Budget, Taxation & Economy
At the state legislature, Locke advocates for limiting the expenditure of tax dollars and strictly limiting its tax burdens on families and businesses.
Elon Musk, Crypto Mining, and Government Regulation
It’s only a matter of time before governments across the world clamp down on cryptocurrency. As cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin, become more ubiquitous and fiat currency experiences the inflationary impact of…
Biden’s America Not Looking So Great
Liz Peek writes at FoxNews.com about the current American mood. America, something is wrong. At a moment when people should be feeling upbeat, liberated and hopeful, optimism has cratered. How…
Link Between Government COVID-19 Policies and Inflation
Helen Raleigh writes at the Federalist about the role pandemic-inspired government policies have played in spurring inflation. Besides food, gas, and cars, another category that significantly affects American families and…
Boosting American R&D the Right Way
Yuval Levin offers National Review Online readers a warning about plans to “supercharge” American research and development. In a rare show of bipartisanship, the Senate Commerce Committee last week voted…
New Yorkers Flocking to Florida on a Permanent Basis
Conor Skelding writes for the New York Post about a common destination for people leaving the Big Apple. Florida might as well be known as the sixth borough. New data…
Biden’s America Feels Like the 1970s … in a Bad Way
James Antle writes at NBCNews.com about disappointing facts of life in Joe Biden’s America. Break out the eight-track tapes and the disco balls. Inflation in a time of unemployment and…
Cooper’s Decision Matrix on Immunity and the New CDC Mask Guidance — Plus Metrics
Gov. Roy Cooper is going to give an update on his executive orders at 1:30 p.m. today. The question is, as this WRAL headline puts it, "When can NC take…
New Audit: Lack of Oversight Means an “Increased Risk” Covid Funds were Misused
Did North Carolina spend its $3.6 billion in Covid relief funds for their intended purpose? Did the spending yield positive results? According to a newly-released audit by State Auditor Beth…
COVID-19 Gives Feds Excuse to ‘Take Hostages’
Attorney David Lesperance shares his concerns about recent federal government policy. He just issued the following news release: US GOVERNMENT TAKING HOSTAGES: The US Government are using COVID as an…
Biden’s Baffling Approach to Pipeline Problems
Charles Cooke of National Review Online considers the president’s puzzling reaction to the Colonial pipeline shutdown. Sometimes I’m left unsure as to what progressives believe the government is for. In…
Federal Corporate Regulators to Enforce ‘Woke’ Goals
Richard Morrison offers National Review Online readers a warning about the federal government’s corporate oversight. There was a time — not so long ago — when it was widely accepted…
The Job Market is Plentiful but the Workers are Few
“There are more job openings in the U.S. this spring than before the pandemic hit in March 2020, and fewer people in the labor force,” according to the Wall Street Journal. The April…