As part of his remarks while visiting the White House on his first day in the United States, Pope Francis made a strong plea on behalf of religious liberty, which he specifically directed at President Obama.
Published: Sunday, May 14th, 2023 @ 4:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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With the Biden administration leading the way, progressives have for months been desperately trying to shift blame for rising inflation.
Published: Friday, July 15th, 2022 @ 5:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Don't Fall for the Game of Economic Impact Studies; Promote Economic Growth Instead
Published: Tuesday, March 29th, 2022 @ 9:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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.”
Published: Monday, January 24th, 2022 @ 9:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It has been four years since the legislature last passed a significant tax reform.
Published: Monday, June 7th, 2021 @ 8:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina’s economy has been devastated by the decisions of Gov. Roy Cooper and state and local officials in their attempt to ameliorate the effects of COVID-19.
Published: Monday, April 27th, 2020 @ 9:20 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In a recent tweet, former President Barack Obama declared, “Eleven years ago today, near the bottom of the worst recession in generations, I signed the Recovery Act, paving the way for more than a decade of economic growth and job creation.”
Published: Tuesday, March 10th, 2020 @ 12:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Democratic party’s most radically progressive candidates, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, have promised to impose a tax on wealth.
Published: Sunday, November 3rd, 2019 @ 6:09 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The budget standoff in North Carolina is generating national attention, which focuses on the debate over Medicaid expansion. But there's another policy standoff in Raleigh, and it's interesting not just for what's up for debate, but also for what isn't.
Published: Saturday, July 27th, 2019 @ 3:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In December 2018, I wrote the following: “As a general rule, the public and politicians should never view economic impact studies as anything more than an attempt by special interests to manipulate public opinion for their own benefit.”
Published: Sunday, July 14th, 2019 @ 11:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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During the 2016 presidential campaign, then-candidate Donald Trump tweeted that he believed people who burned the American flag should be punished with either loss of citizenship or a year in prison.
Published: Friday, June 21st, 2019 @ 4:06 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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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: Monday, March 18th, 2019 @ 10:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As the specifics (and many of the absurd objectives) of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal (GND) have come to light, the common refrain from Democrats who support it is that the plan is "aspirational."
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2019 @ 3:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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One of the best examples of pure socialism in the United States can be found right here in North Carolina - our system of distribution and sales of alcoholic beverages
Published: Thursday, March 7th, 2019 @ 8:49 pm
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: Tuesday, March 5th, 2019 @ 1:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Among many in the Democratic Party, attacking the rich is back in style.
Published: Saturday, February 23rd, 2019 @ 2:48 am
By: Carolina Journal
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While caution remains the budgetary watchword this session, legislative leaders will look for ways to sustain the momentum for tax reform
Published: Wednesday, February 20th, 2019 @ 12:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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And in the North Carolina General Assembly, lawmakers start the legislative session by introducing new tax and spending proposals.
Published: Thursday, February 14th, 2019 @ 2:39 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: Sunday, February 10th, 2019 @ 11:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) greets Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) before a ceremonial swearing-in picture on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 3, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Published: Monday, February 4th, 2019 @ 12:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina needs to reform its approach to taxing capital gains. As I have noted in a previous analysis for the John Locke Foundation, the current system ignores the fundamental nature of capital gains taxes.
Published: Sunday, January 27th, 2019 @ 10:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Publishing a hardcore policy newsletter every week would not be possible without a team of brilliant and hard-working colleagues.
Published: Monday, January 21st, 2019 @ 3:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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For the last several days, news of General Motor's (GM) plans to close plants and eliminate nearly 15,000 jobs in the U.S. and Canada have been blanketing the news
Published: Friday, January 4th, 2019 @ 6:44 am
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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When is it acceptable for a Republican president to openly brag about liking taxes?
Published: Friday, December 14th, 2018 @ 9:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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When are special interest subsidies not just special interest subsidies?
Published: Tuesday, December 11th, 2018 @ 3:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In the United States, there are between 45 and 46 million turkeys killed each year by profit-seeking farmers for consumption at Thanksgiving dinners around the country
Published: Thursday, November 29th, 2018 @ 12:36 pm
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, November 24th, 2018 @ 11:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Reportedly, Americans are more interested in socialism now. How much that is actually true, I don't know. Media political reporting today contains so much projection, it's hard to tell
Published: Thursday, November 22nd, 2018 @ 3:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Much of the economic news lately is focusing on the fact that labor is becoming a scarce commodity
Published: Friday, October 26th, 2018 @ 10:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In the main, there are two reasons given for taxing soda and other heavily sugared products, including sugar itself
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 10:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Walmart has low prices for all kinds of products, from clothing to shoes to groceries and almost everything in between
Published: Wednesday, October 17th, 2018 @ 12:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It should be pretty clear that carbon dioxide (CO2) and carbon are not the same things
Published: Wednesday, October 10th, 2018 @ 12:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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