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Top Tech Companies Then and Now
The Internet has come a long way from the days of AOL’s universally recognized dial-up sound, Netflix’s DVD-by-mail service, and MySpace’s top friends list. What used to be seen as a…
Articles by Brooke Medina
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Deglobalization Rising
We’ve heard about supply chain issues for months now and inflation even longer than that. But in the background, quietly driving up costs around the world, is deglobalization. Deglobalization is…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
How Free is North Carolina’s Economy?
North Carolina has made another step toward greater economic freedom according to new research from the Fraser Institute, moving to 10th place compared to her 11th place position in 2020. To give…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Time To Put Government On a Diet
This past weekend, I visited West Jefferson, a lovely town tucked in the Blue Ridge Mountains. I enjoyed spending time interacting with the small business owners that opened their doors to…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Oh, Ship. How Supply Chain Delays Will Impact the Holidays.
The holidays might be a little less warm and cozy if continued supply chain and labor market woes don’t reverse course soon. Those frumpy (but delightfully fuzzy) Santa socks you were…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Show Me the Crypto
The Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to oversee it and China has outlawed it. But North Carolina and a handful of other states might just pave the way for it to…
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Is It Censorship or Accountability?
“Did you have a version of cancel culture when you were growing up?” he asked me. My 15-year-old son looked at me, waiting for my answer as we sat at a…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Government Drives Up Consumer Costs
Government is a necessary institution, and I would argue that, when it is fulfilling its constitutionally designated role, it has the capacity for much good. I realize some of my…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
The U-Hauls Are Coming
Those of us who live here know very well what a wonderful state North Carolina is to call home, and if you’ve subscribed to On Locke, our weekly Monday morning…
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TikTok, Fox, or Vox…Who Do You Trust?
Generation Z, those born between 1997 and 2012, are less likely than Boomers and Gen X, to trust news channels like Fox News and CNN. However, they’re twice as likely to…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Housing Must Keep Up With Job Growth
The future belongs to the cities that can keep affordable housing growth properly matched to job growth. And that’s proving too difficult for some city governments, especially in states with…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Covid and Wealth
The uncertainty that arose at the beginning of the pandemic led many to fear we were headed toward a 2008 economic environment. Thankfully, according to some measures, Americans have created…