North Carolina think tanks join forces, creating the southeast’s most powerful voice for personal and economic freedom
Published: Thursday, December 10th, 2020 @ 12:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The vast majority of conservatives accept that government can and should intervene in private affairs when required to protect the rights to life, liberty, and property.
Published: Friday, November 27th, 2020 @ 8:48 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina ranks 11th in the Fraser Institute’s latest national economic freedom rankings.
Published: Thursday, November 19th, 2020 @ 10:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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.
Published: Saturday, March 21st, 2020 @ 6:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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She’s a smart and decisive defender of individual rights and economic freedom.
Published: Thursday, February 27th, 2020 @ 8:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Amy O. Cooke is the new publisher of Carolina Journal. She is also the new CEO for the John Locke Foundation.
Published: Sunday, January 26th, 2020 @ 9:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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President Trump has called his “principled realism” but, befitting such a fuzzy term, there’s no consensus on what drives the current approach.
Published: Friday, January 17th, 2020 @ 12:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Over the past two weeks, a fascinating intellectual conflict has broken out on the Right over pornography, of all things.
Published: Tuesday, December 17th, 2019 @ 3:05 am
By: Daily Wire
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During 2018, North Carolina lost some 338,000 private-sector jobs, or 9.1 percent of the total. Did you happen to notice this economic catastrophe?
Published: Thursday, December 5th, 2019 @ 9:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses what we think are some interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Here’s a week in review
Published: Wednesday, November 13th, 2019 @ 10:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Michael Whatley welcomed President Donald Trump to North Carolina for his 26th rally in the state, the 2nd in Greenville.
Published: Wednesday, July 17th, 2019 @ 4:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Michael Whatley has released the following statement ahead of the first Democrat presidential primary debate this evening:
Published: Friday, June 28th, 2019 @ 7:39 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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With a headline unemployment rate of 4 percent and a healthy 2.8 percent jump in inflation-adjusted median household income last year, North Carolinians are better off economically than they have been in many years.
Published: Sunday, May 26th, 2019 @ 1:06 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Now and then you'll encounter a public servant actually questioning the bad numbers propping up a bad policy proposal, and it's as refreshing as, well, any scene from a lite beer commercial. Remember when the Maryland county executive held back on imposing a $15 per hour minimum wage.
Published: Monday, May 20th, 2019 @ 7:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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There are several candidates who are seeking the Congressional seat from the 3rd District that was held by the late great Walter B. Jones, but only one is a tried and true conservative.
Published: Friday, March 15th, 2019 @ 6:44 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Is it the job of government to make you happy? While it may seem like a straightforward question, there are some important subtleties packed into those few words.
Published: Wednesday, February 27th, 2019 @ 4:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Did you know that North Carolina used to be the nation's leader in locally owned and operated distilleries?
Published: Saturday, February 23rd, 2019 @ 3:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Since President Trump has taken office, economic growth rates have soared, 4.2 percent in the last quarter, and unemployment rates are the lowest in decades, at present 3.7 percent
Published: Saturday, December 29th, 2018 @ 12:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Thousands of federal employees and military personnel have been deployed to assist in the massive recovery effort. One of the biggest we've ever done, and we've had some pretty big hurricanes.
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 7:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Trump Administration's regulatory reform efforts have saved American families and businesses $23 billion in Fiscal Year 2018 by getting rid of unduly burdensome and unnecessary regulation.
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 5:44 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Do political movements ever really accomplish anything? The English writer G.K. Chesterton had his doubts
Published: Monday, October 8th, 2018 @ 11:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's economy is in reasonably good shape. Over the past five years of available data, our state's employers have added 480,000 net new jobs, with our job-creation rate exceeding the national and Southeastern averages
Published: Sunday, September 30th, 2018 @ 3:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new law in Carolina Beach cracking down on food trucks will be served in court.
Published: Monday, August 27th, 2018 @ 10:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Starting in 2011, North Carolina lawmakers have implemented transformational changes resulting in a strong and growing economy
Published: Thursday, July 12th, 2018 @ 4:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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While most state government watchers were focused on a last-minute legislation at the General Assembly, some good news came out of the Office of the State Controller
Published: Sunday, July 1st, 2018 @ 2:57 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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A bill requiring low-income students who score high on end-of-year math tests to automatically be placed in advanced math classes passed unanimously in the House
Published: Wednesday, June 20th, 2018 @ 10:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A Greensboro-based company told a North Carolina brewer he could get out of his distribution contract if he paid the distributor 16 times more than it cost to get in, an affidavit in a lawsuit filed by a group of North Carolina brewers says
Published: Monday, June 18th, 2018 @ 5:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's my honor today to address the people of the world, following this very historic summit with Chairman Kim Jong Un of North Korea.
Published: Sunday, June 17th, 2018 @ 11:42 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On the news we often hear commentators compare other countries to the United States, the premise being that we have a more free country.
Published: Sunday, May 20th, 2018 @ 10:53 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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When pollsters ask voters to list the issues they care about most, economic concerns usually rank high on the list - even when unemployment rates are relatively low
Published: Monday, May 14th, 2018 @ 5:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Freedom of the press and the freedom to operate in a free and open market is critical to maintaining the ideals of liberty and democracy
Published: Monday, May 7th, 2018 @ 12:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Remarks by President Trump at the Tax Cuts for Florida Small Businesses Roundtable | Hialeah, FL
Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 @ 12:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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