Research Brief
Law & Public Safety
Regulation
Government regulations typically restrict people’s behaviors and choices– causing economic damage, especially to society’s vulnerable who can least afford to comply. Locke works to deregulate and support innovation and growth.
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Minimum wage increases will hurt the poor, minorities — Do supporters care?
Editors at Issues and Insights wonder why advocates of an increase in the government-mandated minimum wage ignore clear, convincing evidence of its ill effects. Democrats like to talk about helping…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
“Are you ready for the climate lockdowns?”
That’s the title of a recent peice in the Spectator by Stephen Miller. If you don’t think the left will try it, you haven’t been paying attention!
Research Brief
Regulation
Shine the light on North Carolina’s regulatory dark matter
Regulatory dark matter are "rules" we don't know are rules — policies, guidelines, interpretive statements, etc. that state agencies enforce against people as if they were rules. There's no telling…
Law & Public Safety
The Right AOC on Point: N.C. should boost protection of gun rights
John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke, “The Right AOC,” explains why N.C. policymakers should refocus attention on protecting Second Amendment rights. Contact Amy at [email protected]. Follow her at https://www.facebook.com/TheRightAOC and…
Education
New Carolina Journal Online features
Johnny Kampis reports for Carolina Journal Online on mixed messages from Gov. Roy Cooper about school reopening and state funding for public education. Jon Sanders’ CJ Opinion explains how the…
Regulation
How periodic review of regulations can save lives, too
Research estimates that for each $100 million or so in regulatory costs, there will be one expected death due to an impoverishment effect.
Budget, Taxation & Economy
How long will Zuckerberg be on top?
One of the most fascinating developments in the digital age is the advent of social media. Nearly 80% of Americans have at least one social and according to Pew Research, 90% of 18-29…
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Cooper is Steering North Carolina Towards Electricity Blackouts
North Carolinians should know that many of the energy policies Gov. Roy Cooper has advocated for here in North Carolina follow the mistakes identified as the cause of California's blackouts.…
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
New research warns: the death toll from lockdowns will far exceed that of COVID-19
Cooper has continued to ignore research on the long-term severe health consequences from lockdowns. New research from professors at Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, and Harvard Medical School warns that…
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Legislators should ask agencies: “What job do we hire you to do?”
Each government agency and program is created to do a job. Legislators should regularly review those jobs and how programs perform them. Regulatory sunset reviews provide a good model to…
Health Care
Government planners’ vaccine problem
The HotAir.com contributor known as Allahpundit highlights a problem plaguing state-level government nannies. We already know what it is, but it’s encouraging to see America’s most influential newspaper pinpoint it.…
Research Brief
Regulation
A commission is not needed for effective redistricting reform; clear standards are
There is already a host of constitutional, statutory, and judicial criteria in place that restrict how the General Assembly can draw districts. Additional reforms can assure equitable redistricting without a…