Hood’s analysis attracts attention

As the Occupy Wall Street phenomenon continues to implode, John Locke Foundation President John Hood‘s assessment that the movement is the “creation of freaks, socialists, and assorted nincompoops” is attracting attention. The Charlotte Observer‘s “O-pinion” blog cited Hood’s comments this week. A Perquimans Weekly letter writer praised Hood’s take on OWS. (Mike Walden’s somewhat sophist and effete view of the Wall Street shenanigans and John Hood’s more realistic and mature approach in defining what the Wall Street anarchists are all about were worlds apart.) N.C. Senate Republicans promoted Hood’s column on Democratic politicians’ efforts to distance themselves from the movement. The Senate GOP also cited Hood’s columns urging North Carolina politicians to shun political “junk food” and to emulate North Dakota’s approach to boosting the state’s economy. The Greensboro News & Record interviewed Hood for an article about U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan. Hood’s latest contributions to National Review Online’s primary blog, “The Corner,” include his analysis of 2011 election results.