If the most recent spell of inflation was incited by greed, it was not that of corporations. It was the greed of the government.
On this National Hunger Awareness Day, let's move beyond the misleading rhetoric of "greedflation" and focus on developing comprehensive solutions to address the complex challenges of food insecurity and price inflation.
Blaming the spike in prices on companies who are also experiencing higher costs is, well, bananas.
The N.C. Republican Party is generally considered the most free-market option for voters in this state. The party sets forth its free-market bona fides in their 2022 party platform, specifically Article II, entitled, “The Economy.” Article II states, among other things, that the party supports capitalism and free-market solutions for societal issues. It also states...
Economic laws are not subject to a vote. They can’t be wished away because you don’t like certain realities they reveal. They don’t bend to accommodate your feelings or the politician’s will. These harsh realities must be kept in mind when anticipating the results of public policy. For instance, there’s no surer way to make...
During emergencies, government plays an indispensable role — and that role can certainly include swinging the hammer of more regulation. But not every problem is a nail.
Government planners at every level may have an abundance of good intentions. But they have an inevitable shortage of good information.
The forecast for Hurricane Florence looks bleak. It’s hard to imagine as of this writing, but if the storm proceeds the way it’s predicted to go, then by next week people’s lives and neighborhoods in many areas of the state, from the coastal towns to the central Piedmont, will be radically altered. In the next...
RALEIGH — During declared emergencies, price gouging is against state law, but economists warn the prohibition harms consumers, the people the law is supposed to protect.
The public has been poorly served by its elected representatives, by individuals who exhibit little understanding of economic realities.
Markets may be messy, but they work. What doesn’t work is for politicians to blunder in with clubs and threaten to bludgeon people.
