John Locke Foundation: Prudent Policy / Impeccable Research - Volume CLIV

Published: Wednesday, April 20th, 2016 @ 2:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation ( More Entries )

Publisher's note: We want our readers to understand that there is wise policy afoot here in North Carolina, and to that end, we offer these excellent videos from our associates, in prudent policy research, at the John Locke Foundation.

We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.

Campbell Law Professor Gregory Wallace Pans Proposed Gun Controls

    President Obama and Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton are the most vocal members of the political class that shouts for new gun control measures after a highly publicized mass shooting.

    But the measures they propose would do little to nothing to prevent similar incidents in the future. That was one of the key messages Gregory Wallace, associate professor of law at Campbell University Law School, delivered during a speech Monday to the John Locke Foundation's Shaftesbury Society.

    Wallace also offered suggestions of alternatives that would help address fears about terrorists, criminals, and the "mentally deranged" getting access to guns. Click here to access video of the entire presentation.

Philosophy professor Jerry Gaus discusses reaction to deals considered unfair

Dr. Jerry Gaus, professor of philosophy at the University of Arizona, discusses experimental results that challenge economists’ traditional views about deals that provide mutual benefit. Gaus offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio.

JLF’s Terry Stoops responds to June Atkinson’s call for 10 percent teacher pay raises

Campbell University’s Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law hosts a Feb. 25, 2016, memorial service for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Speakers are: J. Rich Leonard, Campbell Law School dean; Bishop Michael Burbidge of The Catholic Diocese of Raleigh; Kevin Hales, president of the Federalist Society, Triangle Lawyers Chapter; Justice Paul Newby of the N.C. Supreme Court; Professor Gregory Wallace of Campbell Law School; retired Deputy U.S. Marshal Johnny Dove; Philip Thomas, president of the Campbell Law School Federalist Society; and The Rev. Monsignor David Brockman, vicar general of The Catholic Diocese of Raleigh.

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