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John Locke Foundation Guest Editorial  

JLF’s Mission: The John Locke Foundation employs research, journalism, and outreach programs to transform government through competition, innovation, personal freedom, and personal responsibility. JLF seeks a better balance between the public sector and private institutions of family, faith, community, and enterprise.

Now that state legislators have returned to work, one of their most important jobs is to approve a new state budget by July 1.
Now that state legislators have returned to work, one of their most important jobs is to approve a new state budget by July 1.
 
The past two years have shown that the General Assembly is serious about regulatory reform, an attitude that is very welcome - not to mention vital to improving the state's business climate.
The past two years have shown that the General Assembly is serious about regulatory reform, an attitude that is very welcome - not to mention vital to improving the state's business climate.
 
If your tenure in our state stretches back no further than the early 1980s, you may not be aware of the fact North Carolina's license plates used to say "First in Freedom" rather than "First in Flight."
If your tenure in our state stretches back no further than the early 1980s, you may not be aware of the fact North Carolina's license plates used to say "First in Freedom" rather than "First in Flight."
 
North Carolina's aggressive approach to occupational licensing raises prices and protects current members of a profession more than it protects consumers.
North Carolina's aggressive approach to occupational licensing raises prices and protects current members of a profession more than it protects consumers.
 
I noted a couple of days ago that North Carolina native Richard Weaver helped spark the modern conservative movement with his 1948 book Ideas Have Consequences.
I noted a couple of days ago that North Carolina native Richard Weaver helped spark the modern conservative movement with his 1948 book Ideas Have Consequences.
 
As you may know, the John Locke Foundation has just published a new book - First in Freedom: Transforming Ideas into Consequences for North Carolina - that proposes a new tax system for our state.
As you may know, the John Locke Foundation has just published a new book - First in Freedom: Transforming Ideas into Consequences for North Carolina - that proposes a new tax system for our state.
 
Gov. Pat McCrory will make three immediate appointments to the State Board of Education.
Gov. Pat McCrory will make three immediate appointments to the State Board of Education.
 
The 2012 election did little to change the political landscape in Washington, D.C. In the early-morning hours after the election, Weekly Standard executive editor Fred Barnes wrote a column describing "a status quo election with Democrats entrenched in the White House and Senate, and Republicans...
The 2012 election did little to change the political landscape in Washington, D.C. In the early-morning hours after the election, Weekly Standard executive editor Fred Barnes wrote a column describing "a status quo election with Democrats entrenched in the White House and Senate, and Republicans...
 
Replacing North Carolina's existing income, corporate, sales, and estate taxes with a new consumed-income tax dubbed the USA Tax could generate 80,500 new jobs in the first year, while boosting the state's economy by $11.76 billion.
Replacing North Carolina's existing income, corporate, sales, and estate taxes with a new consumed-income tax dubbed the USA Tax could generate 80,500 new jobs in the first year, while boosting the state's economy by $11.76 billion.
 
In 1948, the University of Chicago Press published one of the foundational texts of the modern conservative movement: Ideas Have Consequences.
In 1948, the University of Chicago Press published one of the foundational texts of the modern conservative movement: Ideas Have Consequences.
 
Over the past several weeks, there has been a good deal of global warming news, some that focused on the year immediately passed - 2012 - and some that focused on years to come.
Over the past several weeks, there has been a good deal of global warming news, some that focused on the year immediately passed - 2012 - and some that focused on years to come.
 
Want to make North Carolina public education more cost-effective?
 
"Shale gas has the potential to materially improve the economic lot of every citizen of the U.S." Dr. Vikram Rao, executive director of the Research Triangle Energy Consortium.
"Shale gas has the potential to materially improve the economic lot of every citizen of the U.S." Dr. Vikram Rao, executive director of the Research Triangle Energy Consortium.
 
Any tax-reform bill that might move through the North Carolina General Assembly will address only state-level taxes. So the topic of my column today is unlikely to lead to any legislative action in the short run.
Any tax-reform bill that might move through the North Carolina General Assembly will address only state-level taxes. So the topic of my column today is unlikely to lead to any legislative action in the short run.
 
Two men who want to lead the N.C. Democratic Party - former state Sen. Eric Mansfield of Cumberland County and Pittsboro Mayor Randy Voller
Two men who want to lead the N.C. Democratic Party - former state Sen. Eric Mansfield of Cumberland County and Pittsboro Mayor Randy Voller
 
The North Carolina State Bar expects to complete its $18 million office in downtown Raleigh by March.
The North Carolina State Bar expects to complete its $18 million office in downtown Raleigh by March.
 
As state lawmakers made their way back to work Jan. 9, they faced nearly 200 protesters on the lawn in front of the General Assembly building.
As state lawmakers made their way back to work Jan. 9, they faced nearly 200 protesters on the lawn in front of the General Assembly building.
 
