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

Published: Tuesday, June 7th, 2016 @ 6:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage ( More Entries )

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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.

JLF’s Terry Stoops dissects latest rankings of average teacher pay

Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of research and education studies, examines the National Education Association’s latest data comparing average teacher pay across the United States. Stoops offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.

UNC-TV’s Gail Zimmermann defends funding for public television

Gail Zimmermann, interim director and general manager at UNC-TV, defends public funding for public television in North Carolina. Zimmermann offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio.

Voluntary groups play underappreciated role in making decisions

    Libertarians are often accused - with some justification - of relying too much on free markets as the answer to all of society's thorny public policy questions.

    Duke University political scientist and economist Michael Munger says libertarians also should emphasize the importance of freely associating voluntary groups in making choices. Those voluntary groups offer an alternative to the coercive power of government.

    Munger delves into this issue detail in the 2015 book Choosing In Groups. He shared key themes from the book in a presentation for the John Locke Foundation's Shaftesbury Society. In the video clip above, Munger explains how voluntary groups offer an alternative to market and government.

    Click here to access video of the full presentation.

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