John Locke Foundation: Prudent Policy / Impeccable Research - Volume CCLXXX | Eastern NC Now

    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.

N.C. State’s Mell questions myth of medieval Jewish moneylenders

    You might have heard the story about Jews’ critical role in the medieval European economy — serving as moneylenders at a time when others avoided that important job. A new book from N.C. State University history professor Julie Mell shows how that story is largely based on myth.

    Mell shared details from her research during a presentation Monday for the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society.

JLF’s Roy Cordato says economic growth is more important than economic development

Dr. Roy Cordato, John Locke Foundation senior economist, explains why a focus on economic growth is better than a focus on economic development. Cordato offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.

Carolina Journal’s Rick Henderson recaps key pieces of Hammocks Beach property fight

Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, recaps key elements of the property-rights fight between the Hurst family and the state of North Carolina over land near the Hammocks Beach State Park. Henderson offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.