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.
Another take on the health-based attack against dollar stores
Following John Trump’s lead, Steven Malanga of City Journal explores the growing health-focused campaign against dollar stores. [C]ommunity health outcomes haven’t changed significantly, and activists think that they know why.…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online that a proposed state Senate bill could ease the provider crunch for elderly patients in North Carolina. John Hood’s Daily Journal explains that…
NC take note: Idaho now has the lightest regulatory burden of all the states
And they’ve done so without controversy. I wrote last fall about states finding success at reducing red tape, and Idaho was among the ones discussed (also Ohio, Virginia, and Rhode…
New Carolina Journal Online feature
John Hood’s Daily Journal highlights the need for competition in health care.
The House Impeachment Inquiry: A Guide for the Perplexed
Back when the impeachment inquiry was still in the hands of the House Intelligence Committee, I got an email message from an old friend asking, “What do you make of…
Why “progressives” hate dollar stores and tax cuts
Can you imagine being the kind of person who actually wants to make poor people poorer, deliberately, having convinced yourself it'll make them so poor they'll choose "properly"?
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
Now that a three-judge panel has accepted North Carolina’s new congressional election map, the state’s redistricting battles are at least temporarily over. Rick Henderson assesses the impact of new election…
PURPA Rules Change Could Help Electricity Consumers
A pending major federal rule change could create a positive change for people’s electricity bills. That could be good news, especially for North Carolinians. This fall, the Federal Energy Regulatory…
New Raleigh City Council open to innovation?
Short-term rentals, backyard cottages, and scooters could get a reprieve with a new mayor and reconstituted city council. New member Jonathan Melton says, “I think we can lead on micromobility,”…
The Unacknowledged Costs of Wind Farms
As applications for wind farms are expected to increase, the debate over the costs and benefits of these facilities will continue. The debate should be informed by experiences and data…
A Victory for Health Care Freedom
Just before Thanksgiving, Wake County Superior Court Judge Gregory P. McGuire filed an order denying the state’s motion to dismiss in Singh v. DHHS, a case in which a Forsyth County…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online on teen vaping’s impact on the debate over safe alternatives to smoking. Terry Stoops’ Daily Journal asks whether a judge will order N.C.…