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.
More Zoning = Less Housing
Not exactly a big surprise, but it’s nice to have corroboration in the form of a comprehensive, statistically rigorous study. The paper, “Land Use Regulations and Housing Development,” by Brendan…
Does Cooper’s own research justify his extreme orders? Part 3
Click for Part 1 and Part 2 of this series. To recap: The Cooper administration sent a list of 22 studies, all published this year, containing what they state is…
Does Cooper’s own research justify his extreme orders? Part 2
The question is this: Does this research offer a slam-dunk case justifying Cooper's extreme emergency orders? This series will examine and discuss each study provided by the Cooper administration and…
Matt Ridley Nails It, As Usual
In a recent tweet, the English science journalist and member of the House of Lords says, “We’ve seen too many ill-thought-out, top-down command and control measures to minimise all risks,…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online that independent pharmacies welcome a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling. John Hood’s Daily Journal ponders the most appropriate use of North Carolina’s unreserved…
‘Following the science’? In a free society, Cooper’s severe restrictions require strong justification
Free people should never have to prove they have a right to live their lives free from government interference. Instead, it is the government that bears the burden of justifying…
Will Josh Stein oppose the Texas election lawsuit?
Iif the procedure for absentee ballots described above is to be changed, only the state legislature can do it under the U.S. Constitution. That did not happen in the states…
NRA targets critical Georgia Senate elections
Stephen Gutowski of the Washington Free Beacon documents the nation’s largest gun-rights group’s latest political campaign. The group is focusing on two critical U.S. Senate runoff elections. The National Rifle…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online on Gov. Roy Cooper’s mandated statewide 10 p.m. curfew. John Hood’s Daily Journal scrutinizes spending on the recent Tillis-Cunningham U.S. Senate contest.
Barrett confirmation prompts flood of gun suits
Stephen Gutowski of the Washington Free Beacon documents recent developments in Second Amendment lawsuits. Gun-rights activists have filed a slew of new cases in hopes Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation…
Democratic senators push national mask mandate
Nicholas Ballasy reports at JustTheNews.com that some Democratic U.S. senators want the latest federal COVID-19 relief package to include a new nationwide restriction. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Sen. Ed…
A ‘plot’ against small businesses
Ash Staub writes at Human Events about one disturbing effect of government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. If one were to consider the upward transfer of wealth and market share…