Freedom Focus
Freedom Focus
What Is the Intended Role of Government?
If we tell the government its principal role is to take care of us, there will be no end to the violation of rights.
Individual liberty
Freedom Focus
Freedom Focus
True Morality is Not Found in a Government Program
Far too many equate compassion and morality with government programs. Here's why they're wrong.
Liberty
IN BOX: Speaker Moore Resolves to Fight Biden Vaccine Mandate
House Speaker Tim Moore sent the following news release Friday afternoon. Raleigh, NC— This week, the Biden administration announced a new vaccine mandate for businesses with at least 100 employees.…
Liberty
No. We won’t comply with Biden’s vaccine mandate, and no one else should either.
Statement From Amy Cooke, John Locke Foundation CEO No. We won’t comply with Biden’s vaccine mandate, and no one else should either. “That one man – Joe Biden – wants…
Statement From Amy Cooke, John Locke Foundation CEO
No. We won’t comply with Biden’s vaccine mandate, and no one else should either. “That one man – Joe Biden – wants to force free Americans to inject something into…
Liberty
Why it’s important to cherish the many things in life above politics
Especially because politics tends toward division, it's best to keep it a small part of life so that we can enjoy richer interactions with more people in our communities. Limited…
Education
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
As Carolina Journal Radio marks its 900th weekly episode, Amy Cooke looks ahead to the future of the program’s role in promoting individual freedom, personal responsibility, and limited constitutional government.…
Liberty
Weaponizing a fear of loneliness
Stella Morabito of the Federalist has nothing good to say about the Black Lives Matter organization. Black Lives Matter is a Marxist scam. As with all totalitarian ploys, BLM uses…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
New Carolina Journal Online features
Rick Henderson reports for Carolina Journal Online on the extension of Gov. Roy Cooper’s economic shutdown for North Carolina. Amy Cooke’s Daily Journal explains why the government’s shutdown strategy exhibits…
Law & Public Safety
How the North Carolina State Constitution describes the results from liberty
Some truths are so self-evident that our state constitution infers them, such as this one: "the blessings of liberty."
Law & Public Safety
The importance of protecting the Constitution
James Buckley writes at National Review Online that people must understand and respect the Constitution’s safeguards in order to protect them. In my view, the serious problems we face these…
Liberty
Should We Ban It or Make Our Own Choice?
Cultural change and behavior are fascinating to watch. I often wonder why so many folks prefer to require other people to do things — or refrain from doing them —…