In 1992, Louisiana became the first state in the nation to offer incentives for film productions. At first, few states bothered to adopt similar giveaways. The 2000s saw a flurry…
Is it unfair that some of our trading partners impose import restrictions like tariffs and quotas on American-made products or subsidies to industries that export to the U.S. The answer…
“Human advancement is not a mere question of almsgiving, but rather of sympathy and cooperation among classes who would scorn charity,” writes W.E.B. DuBois in The Souls of Black Folk.
It is strange, isn’t it, that a state that may be indirectly responsible for touching off the de-licensing revolution among the states still hasn’t joined that revolution? But that’s where…
When it comes to debates over tax reform or tax cuts (rarely for tax increases), it is quite typical for questions of fairness and justice to be part of the…
The following is the transcript of a talk given on April 16, 2018 at Western Carolina University for WCU’s Center for the Study of Free Enterprise: In any discussion of…
With new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, I have updated the charts from my report last year on “The Market Forces Behind North Carolina’s Falling Emissions“:…
On many different occasions, I have argued that, from an economics perspective, North Carolina should abolish its tax on capital gains. But leaving economic analysis aside, assuming that…
Liberals like small homes that are close to shopping and attractions, while conservatives prefer to have larger properties and drive longer distances to the store. This is one of the…