1+ hour, 55+ min ago   (299+ words) Manufacturing jobs have fallen under Trump's tariff regime Senior Vice President of Research, John Locke Foundation Pres. Trump's on-again, off-again, on-again tariff regime dominated the economic news in 2025. It was kicked off on April 2, a date Trump called "Liberation Day,…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (422+ words) Stan Veuger, Wendy Edelberg, and Tara Watson probe the economic impact of the Trump administration's approach toward immigration. The first year of the second Trump administration has seen dramatic changes in immigration policy, resulting in a sharp slowdown in net…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (547+ words) CEO and President, John Locke Foundation; Publisher, Carolina Journal That tradeoff deserves far more attention than it is currently receiving. Lower-income families, rural communities, and elderly Americans would be the ones paying the price. But this arithmetic assumes a crucial…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (899+ words) More than four in five concluded JDIG agreements have ended in termination or withdrawal Fiscal Policy Analyst, John Locke Foundation Gov. Josh Stein recently celebrated what his Commerce Secretary described as a "record-setting year for job creation" in North Carolina,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (263+ words) Senior Vice President of Research, John Locke Foundation A close look at recent numbers shows that education, Medicaid, and public safety received 88 percent of the $27.9 billion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23 General Fund appropriations, including debt service. Taxes on personal income…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1303+ words) Introduction Beginning with the passage of tax and regulatory reform in 2013, the North Carolina General Assembly deliberately began to pursue policies meant to enhance overall economic growth, that is, to expand economic well-being typically measured by Gross State Product (GSP)....

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (316+ words) Stephen Moore writes for the New York Post about important new economic data. One of the bitter fruits of President Joe Biden's single term in office is this: An administration obsessed with policies designed to reduce income inequality actually widened…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (217+ words) Derek Scissors offers clues for those searching for false information within future government economic assessments. The issue is whether we'll still be able to trust data published by our government or if data falsification is another tactic in . . . whatever the…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (582+ words) Senior Vice President of Research, John Locke Foundation How a society confronts this reality of scarcity determines its level of prosperity. It can ultimately make the difference between a well-fed populace or mass starvation. Allocating resources and productive effort toward…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago   (436+ words) Editors at National Review Online offer the president some free advice. It's no secret that the U.S. government is highly indebted, and it's no secret that the larger any tab the more nervous creditors become. The more nervous that creditors become,…...