Economy 
Governor Candidates Need to Focus on Economic Growth(0)
As our nation seems to be slowly moving out of recession, it is important that our next Governor continue to job creating focus that Governor Bob McDonnell has had during his Administration. So far only candidate Ken Cuccinelli has presented a Economic Development Plan that outlines what he would do in taxes and spending. Terry [...]
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Food Stamps Should be Used for Healthy Eating
I had occasion the other day to visit an inner city convenience store in Richmond while working on an article (see the next issue of the Jefferson Policy Journal). I am not exactly Mr. Health Food Guy — I won’t touch tofu, cauliflower or fish oil — but even I was appalled by the wares [...]
Economic Impact: Two Key Trends About to Converge in Virginia
(This column first ran in the Richmond Times Dispatch on April 8, 2013) Looking back over my years of forecasting, it’s clear that macroeconomic shifts that impact the national economy for lengthy periods lead to winners and losers among the states. Computers and information technology, for example, have driven national productivity higher in recent decades. [...]
Hunger Games: Reporters and Pundits Greatly Exaggerate Hunger in America
Journalists and commentators are misleading the public to believe that a large portion of Americans are going hungry. Following in the footsteps of Paul Kurtz of CBS News, Bob Beckel of Fox News, and Paul Krugman of the New York Times, Stoyan Zaimov of the Christian Post recently made it seem that hunger is far [...]