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.
Playing with Fire: Democrats’ Reckless Attack on State Election Laws
If the candidate who appears to have lost on election day eventually wins because of late arriving ballots, the public is going to suspect fraud, and with good reason. Late…
Amassing evidence against mask mandates
Yinon Weiss writes for the Federalist about evidence countering the supposed benefits of wearing masks to fight COVID-19. Masks have become a political tool and a talisman. When COVID-19 hit,…
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
Even political junkies might know little about N.C. elections beyond the races for president, governor, and U.S. Senate. Rick Henderson analyzes recent developments in other important statewide races for the…
The Right AOC on Point: Fighting the political weaponization of COVID-19
John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke, “The Right AOC,” discusses pushback against mask mandates and other N.C. government restrictions linked to COVID-19. Contact Amy at [email protected]. Follow her at https://www.facebook.com/TheRightAOC…
Trump, Biden, and the Paris climate deal
Josh Siegel of the Washington Examiner explains the convoluted details of U.S. involvement with the Paris deal on climate change. No matter the result of the presidential election, one thing…
Health care workers boost gun sales
Stephen Gutowski of the Washington Free Beacon digs into details of rising gun sales. When the coronavirus hit American shores, nurses and doctors stocked up on guns, a new study…
How long? Cooper wants drastic local crackdowns and fines to become “normal”
From this we see the governor expects (a) multiple violations, (b) escalating fines, (c) slapped on people without warning, (d) immediate payment, and (e) this crackdown behavior to be going…
National Review questions government’s case against Google
Editors at National Review Online explore the federal government’s antitrust action against Google. The Trump administration’s lawsuit against Google doesn’t live up to the hype. Early reports suggested a bipartisan…
What does an unsigned Supreme Court opinion from 2006 have to do with absentee voting in North Carolina?
Given that such last-minute changes are precisely the harm the Purcell principle is supposed to prevent, these court results are surprising. This explanation will show they are also wrong.
New Carolina Journal Online features
Julie Havlak of Carolina Journal Online reports on a new study that targets the taxpayer cost of allowing public-sector collective bargaining in North Carolina. John Hood’s Daily Journal highlights North…
Warning about the ‘redistributionist right’
Michael Watson delivers National Review Online readers a warning about an unwise policy favored by some on the political right. If making American workplace relations more like those in the…
Trump, health care, and the battle against COVID-19
John Goodman and Marie Fishpaw write for National Review Online about Trump administration health care changes and the impact for COVID-19. Our health-care system is experiencing rapid, powerful change, far…