Liberty
Labeling the Jones Act a ‘failure’
Editors at National Review Online challenge an ineffective federal law. When a law is routinely waived, it’s a pretty good sign that it doesn’t make sense in the first place.…
Colonial Pipeline
pipeline network in the United States
Liberty
Chinese Telecom Hack of Trump, Vance Worse Than Reported
John Sexton writes at HotAir.com about new developments in a disturbing story involving the incoming president. About a month ago we learned that Chinese hackers had targeted the phones of…
Liberty
HB 951, Modernize Energy Generation: what’s it going to cost?
How much will it cost? A proposed committee substitute for House Bill 951, Modernize Energy Generation was introduced and discussed in the NC House last week. It’s a 47 page…
Energy
IN BOX: Why the N.C. Senate Will Reject Gov. Cooper’s Nomination to Lead the Dept. of Environmental Quality
North Carolina Senate Republicans issued the following news release late this morning. Why the N.C. Senate Will Reject Gov. Cooper’s Nomination to Lead the Dept. of Environmental Quality Unanimous warning…
Liberty
Basement Biden Better Than Biden at Work
Tim Murtaugh explains to Federalist readers why he wishes President Biden had remained hidden in his basement. President Joe Biden inherited a nation poised for a tremendous post-COVID resurgence, requiring…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Biden’s Pipeline Hypocrisy Hits Home for Keystone XL Supporters
Barnini Chakraborty writes for the Washington Examiner about responses to the Biden administration’s recent pronouncements on pipelines. Laurie Cox couldn’t believe her ears when she heard Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
How Politics Turned in a Week and Cooper Suddenly Lifted Most Covid Orders
Last week, Gov. Roy Cooper and his administration had made it sound as if his mask order would last for several more months. Then on Friday, May 14, Cooper eliminated…
Energy
New Carolina Journal Online Features
David Bass reports for Carolina Journal Online on concerns about North Carolina’s reliance on the Colonial Pipeline for gasoline. Ray Nothstine’s CJ Opinion explains how we can learn from former…
Energy
‘Lunacy’ of Biden’s Energy Policy Becomes Clear
Tristan Justice writes for the Federalist about one potential outcome of the recent Colonial Pipeline fiasco and a New Mexico oil problem. Long lines, high prices, and empty gas stations…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Biden’s Baffling Approach to Pipeline Problems
Charles Cooke of National Review Online considers the president’s puzzling reaction to the Colonial pipeline shutdown. Sometimes I’m left unsure as to what progressives believe the government is for. In…
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Practical Compassion Lets Prices Rise During a Crisis
Why we oppose the state’s anti-“gouging” law enforcing pre-disaster pricing Laws that forbid price increases during extreme events have bad unintended consequences at the very worst of times. Precisely because…
Regulation
Keep your eyes on the Gulf and the governor, and plan ahead
If the remnants of Tropical Storm Harvey reform into a hurricane in the Gulf and disrupt refineries, and if Gov. Roy Cooper activates the state's anti-gouging law but doesn't relax…