Freedom Focus
Economic Inequality As An Excuse for Government Power
The unachievable nature of economic equality is a feature, not a bug, of the Left’s obsession with it. Market-based inequality is not problematic, but government-created inequality is. The only way…
Corporate Welfare Is An Attack on Freedom
All economic activity is the result of someone’s plan. The major dispute for centuries has been over who should do the planning. Corporate welfare schemes override individuals’ right to pursue…
The Tyranny of the “Common Good”
There is no such thing as a “common good” in a society of individuals Appeals to the common good are typically a veil for taking more of your liberty Tyranny…
Freedom, Transparency, and Good Government Require Keeping Regulations Under Control
In our state constitution, laws are made only by elected legislators accountable to the people. Regulations carry the force of laws but are made by bureaucrats in the executive branch…
Freedom Offers a Better Game Plan for the Poor
The progressive plan to address poverty has been ineffective at best, but most likely incredibly harmful. Government programs control people, while freedom empowers people. Free people should rely on each…
The Vital Importance of Work to Liberty
Without the ability to work for our earnings, we do not have freedom. Severing the link between work and reward has disastrous results. The government disrupts work and economic life,…
Why Focus on Funding Students and Not Systems?
Rather than try to redeem an unredeemable system, North Carolinians should embrace a superior model of governance: parental school choice
How to Reply to the “Health Care and Housing Are Human Rights” Argument
Nothing that requires the labor of others is a right. Rights don't need to be rationed.
Who Should Provide For You?
Charitable action is often mutually beneficial in that not only does the recipient benefit, but also the giver benefits from satisfying an altruistic desire to help those in need. Conversely,…
Government Exists To Protect Our God-Given Individual Rights
North Carolina recognizes one more self-evident gift of God to each of us: the right to the enjoyment of the fruits of our own labor.
Building a Conservative Vision for Education
If conservatives want to win the public debate over education, they must articulate a principled vision. A vision based on civil society, freedom to define the purpose of education, and…
Why We Should Be Thankful for the Freedom to Gather Together
If politics-first socialists were somehow to succeed in subjugating our associations to the whims of the State, it's hard to estimate how much we would lose, so we must be…