Education
Martin Center column probes ‘bias response teams’
Dan Way writes for the Martin Center about a new tool that could stifle free speech on college campuses. Colleges are using a new tool with the frightening potential to…
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private liberal arts university in Elon, North Carolina, United States
Liberty
Can society return to civil debate?
We can see an uptick in deliberate rudeness, harassment, vandalism, and violence committed solely because of political disagreement. Is there a return to civility in our future? John Locke Foundation’s…
Research Brief
Regulation
Helping Society Return to Civil Debate
Is there a return to civility in our future? Our political culture seems to be getting increasingly more toxic. This path, if we stay on it, has a bloody end,…
Liberty
Academics making the case for civil dialogue
I've long written about the need to cherish the many things in life above politics, especially including the ability to break bread together even if you have political differences. So…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
Thousands of protesting public school teachers greeted lawmakers returning to Raleigh last week. Terry Stoops places those teachers’ complaints in context for the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio. Joseph…
Law & Public Safety
Experts offer advice about North Carolina’s judicial selection process
The John Locke Foundation and Western Carolina University’s Center for the Study of Free Enterprise co-sponsored a panel discussion this week on the future of judicial selection in North Carolina.…
Research Brief
Law & Public Safety
Event! Selecting Judges in North Carolina: Time for a Change?
On Monday, May 7, the John Locke Foundation and Western Carolina University’s Center for the Study of Free Enterprise will cohost an event that should be of interest to anyone…
Education
Top teacher education programs in North Carolina
The National Council on Teacher Quality released their annual Teacher Prep Review rankings last week. High Point University was the top North Carolina university in the undergraduate elementary category. In…
Elections & Public Integrity
Who Knows What About Whom
Syndicated columnist John Hood looks at interesting results from the Elon University poll about who knows what about whom when it comes to elected representatives — including North Carolina sheriffs. …
Liberty
Maintaining Personal Privacy in the Internet Age — It’s Not Just a Problem for Facebook Users
While the rest of the country has focused on the controversy surrounding Cambridge Analytica’s access to personal information about Facebook users, a controversy over police access to personal information about…
Elections & Public Integrity
Are You Part of the 62%?
From the folks at the Elon Poll comes these results.
Research Brief
Law & Public Safety
Is the North Carolina Courts System Broken?
Some members of the General Assembly seem to think so. Twice in December, and twice again this month, the Senate Select Committee on Judicial Reform and Redistricting has met to…