NC 250
Griffith Rutherford: Man of action
Griffith Rutherford was a civic and military leader from the North Carolina frontier who was involved in all aspects of the colony’s Revolutionary struggle. He lived just southwest of Salisbury…
New Bern
county seat of Craven County, North Carolina, United States
Research Brief
Law & Public Safety
The trouble with rational basis review, part four
Note: This is the fourth in a series of research briefs discussing rational basis review, a judicial doctrine that shields economic regulations from constitutional challenges. Part three of this series…
NC 250
Revolutionary Resolves in NC from the East to the West
Annoyance and resistance to the policies of King George III and the British Parliament did not just materialize after the April 1775 battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. In…
NC 250
Richard Caswell: Leader of men
One gentleman in North Carolina stood out during the American Revolution as the ultimate leader of men. Whether fighting on the battlefield, speaking in the colonial assembly room, watching over…
NC 250
Stamp Act revisited
Before the Edenton Tea Party’s 1774 protest against the tax on tea, before the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence on May 20, 1775 (it’s on the North Carolina flag!), and before…
Research Brief
Law & Public Safety
The trouble with rational basis review, part two
Note: This is the second in a series of research briefs discussing rational basis review, a judicial doctrine that effectively shields most laws and regulations from constitutional challenge. How should a…
Research Brief
Health Care
The trouble with rational basis review, part one: A case study
Note: This is the first in a series of research briefs discussing rational basis review, a judicial doctrine that is currently being used to shield state laws permanently from constitutional…
NC 250
All the voices
When you consider the coming of the American Revolution to the colony of North Carolina 250 years ago, you might be tempted to take for granted the remarkable circumstances that…
NC 250
Why the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge still matters
The bridge wasn’t the biggest one in the colony of North Carolina, nor was Moores Creek a large body of water. But for a moment in time on a cold…
NC 250
Washington’s tour of North Carolina’s Revolutionary history
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
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…
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…