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Second Amendment rights attract new attention amid looting, riots
Charles Cooke of National Review Online proclaims in his latest column: “This is why we need guns.” “Only the cops need guns” simply could not live forever alongside, “The cops…
Liberty
JLF’s Jon Sanders On Why Wake Forest Doesn’t Need Public Broadband
On May 19, 2020, the Director of Regulatory Studies at the John Locke Foundation, Jon Sanders, submitted comments to the Wake Forest Board of Commissioners on a proposal to finance…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
The John Locke Foundation’s new Carolina Rebound project is designed to help North Carolina recover from the negative economic impacts linked to COVID-19 and its associated government lockdowns. In the…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
New Carolina Journal Online features
Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online on a bill making it easier for military veterans and their spouses to get N.C. work licenses. John Trump’s Daily Journal probes Gov.…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
The Right AOC on Point: Who will invest in N.C. if it’s not safe?
John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke, “The Right AOC,” assesses the recent protests and riots linked to the death of George Floyd. Contact Amy at [email protected]. Follow her at https://www.facebook.com/TheRightAOC…
Health Care
“The C.D.C. waited its entire existence for this moment. What went wrong?”
The New York Times attempts to answer that question in a recent peice describing the results of its “review of thousands of emails and interviews with more than 100 state…
Liberty
NC resident, last person to receive a Civil War-era pension, dies
The Wall Street Journal has the details: Irene Triplett, the last person receiving a pension from the U.S. Civil War, has died at the age of 90. Ms. Triplett’s father, Mose…
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Budget, Taxation & Economy
Public comment on the financing of fiber infrastructure construction
Before the Wake Forest Board of Commissioners Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587 May 19, 2020 Concerning: Public Hearing to receive public comment on the financing of Fiber Infrastructure Construction…
Liberty
One columnist sees a nation going mad
Tristan Justice writes for the Federalist about the disturbing nature of recent events. In case you had any doubt, yes, the nation has gone mad. Last week, the death of…
Liberty
China, Russia trying to use George Floyd turmoil to their advantage
Joel Gehrke of the Washington Examiner details one disturbing response to George Floyd’s horrible death. China and Russia are using the fallout from the killing of George Floyd by a…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Preparation for emerging tech battle with China
Adam Kredo of the Washington Free Beacon details new legislation on Capitol Hill targeting the communist Chinese government. The United States is falling behind China when it comes to emerging…
Law & Public Safety
Law and order doesn’t necessitate federal troops
Editors at National Review Online consider the proper response t0 riots that have erupted in locations across the country. In the Rose Garden, … President Trump threatened to deploy the…