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A new report from the Center for Food, Power, and Life at the John Locke Foundation takes stock of North Carolina’s energy infrastructure and estimates how much infrastructure the state…
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Alabama’s congressional map was a racial gerrymander. The totality of several racial gerrymandering cases creates a safe harbor between violating the Voting Rights Act…
Today is the 92nd birthday of arguably the most influential social and political theorist of our generation, Thomas Sowell. Sowell has written over 30 books in his career that has spanned…
David Bass reports for Carolina Journal Online on a public charter school graduate who has come full circle. CJ reports on state lawmakers honoring Gastonia native Thomas Sowell on his…
Today, North Carolina’s own Thomas Sowell turns 91. Earlier this year, Locke CEO Amy Cooke talked about this incredible man – one of our greatest voices for freedom – who…
John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke, “The Right AOC,” explains why North Carolina should honor Gastonia native Thomas Sowell. Contact Amy at [email protected]. Follow her at https://www.facebook.com/TheRightAOC and https://twitter.com/TheRightAOC.
Introduction Public-sector unions are central to some of the most contentious public policy issues in contemporary America. Do unions improve or impair the political process and elections? Do police unions…
On Tuesday, the Charlotte Observer reported that the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools planned to use a book titled “Jacob’s New Dress” in all first-grade classes as part of the district’s anti-bullying efforts.…
Three days after a CarolinaJournal.com Daily Journal chided the News & Observer for implying that North Carolina’s “cringe-inducing” 1st and 12th congressional districts can be attributed to Republicans’ efforts to…
The John Locke Foundation is a longtime advocate of redistricting reform. Voters ought to choose their representatives — not the other way around. That said, one element of popular media…
We have a very broken healthcare insurance system. From the Charlotte Observer: Aetna’s decision to pull out of North Carolina leaves essentially one insurer – Blue Cross and Blue Shield…
Sears Holdings has announced that it’s closing 68 Kmarts and 10 Sears stores. Among the casualties are five Kmarts in North Carolina: Brevard, Gastonia, Lumberton, Pineville, and Rocky Mount. Another…