What not to hear
With another General Assembly long session upon us, we once again will get to hear hundreds of hours of political debate over the next few months, ranging from the extremely mundane to the vitally... Read More
NC Spin Articles
The beginning of the end for the Map Act?
The N.C. Court of Appeals handed down this month a ruling that strikes at the heart of a controversial piece of legislation known as the Map Act. Here at the John Locke Foundation, we have been... Read More
Candidates waste much of their money on advertising
As many presumptive presidential candidates are heavily engaged in the ‘invisible primary’ process right now, the key caucus activity of this phase of the race for the 2016 White House is... Read More
Senate leaders push to legalize discrimination
This was a remarkable week indeed at the General Assembly. It is now clear that legislation supported by Senate leaders would allow public employees to refuse to provide state services based on race... Read More
Walker breaks out in national GOP race
PPP's newest national Republican poll finds a clear leader in the race for the first time: Scott Walker is at 25% to 18% for Ben Carson, 17% for Jeb Bush, and 10% for Mike Huckabee. Rounding out the... Read More
Why NC needs no business incentives
When they were out of power, North Carolina Republicans rightly attacked Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue’s wanton use of economic incentives. Since winning control of state government, however, some GOP... Read More
Supreme Court hears arguments for and against vouchers
North Carolina Supreme Court justices had numerous questions Tuesday for attorneys arguing for and against the use of public money at private and religious schools. The justices asked about what... Read More
Senate set to allow officials to opt-out on some marriages
An effort to give state officials who object to gay marriages a legal means to avoid serving same-sex couples passed its first legislative hurdle Tuesday. A state Senate committee approved a bill that... Read More
National group joins chorus opposed to closing Poverty Center
by Jane Stancill, News and Observer, February 24, 2015. The American Association of University Professors has joined a growing chorus calling on the UNC Board of Governors to reject closing a center... Read More
UNC-CH and Mary Willingham reach tentative settlement
Mary Willingham and UNC-Chapel Hill have reached a tentative settlement over a lawsuit she filed last summer that contended the university retaliated against her for blowing the whistle on a long... Read More
