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Becki Gray Discusses ‘Phase Two’ and the General Assembly with North Carolina Public Radio’s Jeff Tiberii
Once again, JLF’s Becki Gray made her regular appearance on North Carolina Public Radio with WUNC Politics host Jeff Tiberii. Joining Gray and Tiberii was Rob Schofield from the N.C.…
Liberty
Looking to Israel for coronavirus ideas
Adam Kredo of the Washington Free Beacon explores Israel’s relatively successful response to COVID-19. The Israelis are known for their preparation. Threatened each day by a bevy of terror groups,…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
New Carolina Journal Online features
Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online on COVID-19’s impact for military veterans’ mental health. John Hood’s Daily Journal explains why a go-slow reopening from the pandemic could be costly…
Liberty
UNC economist notes governors’ partisan split on COVID-19 lockdowns
Economist Martin Zelder of UNC-Chapel Hill has this to say about his latest column: Our governor, Roy Cooper, has pronounced that “Pandemics cannot be partisan.” But — according to my…
Education
State revenues as a percentage of total public school revenues
The National Center for Education Statistics recently published The Condition of Education 2020, which is a compendium of education statistics and data collected and compiled by NCES researchers. One of…
Health Care
Nursing homes and assisted living facilities account for majority of North Carolina COVID deaths
COVID-19 tends to disproportionately affect those who are above 65 years old and have pre-existing medical conditions. Younger, healthier people tend to be less affected by the disease. This data…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Alberto Alesina, in memory
Surprisingly, for as much as Alberto Alesina’s work has meant to my own understanding of markets and governments, a Google search indicates I’ve only mentioned him by name once before.…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
It’s Time for a Carolina Rebound
On Friday, May 22, The John Locke Foundation released its public policy guide for recovering from the fallout of the coronavirus outbreak. The policy guide focusses on four primary areas…
Liberty
Re: Trump threatens to pull RNC out of Charlotte
Well, reporters out there had their Memorial Day plans dashed with President Trump’s tweets threatening to move the Republican National Convention from Charlotte if Gov. Roy Cooper failed to guarantee…
Elections & Public Integrity
Biden’s supporters are willing to forgive everything
Jonathan Turley explains in a column for TheHill.com why the Democratic presidential candidate “can do no wrong.” One columnist declared that former Vice President Joe Biden could boil babies and…
Liberty
‘Crisis and Leviathan’ author reacts to COVID-19
John Tierney explains for City Journal why one longtime observer of government growth sees little that surprises him about the COVID-19 response. In the political response to the Covid-19 pandemic,…
Liberty
Civil society’s vital role in addressing COVID-19
Ryan Streeter and David Wilde explain at Real Clear Policy why response to the COVID-19 pandemic requires a strong civil society. The spirit of American volunteerism has been on display…