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.
Does Cooper’s own research justify his extreme orders? Part 1
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…
Governors, mayors should drop the quarantine decrees
Jim Geraghty of National Review Online explains why it’s time for state and local government leaders to end COVID-19 quarantine mandates. It’s especially true for those leaders who ignore their…
An Eloquent Anti-Lockdown Rant
By Don Boudreaux at Cafe Hayek. You should read the whole thing, but here’s an excerpt: I call for resistance. Serious resistance. Strong resistance. Meaningful resistance. Tell the governors, the…
More thoughts about the judicial races in North Carolina
Prior to the election, I emphasized the importance of the upcoming judicial races in North Carolina and urged voters to “choose wisely.” Judging by the results, I think they did.…
Supreme Court’s role in restraining the administrative state
Peter Wallison writes for National Review Online about the U.S. Supreme Court’s potential for blocking administrative state overreach. One of the most important issues facing this country today was not…
The precautionary principle should apply to alleged nationwide election fraud
If voter fraud was actually as pervasive as some are claiming, the future of free and open elections would be in serious doubt. Indeed, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and others warned…
Bar owner borrows from leftists to keep his doors open
Bronson Stocking highlights at TownHall.com one pub owner’s response to COVID-19 lockdowns. It mimics a successful left-wing political tactic. A clever bar owner in New York City is borrowing a…
Trump’s regulatory reforms and the Georgia runoffs
Jay Heflin of the Washington Examiner ties the upcoming Georgia U.S. Senate runoff elections to preservation of the Trump administration’s regulatory agenda. President-elect Joe Biden could be severely hampered in…
Backlash likely from new round of COVID-19 restrictions
As North Carolinians adapt to a stricter mask mandate from Gov. Roy Cooper, Rich Lowry of National Review Online issues a warning about a likely response to government’s COVID-19 restrictions.…
Thanksgiving week NC Threat-Free Index despite Cooper scaremongering
On November 23, moved (we’re supposed to believe) by surging cases of COVID-19 caused (we’re supposed to believe) by people not obeying his face mask order, Gov. Roy Cooper weaponized…
New Carolina Journal Online features
John Trump reports for Carolina Journal Online on Gov. Roy Cooper’s stricter mask mandate. The Daily Journal explains why N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore’s new milestone places him in interesting…
Time to amend the Emergency Management Act, Part Two
Cooper will continue to occupy the Governor’s mansion, and he’s made it very clear he intends to go on issuing lockdown orders without COS concurrence. Which raises a question for…