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The Poverty Paradox: Why Honest Language Matters More Than Ever
We’ve made extraordinary progress eliminating absolute poverty. The baseline keeps rising, creating new pressures. Some people will always feel…
 • Dan Thrailkill
The Uniparty’s Favorite Game: Pretending to Care About Your Costs While Doing Nothing
It’s not fair that this is the situation we’re in. It’s not fair that both parties are failing us. It’s not fair that costs keep rising while…
 • Dan Thrailkill
Why Government Subsidies Always Make Things More Expensive
With enhanced subsidies are set to expire at the end of 2025, suddenly everyone’s shocked that premiums are “skyrocketing.” But here’s what’s really…
 • Dan Thrailkill
The Australia Fantasy: Why Comparing Their Pension System to U.S. Social Security is Economic Malpractice
The solution is to design an American approach that respects individual responsibility, acknowledges our unique challenges, and doesn’t assume that…
 • Dan Thrailkill
We Need to Touch the Stove Again to remind US that It's hot: NYC’s Socialist Experiment
NYC is about to become socialism’s laboratory, and the whole country gets to watch the results.
 • Dan Thrailkill
Follow up to Bernie Sanders Housing Policies in Cherokee County
Cherokee County is hosting the next attainable housing forum on Wednesday, November 5th, 2025, from 9 a.m. to Noon at the Canton Theatre, 171 E. Main…
 • Dan Thrailkill
The Shifting Landscape of Youth Sports: Is the Game Over for the Rec Sports for the Next Generation?
Youth sports aren’t dead, but they’re at a crossroads. Whether it’s battling corporate greed or navigating post-COVID hurdles, we can shape a future…
 • Dan Thrailkill
Navigating the Housing Maze: Lessons from Burlington's Experiment and Why Cherokee County Should Steer Clear
Buyer Beware: Bernie Sanders (ideas and policies) are creeping into Cherokee County
 • Dan Thrailkill
Drowning in Dollars: How Free Market Principles Can Rescue Struggling Parents
Forget Government reports on what they define as "Inflation," pay more attention to Chapwood.
 • Dan Thrailkill
The Five L's Crushing Housing Affordability
Land, Labor, Laws, Lumber & Lending all control housing costs, but which aspects can best be controlled at the local level.
 • Dan Thrailkill
Why Economics Education Belongs in Every Classroom
The Problem Isn’t “Math,” It’s “Money” – And How It Can Save Our Kids
 • Dan Thrailkill
Non-Essential Means Not Necessary: The 2025 Shutdown Remix
The government is shut down... again... but let’s not waste it. Use this pause to question: What is essential?
 • Dan Thrailkill
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