Law & Public Safety
Through research and policy proposals, Locke supports the protection of the public and the right to self-defense. Unfortunately, issues like overcriminalization and asset seizure have caused public safety to stray from that vital responsibility.
“Politics and the Rule of Law”
That’s the title of this year’s Joseph Story Distinguished Lecture. The lectures are organized by the Heritage Foundation’s Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies. The speaker this year…
Holding ‘Soros Prosecutors’ Accountable
Charles Fain Lehman writes at the Washington Free Beacon about a new proposal for reining in rogue prosecutors. Across the country, well-funded progressives are snapping up local public prosecutor jobs…
Science and data: 91 studies and counting affirm robust natural immunity
How can "We follow the science!" chest-beating politicians continue to ignore this?
New Carolina Journal Online Features
Carolina Journal Online reports on three former N.C. Supreme Court chief justices defending the court’s tradition against involuntary removal of justices from hearing cases. John Hood’s CJ Opinion explains why…
No, Covid didn’t make them do it
"Believing Covid shuts down businesses, closes schools, causes substance abuse, requires emergency orders, and so forth requires the unstated presumption that individuals are not the ones choosing to shut businesses,…
How California environmental overregulation caused “Containergeddon”
"The bottleneck in California (caused by that state’s stringent emissions laws) led directly to bottlenecks at every other port in America."
Sen. Thom Tillis Speaks About Fallen Knightdale Police Officer Ryan Hayworth
Officer Ryan Hayworth was just 23 years old. May he rest in peace, and may we appreciate the gravity of law enforcement work and the dangers that await officers each…
New Carolina Journal Online Features
Carolina Journal Online reports on N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore’s use of a national media platform to expose a controversy involving the state Supreme Court. Ray Nothstine’s CJ Opinion highlights…
CDC director offers real-life horror for schoolkids
"CDC Dr. Rochelle Walensky says that even if kids get vaccinated (per FDA approval) schools should still have mask mandates."
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…
House Speaker Tim Moore Takes On Outrageous Effort To Boot 2 GOP Justices From Key N.C. Supreme Court Case
House Speaker Tim Moore snagged a national audience with a letter published by the Wall Street Journal. In the letter, Moore takes on the NAACP’s legal effort to try and…
Biden’s Supreme Court Commission Labeled ‘Pointless’
Charles Cooke of National Review Online expresses no surprise that a report from a Biden administration commission on the U.S. Supreme Court attracted little attention. Last week, President Biden’s Commission…