The News & Observer ran one of its occasional “fact checks” on a recent statement by former Democratic Sen. Floyd McKissick before the General Assembly. He said, while calling for…
Rules created by a state agency can carry the full force of law. But in our system of government, legislators are the ones who make law. How are agencies able…
A message from our CEO Amy Cooke: Thomas Jefferson said, “Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.” All of us at the John Locke…
Facing a coronavirus, 50 states and the District of Columbia rolled out 51 different plans with 51 different justifications that they’re based in science. North Carolinians are under one of…
Energy poverty is a serious issue. Research shows that higher energy prices cost lives. The U.S. Energy Information Agency showed in 2018 that one in three families struggled…
In the best of times, occupational licensing was a notorious public-choice problem. It’s an extreme government regulation that ought to have been reserved for only the most extreme risks.
Gov. Cooper’s stay-at-home executive order had a “spoonful of loophole” that let any businesses, nonprofit, or educational institution remain open provided it could “meet Social Distancing Requirement” between its…
On March 24, Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker announced he was temporarily suspending all pistol permit services until April 30. State Senators Warren Daniel (R-Burke) and Danny Britt (R-Robeson)…
Under the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, many state and local governments around the country have issued “stay at home” orders. These orders make broad exceptions for workers at a…
Three weeks ago today, Governor Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency due to the spread of COVID-19. One day later, John Locke Foundation researchers paused all other projects and got…
