July 4, 2018 In the course of human events, it becomes necessary from time to time for a nation of diverse people to reassess the political bands which have connected them together. We hold these […]
Overshadowed by the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy last week, the case of Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Mun. Employees, Council 31 would have been the top story in most other weeks. […]
Central banks are usually thought of as very conservative institutions; if they were cars they would be safe, family sedans. Lately, though, some central banks have been doing the market equivalent of zipping around in […]
As Americans come to grips with the reality of our $20 trillion national debt, we cannot help but wonder how it is we got here. The saga of the farm program provides some useful insight. […]
The column headed “The swagger of the dealmaker” (June 20 issue) has to be the first time for me to be in agreement with anything Susan Estrich has to say. Her attempts at using history […]
Make the U.S./Mexico border solely a checkpoint line where “go/no-go” decisions are made allowing people with proper credentials to pass through. Roughly 11 million U.S. visas are granted each year. Eighty percent are nonpermanent tourist […]
The N.C. General Assembly recently enacted Senate Bill 711, otherwise known as the N.C. Farm Act of 2018. This 13-page bill — supported by the entire leadership of the House and Senate along with Agriculture […]
“We now estimate real GDP is expanding at a 4.0 percent annual rate in Q2, up from our prior estimate of 2.75 percent and almost twice the 2.2 percent growth rate experienced in Q1.” — […]
As anyone who has ever negotiated a deal can tell you, there is always a deal to be had. It depends on what you are — and aren’t — willing to give up, whether you […]
The nation is just past halftime in the 2018 primary election cycle. Twenty states — containing the majority, 228 of 435, of House districts — have held their primaries, and all but the three with […]
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