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.
New Carolina Journal Online features
Brooke Conrad reports for Carolina Journal Online on federal rules that could stifle North Carolina’s growing hemp industry. John Hood’s Daily Journal explains how a new report about the Atlantic…
Health care for the poor
Keith Smith co-founded the Surgery Center of Oklahoma, which describes itself as a “free market-loving, price-displaying, state-of-the-art, AAAHC accredited, doctor owned, multispecialty surgical facility in central OK.” In a recent…
Sanders: Do Social Concerns Trump Housing Warren, Impeach Gentrification?
More housing options (including granny flats, garage units, and multiple dwelling units per residence, not just apartments and townhomes) would relax upward pressure on housing prices. But they would certain…
Forbes bucks conventional wisdom on Libra, e-cigarettes
Steve Forbes‘ latest contributions to Forbes magazine take on two recent controversies. First, he discusses Facebook’s focus on an alternative currency. [R]egulatory pressures have forced a number of companies that…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Brooke Conrad reports for Carolina Journal Online on N.C. hemp farmers’ struggle to meet stringent state THC standards. The Daily Journal explains how the recent debate over a new N.C.…
The N&O’s silly, desperate editorial
In 2013, the N&O editors were so confident that empirically sound reforms to state taxes, red tape, and unemployment benefits would fail, they even offered to give Republicans credit if…
Map: How North Carolina compares nationally in regulatory restrictions
The Mercatus Center at George Mason University has published a map showing how many regulatory restrictions each state has in its administrative code. How does North Carolina compare?
Leftist Children of Privilege Play by Different Rules
San Francisco has a new district attorney, and his name is Chesa Boudin. His background is interesting, not just for what it reveals about San Francisco’s voters but also for…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online on the prospects of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning a law in North Carolina blocking corporations from giving members legal advice. The Daily…
More North Carolinians Approve Alcohol Sales Through Election
This week, Carolina Journal’s John Trump published an opinion piece on the results of local ballot measures regarding alcohol sales. North Carolina is uniquely situated, Trump explains: North Carolina remains…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Lindsay Marchello and Kari Travis report for Carolina Journal Online on N.C. lawmakers’ efforts to redraw the state’s congressional election map. John Trump’s Daily Journal highlights lessons learned from North…
Occupational licensing a big impediment to NC being First in Freedom
The Fraser Institute’s newly released report ranking states according to economic freedom has me thinking of what could be. Mitch Kokai discusses the findings, which gives us the relatively high ranking…