You Decide: Is There A Winner In The Debate Over Taxes?
By Mike Walden Few public policy issues create more debate than taxes. That’s because taxes are linked to several complementary issues that are also...
Social Security Matters – What About All The Money Congress Stole From Social Security?
By Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens
Dear Rusty: Is there any...
Opinion: The Meaning Of Oliver Anthony
By David Larson Carolina Journal Over the weekend, an unsigned Virginia artist named Oliver Anthony performed his original song “Rich men north of...
You Decide: Is It A Bird, A Plane Or A Crazy Economy?
By Mike Walden
When I was growing up in the 1950s, I was a fan of the Superman TV show. The program opened...
You Decide: What’s Wrong With Worker Productivity?
By Mike Walden
One of the underappreciated measures of the economy is worker productivity, which simply measures how much a worker accomplishes — called...
You Decide: What’s The Real Poverty Rate?
By Mike Walden I can remember when President Lyndon Johnson proclaimed the war on poverty in 1964. Since then, a variety of governmental programs...
Opinion: Our COVID Outcomes Were Average
By John Hood RALEIGH — Because Gov. Roy Cooper’s former secretary of health and human services, Mandy Cohen, just got the nod from President...
You Decide: Are There Easy Answers To Hard Questions?
By Mike Walden Each year, I do scores of presentations to a variety of groups. In the post-COVID world, these talks are now a...
You Decide: Where Is The Economy Today?
By Mike Walden
A year ago, a large percentage of economists were predicting that by now, the economy either would be in a recession...
You Decide: What Determines The Dollar’s Worth?
By Mike Walden
I often receive comments from readers about my columns. Some agree with my comments, while others disagree. I value both, but...
