Some speech is "more free" than others
All speech is free, but some speech is more free than others.” This seems to be the motto of the current members of the University of North Carolina’s Board of Governors and their General Assembly... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Maps, mayhem and merriment in NC redistricting
If the General Assembly were an army, their troops would be spread too thin. Lawmakers made a tactical decision this year to redraw judicial district boundaries. On another battle front, they’re... Read More
Death penalty would not have saved officers
Editorial by Capitol Broadcasting Company, December 13, 2017. Cynical and shameful. That is a generous assessment of the statement issued by North Carolina’s two top legislative leaders in response... Read More
Carolina leader sides with Christmas
Josephus Daniels, one of the most prominent North Carolinians of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, played a key role in a story that often circulates around Christmastime. He’s not exactly its... Read More
Transparency needed to prevent another Cardinal scandal
State lawmakers had a rare moment of bipartisan unity recently. Everyone, it seemed, was outraged about a state-funded healthcare agency that was paying its CEO a $635,000 salary. Until the overpaid... Read More
Class size mandate is irresponsible; fix needed
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, December 14, 2017. Local school boards are having to clean up after the General Assembly’s mess -- and it won’t be pretty. In 2016 and again this summer... Read More
Can good behavior sometimes cost you more?
by Dr. Mike Walden, NCSU Professor of Economics, December 10, 2017. There’s an old saying stating, “no good deed goes unpunished.” I was reminded of it during a recent radio call-in program... Read More
Tax cuts are not self-financing
Editor’s note: This Daily Journal by John Locke Foundation Chairman John Hood originally ran here May 30, 2017. We are running it again in response to a story,”What happened when North Carolina... Read More
Occupational licensing Grinch ready to steal opportunities
It’s the holidays. Time for good cheer, glad tidings and songs of the season. Good will to all, peace and joy. But in North Carolina, a Grinch hides around every corner. He steals opportunity and... Read More
Court meddling demands scrutiny
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, December 5, 2017. There could be one N.C. Supreme Court seat on the 2018 ballot. Or seven. Or none. This uncertainty only 11 months before the election is... Read More
