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.
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
Some question why police officers can get jobs in North Carolina with less training than barbers. Jon Sanders addresses in the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio an even more…
Governor Cooper’s pattern of obfuscation
Growing up in North Carolina, I was told to distrust those who were dishonest because “one fib leads to another.” Indeed, neurological research has reported physiological changes that occur when…
New gun owners as voting bloc
Stephen Gutowski of the Washington Free Beacon explores the potential electoral impact of new gun owners. The record-breaking gun sales during the coronavirus pandemic could bolster candidates that support the…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Emma Schambach reports for Carolina Journal Online how enforcement of Gov. Roy Cooper’s face mask mandate confused N.C. businesses. The Daily Journal highlights one lawmaker’s focus on helping North Carolina…
Supreme Court has another chance to address Second Amendment issues
Stephen Gutowski of the Washington Free Beacon highlights the U.S. Supreme Court’s next opportunity to address gun-rights issues. In 2013, Lori Rodriguez called San Jose police to her home because…
Panning the Supreme Court’s Second Amendment silence
Amy Swearer writes for the Daily Signal about the U.S. Supreme Court’s disappointing disinterest in important Second Amendment cases. When the Supreme Court earlier this spring dismissed a New York…
Ideas for a Carolina Rebound: criminal justice and property rights
Our Carolina Rebound report offers sweeping proposals across a broad range of policy areas to revive North Carolina's economy after COVID-19 and Gov. Cooper's shutdown and lockdown orders.
Wait, why do we require so much training for barbers?
The News & Observer ran one of its occasional “fact checks” on a recent statement by former Democratic Sen. Floyd McKissick before the General Assembly. He said, while calling for…
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
The COVID-19 pandemic already has injected an unexpected element into North Carolina’s 2020 elections. Now the looting and riots linked to recent protests in the Tar Heel State could affect…
What Is “Guidance? Nothing More Than A Rule In Disguise
You may remember from School House Rock that the way an idea becomes a law is it is introduced to the legislature as a bill and passed through the legislative…
Why Defunding the Police Is a Terrible Idea
George Floyd’s death has elicited many proposals for improving America’s criminal justice system. Some of these, such as banning public employee unions, ending qualified immunity, and reducing our currently absurd…
New Carolina Journal Online features
John Trump reports for Carolina Journal Online on the N.C. General Assembly’s latest attempt to reopen bars and gyms across the state. The Daily Journal compares the N.C. economic lockdown…