Freedom Focus
In the spirit of John Locke’s own philosophies, we believe and support a free society, rather than one that is under the thumb of a powerful ruling class. We are also against the Communist and Marxist mentalities of “equity” or “social justice” that require unequal treatment under the law.
Government Doesn’t Make Things “Affordable”
Government efforts to make things “affordable” instead typically make things worse. Prices are rising the fastest in industries receiving the largest government efforts to make them affordable. Programs to make…
Is Inflation Killing the American Dream?
Inflation is more than just an expensive trip to the grocery store or gas pump. Workers sacrifice goals and dreams to combat the immediate peril of skyrocketing prices. Inflation destroys…
Property Rights Are Human Rights
Progressive leftists want to convince you of the difference between human rights and property rights. But property rights are human rights. Attempts to diminish property rights in service of some “common good”…
Inflation Is a Tax Nobody Voted For
Inflation is a deeply regressive tax, impacting all Americans, especially low-income households. While we’re all paying the tax, none of us were allowed to vote on it. Bureaucrats being empowered…
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.