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David Manney writes for PJMedia.com about important details hidden by the latest American employment numbers. President Donald Trump got handed an ugly jobs headline Friday. The economy lost 23,000 payroll…
Editors at National Review Online highlight an important development in the history of the American workforce. Labor Day this year is a cause for raucous celebration: For the first time,…
In September, North Carolina’s unemployment rate was 4.2%, down from 4.3% in August, according to the new release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce. This continued the steady downward…
There’s no doubt that the federal and state governments have far exceeded their core, constitutionally-established functions. HB 899, North Carolina Work and Save, would unfortunately continue that trend, and should…
Bob Luddy, one of North Carolina's leading lights and a longtime friend of the John Locke Foundation, has a great piece in The American Spectator today. Entitled "Government Is No…
Surprise bills are a hot topic in state legislatures and Congress. Most readers either have received a surprise bill or know someone who has received a surprise bill from a…
Politicians like to talk about raising average N.C. public school teacher pay to the “national average.” My colleagues John Hood and Terry Stoops have explained — on multiple occasions —…
If we ask government to do less, it will naturally shrink. I keep returning to this basic idea of Richard Cornuelle, who dedicated the bulk of his life to spurring…
Expand government and you’ll grow the economy? Dr. Roy Cordato examines the flaws in this view an concludes: The point here is that, while public sector spending adds to GDP…
Charles Hughes explains at National Review Online that U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders‘ proposal to guarantee government jobs for everyone would create negative unintended consequences. The generosity of the compensation package…
Corporate leaders are increasingly weighing in on contentious political and social issues. Join us Monday, March 5 at Noon at JLF when Duke University Professor Aaron Chatterji will look at…
Triad Business Journal ran a story today with the headline, Developer pushes agtech ‘mega campus’ forward in Research Triangle Park. This is good news! I’ve written before about why it’s a…