I can't tell you how many times someone at the John Locke Foundation has taken a phone call and gotten this question. One would hope that the name of John Locke...
I can't tell you how many times someone at the John Locke Foundation has taken a phone call and gotten this question. One would hope that the name of John Locke...
 
Here in North Carolina, the debate about proposed changes to the unemployment-insurance system have prompted left-wing analysts to ridicule the notion that the amount and duration of UI benefits have an effect on the propensity for jobless recipients to accept employment offers.
Here in North Carolina, the debate about proposed changes to the unemployment-insurance system have prompted left-wing analysts to ridicule the notion that the amount and duration of UI benefits have an effect on the propensity for jobless recipients to accept employment offers.
 
A new year brings new opportunities, and North Carolina offers the nation's best opportunities to change state government.
A new year brings new opportunities, and North Carolina offers the nation's best opportunities to change state government.
 
It's tough enough for a small business to succeed when it faces competition in the open market. It's even tougher when government puts up roadblocks in the form of high taxes or excessive regulation.
It's tough enough for a small business to succeed when it faces competition in the open market. It's even tougher when government puts up roadblocks in the form of high taxes or excessive regulation.
 
In response to four years of massive federal deficits, tax cuts scheduled to expire this month, and lackluster economic growth.
In response to four years of massive federal deficits, tax cuts scheduled to expire this month, and lackluster economic growth.
 
Judging by the extent and intensity of media coverage, policymakers in North Carolina and elsewhere ought to be devoting significant attention to combating the burgeoning problems of gun violence, highway safety, and workplace accidents.
Judging by the extent and intensity of media coverage, policymakers in North Carolina and elsewhere ought to be devoting significant attention to combating the burgeoning problems of gun violence, highway safety, and workplace accidents.
 
In a world increasingly dominated by technological shorthand, it's hard to imagine why students would need to know the meaning of an unwieldy word like "perspicacity." Yet in the information age, a good vocabulary is more important than ever.
In a world increasingly dominated by technological shorthand, it's hard to imagine why students would need to know the meaning of an unwieldy word like "perspicacity." Yet in the information age, a good vocabulary is more important than ever.
 
North Carolina policymakers will have a lot on their plate in 2013. The General Assembly will tackle tax reform, education, the unemployment-insurance debt, and other pressing issues.
North Carolina policymakers will have a lot on their plate in 2013. The General Assembly will tackle tax reform, education, the unemployment-insurance debt, and other pressing issues.
 
In my latest "Free & Clear" column for Business North Carolina magazine, I write about the process of unbundling services currently delivered by formal colleges and universities.
In my latest "Free & Clear" column for Business North Carolina magazine, I write about the process of unbundling services currently delivered by formal colleges and universities.
 
Government is a different animal from a business. But that doesn't mean city and county governments can't benefit from applying some basic business practices to how they operate.
Government is a different animal from a business. But that doesn't mean city and county governments can't benefit from applying some basic business practices to how they operate.
 
As Gov. Pat McCrory takes office and the Republican-led General Assembly reconvenes for its 2013 session, they face significant fiscal and economic challenges.
As Gov. Pat McCrory takes office and the Republican-led General Assembly reconvenes for its 2013 session, they face significant fiscal and economic challenges.
 
As North Carolina lawmakers, lobbyists, and activists prepare for the Great Tax Reform Debate of 2013, there are a few things everyone ought to keep in mind.
As North Carolina lawmakers, lobbyists, and activists prepare for the Great Tax Reform Debate of 2013, there are a few things everyone ought to keep in mind.
 
After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down an Arizona campaign finance law that allowed some candidates to receive rescue funds from taxpayers. North Carolina lawmakers and advocates sorted through the implications for the Tar Heel State.
After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down an Arizona campaign finance law that allowed some candidates to receive rescue funds from taxpayers. North Carolina lawmakers and advocates sorted through the implications for the Tar Heel State.
 
I'm highly educated, very qualified. I don't need training. I need a job.
 
Politicians of all parties, at all levels of government, have been debating health care virtually nonstop since the early 1990s.
Politicians of all parties, at all levels of government, have been debating health care virtually nonstop since the early 1990s.
 
The first two times I lived in Washington, DC - doing internships during the summer of 1987 and the spring semester of 1988 - I ended up taking the Greyhound bus back and forth to North Carolina several times to see friends or pick up some extra cash as a newspaper reporter in Nash County.
The first two times I lived in Washington, DC - doing internships during the summer of 1987 and the spring semester of 1988 - I ended up taking the Greyhound bus back and forth to North Carolina several times to see friends or pick up some extra cash as a newspaper reporter in Nash County.
 
The Great Recession offered new ammunition to those attacking the American system of free enterprise, while defenders of that system have spent recent years refining their arguments.
The Great Recession offered new ammunition to those attacking the American system of free enterprise, while defenders of that system have spent recent years refining their arguments.
 
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