Fiscal Insight

View in your browser. The sorry state of freedom in the United States Sometimes the truth hurts, and there’s no way to hide it.

View in your browser. Applying wisdom from the wealthy to government The author of How Rich People Think spent decades interviewing millionaires and establishing what…

View in your browser. The poor and unknown versus the wealthy and well-connected When I worked as a reporter in New Orleans during the aftermath of the…

View in your browser. Central Banks Offer No Saving Grace Monetary "stimulus" is just as impotent as fiscal "stimulus" The atrocious state of the…

View in your browser. Shameless government retirement benefits highlight the difference While advocates for economic liberty do not condemn the acquisition of…

View in your browser. Cigarette Taxes bring Revenue, not Health Outcomes Excise taxes on an array of items exist to dissuade consumption, or at…

View in your browser. Introducing the Economic Freedom Amendment Explicit socialism in the United States is no mere hypothetical threat. Since the 2008…

View in your browser. Complacency is a lose-lose for retirees and future generations alike The term "third rail," in the context of politics,…

View in your browser. A Travesty to Federalism and Loss for North Carolina Unfunded pensions for state employees have reached such a magnitude —…

View in your browser. The prevailing accounting practices of North Carolina state government, and those of other states, would be illegal if carried out by…