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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.

Truth in Accounting, an organization dedicated to educating the public about government financial information, released their 2022 Financial State of the Cities report today.
Truth in Accounting, an organization dedicated to educating the public about government financial information, released their 2022 Financial State of the Cities report today.
 
When I first received word that Gov. Roy Cooper had signed a proclamation celebrating National School Choice Week, I believed it was a hoax.
When I first received word that Gov. Roy Cooper had signed a proclamation celebrating National School Choice Week, I believed it was a hoax.
 
This past week 96.6% of people in NC were estimated to pose no threat of passing along COVID-19 to anyone.
This past week 96.6% of people in NC were estimated to pose no threat of passing along COVID-19 to anyone.
 
Take a close listen to the reporter who asks White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki about a Vanity Fair report of a meeting last October
Take a close listen to the reporter who asks White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki about a Vanity Fair report of a meeting last October
 
The raw numbers are devastating in this CBS News Poll, as is the trend. Americans were sold a narrative in the 2020 elections – a narrative of competency.
The raw numbers are devastating in this CBS News Poll, as is the trend. Americans were sold a narrative in the 2020 elections – a narrative of competency.
 
Coffers in Washington overflow with your tax dollars.
 
One data point in my colleague Jon Sanders’ latest NC Threat-Free Index jumped out at me: For the week ending January 1, 40% of Covid-19 cases in North Carolina were to people considered fully vaccinated.
One data point in my colleague Jon Sanders’ latest NC Threat-Free Index jumped out at me: For the week ending January 1, 40% of Covid-19 cases in North Carolina were to people considered fully vaccinated.
 
Those straining noises you heard yesterday were the eyebrows of North Carolina school choice advocates being raised in justified skepticism.
Those straining noises you heard yesterday were the eyebrows of North Carolina school choice advocates being raised in justified skepticism.
 
You’ve been waiting and waiting for the lamp you ordered to arrive at your home, but still nothing. You’ve likely chalked it up to Biden’s economy and a disrupted supply chain.
You’ve been waiting and waiting for the lamp you ordered to arrive at your home, but still nothing. You’ve likely chalked it up to Biden’s economy and a disrupted supply chain.
 
On the heels of my colleague Jon Sanders highlighting that the cost to North Carolina taxpayers for each promised job from government handouts to corporations comes to $586,000 each, the N&O reports that two previous corporate welfare deals are being canceled because the promised jobs never came.
On the heels of my colleague Jon Sanders highlighting that the cost to North Carolina taxpayers for each promised job from government handouts to corporations comes to $586,000 each, the N&O reports that two previous corporate welfare deals are being canceled because the promised jobs never came.
 
Inflation is perplexing. On an individual level, it inflicts harm on consumers at no fault of their own.
Inflation is perplexing. On an individual level, it inflicts harm on consumers at no fault of their own.
 
While others got angry watching President Biden’s vitriolic, over-the-top speech about what he terms ‘voting rights,’ I felt something much different.
While others got angry watching President Biden’s vitriolic, over-the-top speech about what he terms ‘voting rights,’ I felt something much different.
 
Today, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced another data dump of cases blamed on a nonreporting lab.
Today, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced another data dump of cases blamed on a nonreporting lab.
 
In terms of crime and public order, the middle decades of the 20th century were a period of remarkable tranquility.
In terms of crime and public order, the middle decades of the 20th century were a period of remarkable tranquility.
 
Former president Donald Trump has already stepped into the race to replace retiring North Carolina U.S. Sen. Richard Burr by endorsing Rep. Ted Budd in the Republican primary
Former president Donald Trump has already stepped into the race to replace retiring North Carolina U.S. Sen. Richard Burr by endorsing Rep. Ted Budd in the Republican primary
 
If you were tasked with organizing a system of publicly funded schools, how would you do it?
If you were tasked with organizing a system of publicly funded schools, how would you do it?
 
Chad Adelman and Katherine Silberstein of the Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University seem to think so. That’s the topic they tackle in a new Edunomics brief.
Chad Adelman and Katherine Silberstein of the Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University seem to think so. That’s the topic they tackle in a new Edunomics brief.
 
It’s a huge court win from a bipartisan panel of judges. On Tuesday, a unanimous three-judge panel (2 Republicans and 1 Democrat) upheld North Carolina’s newly drawn election maps
It’s a huge court win from a bipartisan panel of judges. On Tuesday, a unanimous three-judge panel (2 Republicans and 1 Democrat) upheld North Carolina’s newly drawn election maps
 
Sen. Thom Tillis took to the floor to call out the breathtaking hypocrisy.
 
Court finds that the question of drawing districts is "non-justiciable"
 
This past week 97.7% of people in NC were estimated to pose no threat of passing along COVID-19 to anyone.
This past week 97.7% of people in NC were estimated to pose no threat of passing along COVID-19 to anyone.
 
North Carolina election officials put identifying marks on mail and early ballots
North Carolina election officials put identifying marks on mail and early ballots
 
My previous research brief discussed that last year Gov. Roy Cooper pledged over $1.3 billion in corporate welfare to just 58 corporations from state “economic development” incentives programs whose stated purposes are about “job creation.”
My previous research brief discussed that last year Gov. Roy Cooper pledged over $1.3 billion in corporate welfare to just 58 corporations from state “economic development” incentives programs whose stated purposes are about “job creation.”
 
Hang onto your seats, everyone. Tired of your grocery bill going up and up each week?
Hang onto your seats, everyone. Tired of your grocery bill going up and up each week?
 
Since at least October 2020, we have been trying to find out how many of North Carolina’s Covid-19 hospitalizations were for people whose Covid infection was so bad that it put them in the hospital
Since at least October 2020, we have been trying to find out how many of North Carolina’s Covid-19 hospitalizations were for people whose Covid infection was so bad that it put them in the hospital
 
Buying food for the week ahead has become a discouraging adventure.
 
Judges in redistricting trial refused to sanction defendants over maps drawn by Rep. Destin Hall and staffers during "strategy sessions."
Judges in redistricting trial refused to sanction defendants over maps drawn by Rep. Destin Hall and staffers during "strategy sessions."
 
Today’s oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court about the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate produced a fascinating exchange, courtesy of Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
Today’s oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court about the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate produced a fascinating exchange, courtesy of Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
 
A new national telephone and online survey by Rasmussen Reports finds that 52% of Likely U.S. voters have a favorable impression of Trump
A new national telephone and online survey by Rasmussen Reports finds that 52% of Likely U.S. voters have a favorable impression of Trump
 
My Locke colleague Brian Balfour has noted that Americans voted with their feet in 2021, moving away from higher-tax states to lower-tax states like North Carolina.
My Locke colleague Brian Balfour has noted that Americans voted with their feet in 2021, moving away from higher-tax states to lower-tax states like North Carolina.
 
In conversations about record inflation, most people harken back to the Jimmy Carter era where annual price inflation growth surpassed 10%.
In conversations about record inflation, most people harken back to the Jimmy Carter era where annual price inflation growth surpassed 10%.
 
The first time crime really hit home for me was when a thug pointed a gun at a family member’s head while she was making an after-hours bank transaction.
The first time crime really hit home for me was when a thug pointed a gun at a family member’s head while she was making an after-hours bank transaction.
 
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