You Decide: How Worrisome Is The National Debt?
By Mike Walden
When I speak to a variety of groups around the state, I know at least one of the questions likely to be...
Opinion: When Politics Enters The Workplace
By John Hood
RALEIGH — Should businesses weigh in on political controversies? According to a recent Gallup poll, the general public is closely divided...
Opinion: Racial Disparities Aren’t Proof Of Bias
By John Hood
RALEIGH — Black-headed households are less likely than white-headed ones to own their residences. The latest data from the Census Bureau...
You Decide: Has There Been Some Good News On Income Inequality?
By Mike Walden
Decades from now, people who lived through the pandemic will remember it as a horrible period. Over a million people in...
You Decide: How Can We Fix The Labor Market?
By Mike Walden
There are several worries about today’s labor market.
The first is the ongoing “labor shortage.” The percentage of adults who are working or...
Opinion: Campuses Will Try To Keep Discriminating
By John Hood
RALEIGH — Later this year, the U.S. Supreme Court will finally compel the University of North Carolina and the rest of...
You Decide: Can Economics Help You Survive 2023?
By Mike Walden
2023 will be a challenging year for the economy. We’re starting the year with the ongoing problem of high inflation. Although...
You Decide: Will 2023 Be Naughty Or Nice?
By Mike Walden
The traditional holiday question to children, “Have you been naughty or nice,” is a perfect lead-in to the economic outlook in...
Opinion: Carolina Leader Sides With Christmas
By John Hood RALEIGH — Josephus Daniels, one of the most prominent North Carolinians of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, played a...
You Decide: Is Economics About More Than Jobs And Inflation?
By Mike Walden
Every time there is trouble looming for the economy, my schedule of presentations and interviews explodes. It happened during my more than...
