Health Care
Focusing on creating and pushing legislation that secures a free, competitive health care market for North Carolinians.
New Carolina Journal Online features
Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online about COVID-19 shutdowns’ negative impact on N.C. tourism and rural economies. Jordan Roberts’ Daily Journal explains why the Biden administration should retain key…
Senate Leader Phil Berger Announces Committee Appointments
A Jan. 7 news release from Sen. Leader Phil Berger’s office announces committee assignments. The General Assembly reconvenes Wednesday, Jan. 13. Be sure to join the John Locke Foundation’s government…
Monday: A Legislative Agenda For a Better Carolina
Join Our Livestream Monday, Jan. 11 at Noon You’ll Find Us On Facebook or at john locke.org With the new year comes new opportunity to drive a Carolina Rebound that…
Vaccine Rollout in North Carolina Is Off to a Slow Start
According to a recent Bloomberg report, North Carolina is one of only 6 states that have vaccinated less than 1% of of the population. And it’s not because North Carolina…
COVID-19 obituary tells sad story
Andrea Widburg of the American Thinker explains why one obituary in a Western state tells a larger story about life under lockdown. A big question for 2021 is whether Americans…
Another look at bad health impacts from COVID-19 lockdowns
Elaina Patton of NBC News highlights one of the negative health impacts from prolonged shutdowns linked to coronavirus. When it comes to vices during the pandemic, simply put, it’s been…
Trump’s Operation Warp Speed produces results, despite naysayers
Michael Goodwin of the New York Post credits the president for the speedy production and delivery of COVID-19 vaccines. It’s a fact some Trump critics acknowledge only with caveats. It…
Centers for Disease Control goes woke
Aaron Sibarium reports for the Washington Free Beacon on disturbing developments at one of the federal government’s leading health agencies. In 2015, Dayna Bowen Matthew, the dean of George Washington…
What’s ailing American health care
Kevin Williamson of National Review Online challenges popular notions about problems plaguing American health care. I have for years argued that most people would be reflexive free-market capitalists if not…
Health experts and manipulation of society
Nathanael Blake of the Federalist argues that health experts need to get out of the business of manipulating society. Noble lies often come to ignoble ends. Consider the current pandemic,…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online on the future of Association Health Plans. John Hood’s Daily Journal lauds “NC SPIN” host and moderator Tom Campbell as the long-running television…
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
COVID-19 has produced devastating health and economic consequences. A new misery index attempts to place those consequences in perspective. Joseph Coletti explains the index for the next edition of Carolina…