Regulation
Government regulations typically restrict people’s behaviors and choices– causing economic damage, especially to society’s vulnerable who can least afford to comply. Locke works to deregulate and support innovation and growth.
Fear Congressional Regulation, Not the Speech
On September 14, 2022, Locke CEO Amy Cooke testified before U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations regarding the importance of free and open debate in…
Big government crushes wealth creation, harms the poor
Increasing productivity is the key to wealth creation. Investment in capital goods and the division of labor are the key factors to rising productivity. Government hampers productivity through interventions like…
A Back-to-School Look at the NC Threat-Free Index
Although most families are hoping to back to school means back to normal, there are still some wanting to go back to forced masking, social distancing, isolated lunches outside, daily…
The CDC Quietly Removed Key “Facts” About mRNA Vaccines
Read the whole thing. Two changes I'd like to highlight here are (a) changes to the CDC's early discussion about "temporary discomfort" from the injection and, even more importantly, (b)…
North Carolina Tourism Spending and Tourism Jobs Still Below Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2021
State visitor spending in 2021 would have needed to be another $2 billion higher to break even with the 2019 record. Tourism jobs in 2021 were still 18% below pre-pandemic…
An Important Judicial Check Against Hyperregulation
My latest article for the American Institute for Economic Research finds a flicker of good news amid the blizzard of bad news that has marked the Biden years so far.…
Proposed Title IX Rewrite Casts Long Shadow Over Review of Healthful Living Standards
A review of North Carolina’s healthful living academic standards will highlight the best standards and content in the areas of sex, healthy living, and creating a healthy environment. Pres. Biden’s…
DHHS Stops Reporting Covid Cases by Vaccination Status
DHHS data during the Covid-19 pandemic have been questionable, to say the least. From late 2021 to the present, the proportion of new Covid cases to individuals considered fully vaccinated…
The NC Threat-Free Index and Immunity Update for the Week Ending April 23
This past week about 99.9% of people in NC were estimated to pose no threat of passing along Covid-19 to anyone. Also, the seven-day rolling averages of hospitalizations and deaths remain at…
The NC Threat-Free Index and Immunity Update for the Week Ending April 4
This past week 99.95% of people in NC were estimated to pose no threat of passing along COVID-19 to anyone. Also, the seven-day rolling averages of hospitalizations and deaths are at their…
Part 2: North Carolina’s Housing Opportunity
Reasonably priced housing options are scare in North Carolina cities due to the stranglehold local governments have on new building. Local leaders should roll back harmful restrictions that allow governments…
Part 1: North Carolina’s Housing Problem
North Carolina cities are experiencing record growth, and new housing is in high demand. Burdensome zoning regulations and affordable housing policies have driven up housing costs. Loosening these regulations will…