{"id":16,"date":"2026-06-09T19:10:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T19:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleigheconomics.club\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-06-12T21:08:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T21:08:01","slug":"home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/raleigheconomics.club\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-16\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-16-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-16-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-16-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-16\"\n\t\t\t data-overlay-enabled=\"1\" data-overlay-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_for_widgets&quot;:[&quot;sow-image&quot;,&quot;sow-image-grid&quot;,&quot;sow-simple-masonry&quot;],&quot;theme&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;show_delay&quot;:300,&quot;overlay_color&quot;:&quot;#000000&quot;,&quot;overlay_opacity&quot;:0.8,&quot;overlay_position&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;overlay_size&quot;:0.3,&quot;desktop_show_trigger&quot;:&quot;hover&quot;,&quot;touch_show_trigger&quot;:&quot;touch&quot;,&quot;responsive_breakpoint&quot;:&quot;1024px&quot;,&quot;responsive_breakpoint_unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;overlay_animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;overlay_animation_onscreen&quot;:false,&quot;font_family&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;text_size&quot;:&quot;15px&quot;,&quot;text_size_unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;text_color&quot;:&quot;#fff&quot;,&quot;text_padding&quot;:&quot;22px 22px 22px 22px&quot;,&quot;text_position&quot;:&quot;middle&quot;,&quot;text_align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;text_animation&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\"\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/raleigheconomics.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/RaleighSkyline-1080x380.png\" width=\"1080\" height=\"380\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-16-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<section style=\"padding-top: 0;\">\n<h2>Founders &amp; Advisors<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">A founding circle committed to economic literacy, civic friendship, free enterprise, and constitutional liberty.<\/p>\n<div class=\"grid3\">\n<div class=\"card\">\n<div class=\"photo-placeholder\">Photo Coming<\/div>\n<h3>John Hood<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); margin: 2px 0 10px;\">Co-Founder &amp; Steering Committee<\/p>\n<p>Author, commentator, and one of North Carolina\u2019s leading voices on economics, public policy, and civic life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n<div class=\"photo-placeholder\">Photo Coming<\/div>\n<h3>Michael Munger<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); margin: 2px 0 10px;\">Co-Founder &amp; Steering Committee<\/p>\n<p>Professor of Political Science and Economics at Duke University and a leading public intellectual on markets and public choice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n<div class=\"photo-placeholder\">Photo Coming<\/div>\n<h3>Jenna Robinson<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family: Arial; 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