Economy

Daniel Schmidt and Michael Hartmann pay homage to Michael Joyce, long-time president of the Bradley Foundation, and draw lessons for the future direction of conservative giving, which they see becoming more diverse and personal. There is a lot worth reading in the essay, but some of the areas where…

A new poll from Rasmussen shows that many Americans believe robotic technology is not only here to stay, the use of robots will expand and make a big impact on the job market. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 64% of American Adults think…

State lawmakers voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of their $23.9 billion General Fund budget for 2018-19. Becki Gray analyzes the budget for the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio. Jon Guze explains how a federal process called “equitable sharing” thwarts North Carolina’s protections against civil…

Timothy Carney of the Washington Examiner notes interesting financial news involving General Electric. When the Dow Jones index was born in 1896, General Electric was one of the companies included. It’s been a constituent of the Dow continuously since 1907. In a sign of how far the company…

The president continues to push tariffs as a tactic toward his vision of “fair” trade. Reporting for Carolina Journal, Julie Havlak looks into the impact of the trade dispute with China on North Carolina . As the trade dispute with China picks up, bigger farms in North Carolina are…

Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online on N.C. farmers bracing for the impact of retaliatory tariffs. John Hood’s Daily Journal reminds us why the debate over raising N.C. teacher pay to the national average is misguided.

Friday was the anniversary of an important but little known event. The Adam Smith Institute’s Madsen Pirie tells the story: Forty years ago, in 1978, 18 farmers from the village of Xiaogang in China, met at night in secret. They had seen subsistence and famine. Exhausted and…

Kyle Smith writes at National Review Online about the Democratic Party’s radical turn. One indicator of progressive hatred of Donald Trump that deserves more contemplation is this: The Democratic party is moving left with breathtaking velocity. Not only is it far to the left of Bill Clinton, it’s…