• John Locke Update

    Cronyism: A Problem Beyond Ideology

    posted September 10, 2012 by Fergus Hodgson
    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…
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    Central Banks Offer No Saving Grace

    posted September 3, 2012 by Fergus Hodgson
    View in your browser. Central Banks Offer No Saving Grace Monetary "stimulus" is just as impotent as fiscal "stimulus" The atrocious state of the…
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    Money Earned versus Money Taken

    posted August 26, 2012 by Fergus Hodgson
    View in your browser. Shameless government retirement benefits highlight the difference While advocates for economic liberty do not condemn the acquisition of…
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    Thank You for Smoking

    posted August 19, 2012 by Fergus Hodgson
    View in your browser. Cigarette Taxes bring Revenue, not Health Outcomes Excise taxes on an array of items exist to dissuade consumption, or at…
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    No Pension Bailout!

    posted July 29, 2012 by Fergus Hodgson
    View in your browser. A Travesty to Federalism and Loss for North Carolina Unfunded pensions for state employees have reached such a magnitude —…
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    Introducing F.A.C.T. to Government Accounting

    posted July 22, 2012 by Fergus Hodgson
    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…
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    Unfunded Liabilities Won’t Go Away

    posted July 8, 2012 by Fergus Hodgson
    View in your browser. While unfunded liabilities continue to garner plenty of attention in the press, I fear a lack of understanding means this…

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