Jon Sanders

Duke professor Michael Munger's recent article for the American Institute for Economic Research urges caution about a rather blithe attitude we've seen lately to toss over social and political institutions without a second's thought.

A ban on fracking would be asinine. It would be self-destructive, devastating to the economy, a gut punch to the poor, and practically ineffective to do anything about climate change. It's also something Vladimir Putin has been working for years to bring it about.

You may have heard news about the yield curve inverting and that it portends a recession. But what is it, and what does it mean?

Unlike this year, next year would-be Raleigh hosts might not be able to help as much with emergency lodging via Airbnb’s Open Homes program.

Gotcha was made Raleigh's hand-picked scooter monopolist. But Gotcha's "Raleigh, NC Scooter Share" page has a slight problem. See if you can spot it.

Here are the charts featuring North Carolina's energy-based emissions across the course of this century.

NC isn't just seeing falling energy-based emissions all century. We're doing this while continuing to be one of the nation's fastest-growth states in terms of population.

Since regulation is fraught with red tape and overregulation, both of which are harmful to job creation and the state's overall economic health, we favor a menu of reforms and good-government policies.