figure, why take the chance?” My other favorite Reagan quote makes a serious point: “I believe the best...
The ironic part of the poverty industry clamoring for more government is that the federal government itself is likely the biggest force against the poor.
Not only are inflationary policies the most harmful to the poor, but there is too little attention given to their adverse effects.
It is difficult to read arguments for or against policies when the premises are not aligned with the facts or the measures. In a recent piece published by our friends at NC Policy Watch, author Susan Demas, editor-in-chief of the Michigan Advance, attempts to persuade readers to adopt the belief that poverty can be eliminated...
Racism in America is “ordinary, not aberrational” and “the usual way society does business,” according to critical race theorists. If this is true, how do they prove it? With critical race theory influencing how our children are taught and treated in schools, the answer to this question is vital. Merely asking for evidence or reasoned...
After hundreds of studies, it’s safe to say that most diversity training either produces no long-term benefits or actively damages workplace relationships.
While there are several things that can be said about UNC professor Gene Nichol’s article on critical race theory, there is one, in particular, I find intellectually dishonest: the descriptive claim that “in North Carolina twice as many blacks as whites live in poverty.” The issue with the assertion is that it is incorrect. In...
First, graduate. Second, maintain full-time employment. Third, if you’re going to have kids, wait until you’re married. If you follow those three steps in that order, you are following what has been coined the “success sequence.” People who have followed the success sequence are much likelier to escape poverty and end up in the middle...
A properly constructed poverty measure based on living standards show that the poverty rate fell from 16.8% in 1972 to 2.8% in 2018.
If we want to combat the remaining problems of chronic poverty successfully, we have to recognize what has already occurred, thanks both to economic growth and to past reforms.
Started as a way to help John Edwards prepare for a Democratic presidential campaign, the controversial center compiled a paltry record over a decade of existence.
