Liberty
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John Locke Foundation Welcomes Two New Researchers to Its Ranks
RALEIGH – The John Locke Foundation is proud to announce the recent hiring of Kelly Lester and Kaitlyn Shepherd to its research department. Kelly Lester has joined the organization as a…
Liberty
42% of BofA Fund Managers Predict a Recession Within Next 12 Months
It appears that 42% fund managers from Bank of America are predicting a recession within the next 12 months. This isn’t good news for the country or the Biden administration,…
Liberty
Did Working from Home Make SVB Less Productive?
Working from home is a benefit many have enjoyed post-COVID but is it making companies less productive? As analysts review the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), one of factors…
Liberty
How deceptive language keeps us in the dark about ‘Daylight Saving’ Time
My recent column for the Foundation for Economic Education looks at Daylight Saving Time (DST). In it I discuss the negative repercussions of DST on health, the economy, the workplace,…
Liberty
Bank of America Big Winner in Silicon Valley Bank Collapse
When it comes to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), there’s one clear winner: Bank of America. The Charlotte-based company is one of the largest financial institutions in the…
Energy
Bill Would Protect Consumer Choice in Home Appliances
In a recent post, I discussed the sudden war on gas-fired stoves and appliances being waged by environmental extremists in government, not just in the Biden administration but even in…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Consensus on Spending Number Falls Between Two TABOR Bills
General Assembly leaders agreed to a bottom-line budget number last week, kicking off the biennium budget season. Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) and House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) announced that General…
Freedom Focus
Freedom Focus
Being vs. Seeming in Crafting Policy
“To be rather than to seem” is a great guiding principle for effective public policy. Many policies started with good intentions don’t bring about the desired outcomes. Policymakers guided by…
Education
Some Friendly Reminders When Discussing the Eternal Topic
Teacher pay; in North Carolina, it’s the topic that never goes away. Last week the State Board of Education, approved a resolution asking lawmakers to support teacher pay raises in…
Liberty
Free Expression on College Campuses
What is driving the intolerance in higher education? Is there hope for our nation’s universities? Professor Mark McNeilly, of UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, shares about the work the University of…
Research Brief
Education
Protecting North Carolinians from Compulsory Covid Vaccination and School Masking
House Bill 98 would make long overdue changes to prohibit state and local governments, public schools, and universities from requiring Covid vaccination or discriminating against the unvaccinated, and it would…
Liberty
Biden to Increase Medicare Budget Through Taxes
The Biden administration is seeking to increase its Medicare budget by levying taxes on “the rich.” This comes on the heels of the North Carolina legislatures brokered deal for Medicaid Expansion. In…