Liberty
Risky business
What a difference two years can make. I’m talking about the two years between 1774 and 1776, as North Carolinians — as well as other American colonists — shifted from…
Hillsborough
town in and county seat of Orange County, North Carolina, United States
NC 250
Guardians of their own liberty
As part of the John Locke Foundation’s NC250: Freedom’s Vanguard initiative, this essay contest invited students, scholars, historians, and writers to explore North Carolina’s pivotal role in the American Revolution…
NC 250
Retreat toward victory
As part of the John Locke Foundation’s NC250: Freedom’s Vanguard initiative, this essay contest invited students, scholars, historians, and writers to explore North Carolina’s pivotal role in the American Revolution…
Freedom Focus
Freedom Focus
Be like Charlie
Note: This is an abridged version of a talk I presented last month at an event called “A Tribute to Charlie Kirk, Champion of the Constitution.” The event was organized…
Liberty
Why NC’s Third Provincial Congress matters to the Revolution
I went to Hillsborough on a recent Saturday for a day of Patriotic frivolity (including tricorn hats, tents, Revolutionary-era clothes, children’s activities, and a colonial market) and to view a…
Law & Public Safety
“Family mourns 83-year-old man killed after being shoved by thief at Home Depot”
That’s the headline of a recent WRAL report. The report continues: A Home Depot employee who was in the hospital for weeks after being shoved down by a man stealing merchandise has…
Education
North Carolina Guarantees a Bill of Rights
In recent elections, North Carolina has often been referred to as a battleground state. In some ways, that was the case in the late 1780s. On November 21, 1789, North Carolina…
Education
On This Day in NC | November 21, 1789
On this day, North Carolina ratified the U.S. Constitution. North Carolina was the only state to have two ratification conventions. In 1788, the Hillsborough convention decided neither to reject nor approve the Constitution. Why?…
Law & Public Safety
How debate in North Carolina ensured the Bill of Rights
Without North Carolina's debate over the Constitution, it's possible we wouldn't even have a Bill of Rights.
Research Brief
Education
What Do Schools Teach about N.C. Monuments and Statues?
With news that a few socialist punks toppled a Confederate memorial statue in Durham, I thought it would be a good time to review what N.C. public school students learn…
Liberty
Presidential tax plans, murderous gangs exposed, election news, and more
As the 2016 presidential election campaign continues to heat up, Republican candidate Jeb Bush unveiled his tax plan during a campaign stop this week in Garner. John Locke Foundation Senior…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Economics of Love and Valentine’s Day
View in your browser. This holiday used to be a day to do something special for the one you love — today it is a moneymaking event for retailers and…