Corey Friedman

In its final days in office, the Biden administration finalized a rule to eliminate nearly $50 billion in medical debt from 15 million Americans’ credit reports. But the rule betrays a complete misunderstanding of health economics — and like former President Biden’s other market interventions, it may only serve to make Americans worse off. Medical debt simply isn’t the crisis […]

SPRING HOPE — For some reason, it doesn’t take long to develop a connection with Peachtree Hills Country Club. Maybe it’s the gravel drive, which bisects the eighth fairway, or the amoeba-shaped, 5,381-yard layout — most of which can be seen from a vantage point near the entrance sign. In total, there are six par-4s, a pair of par-3s […]

The national debt has been an issue in the U.S. for decades. But concern about the debt has peaked for two reasons. The first is the debt’s size, today totaling $36 trillion. As a percentage of the economy, the debt stands at 120%. The only other times the debt was above 100% of the economy were during COVID and in […]

I am not a politician, but seeing how President Zelensky of Ukraine was treated in his visit to the White House is truly a disgrace. I wonder what is going on with some of mankind. Trump and his wolfpack jumped on Zelensky as if he was not a human man. JD Vance wanted to get in his five cents worth […]

“What do you think of all the turmoil coming out of Washington?” my friend asked while we were making coffee before church. “It’s a real mess,” I responded, not really wanting to engage in a political discussion in a house of worship. “I never thought Trump would do so much so fast,” she concluded. I didn’t respond further. Why are […]

When I was growing up, I was taught that only lazy people asked for “handouts” from the government in hard times. But I’ve learned public assistance isn’t a handout at all — it’s a service our tax dollars pay for. We purchase these promises in good times so we have something for rainy days. And, let’s face it, almost all […]

ELM CITY — The Elm City Board of Commissioners placed the choice between two- and four-year term lengths in town residents' hands during Tuesday night’s meeting. Commissioners voted unanimously to send the issue to a referendum in November’s municipal election after a previous motion by Commissioner Gil Wheeler to abandon the change to four-year terms altogether failed to find a […]

As anyone who watches a pro or college sporting event these days knows all too well, America’s massive and growing corporate gambling industry is spreading like an invasive and herbicide-resistant weed. Slickly packaged gambling ads from businesses like DraftKings and FanDuel — corporations that once masqueraded as “fantasy sports” purveyors, but that no longer pretend to be anything other than […]

We are approaching the second Sunday in Lent. This is a sacred time of the Christian church year when professing Christians reflect on how their life and actions follow the way of Jesus Christ. It is a time to look into our heart and conscience to examine and change those things that separate us from the faithful life we aspire […]

BUNN — Visiting Southern Nash took all the wind out of Thursday’s 2-A/3-A Big East Conference showdown at fellow unbeaten Bunn with six runs in the top of the first inning on the way to a 10-0 five-inning victory. The 3-A Ladybirds, who improved to 7-0 overall, seized control of the Big East at 3-0 while the 2-A Wildcats, who […]