Missed you guys. Under President Trump's leadership, the United States economy is growing at record levels, putting the President in a strong position to fix longstanding trade concerns with China.
Published: Wednesday, January 30th, 2019 @ 12:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Together, we are building a safe, strong, and proud America.
Published: Friday, January 25th, 2019 @ 11:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Wednesday evening, Tucker Carlson delivered a 15-minute monologue on his Fox News program regarding the future of economics and politics in the United States.
Published: Wednesday, January 16th, 2019 @ 4:08 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Gov. Roy Cooper issued several executive orders waiving enforcement of transportation-related regulations to help the agriculture industry prepare for Hurricane Florence
Published: Sunday, October 28th, 2018 @ 3:05 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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A Year of Historic Action to Combat the Opioid Crisis
Published: Friday, October 26th, 2018 @ 1:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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Laws that forbid price increases during extreme events have bad unintended consequences at the very worst of times. Precisely because of those consequences, economists and pundits at the John Locke Foundation have warned against those laws for decades
Published: Saturday, September 29th, 2018 @ 11:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The United States health care system is a unique, complex web of consumers, providers, and payers. And it is expensive
Published: Saturday, September 29th, 2018 @ 8:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Thursday night's show, Tucker Carlson of Fox News launched into a diatribe over the supposed injustices of Amazon's pay practices
Published: Monday, September 3rd, 2018 @ 9:33 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Remarks by President Trump and President Putin of the Russian Federation in Joint Press Conference
Published: Tuesday, July 17th, 2018 @ 10:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, on the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, we remember those we have lost to the drug abuse epidemic, lift up and pray for those struggling with addiction, and reaffirm our steadfast resolve.
Published: Thursday, June 28th, 2018 @ 10:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Defeating this epidemic will require the commitment of every State, local, and Federal agency.
Published: Wednesday, April 11th, 2018 @ 12:32 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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If the supply of oil goes up, the price of oil and gasoline falls
Published: Sunday, March 4th, 2018 @ 4:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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If the supply of oil goes up, the price of oil and gasoline falls
Published: Sunday, February 18th, 2018 @ 9:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Much of the reporting on the recently passed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has been cluttered with moans, groans, and general derision
Published: Friday, January 5th, 2018 @ 3:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A state of emergency in Dare and Hyde counties puts into effect a state law protecting people from price gouging
Published: Tuesday, August 1st, 2017 @ 3:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Fake News has lost it, but is, nonetheless, unbowed, and more than ready to defend their unprincipled behavior.
Published: Wednesday, July 12th, 2017 @ 10:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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After Fifty Seven years under Fidel Castro's rule, a small country embarks on the new beginning and we have a new opportunity.
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2016 @ 8:14 am
By: Bobby Tony
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In North Carolina, Republican candidates for the General Assembly and statewide offices have been told that their policies are to blame for the fact that fewer high school graduates pursue teaching careers
Published: Friday, October 21st, 2016 @ 2:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Driving home from work the other day, needle on empty, I needed fuel if I was to return to work the next day.
Published: Saturday, September 24th, 2016 @ 2:31 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The laws of economics, much like gravity, are not subject to a vote. Unfortunately, the sponsors of HB 1046, Constitutional Amendment [to] Up the Minimum Wage, need to be reminded of this.
Published: Tuesday, May 24th, 2016 @ 5:18 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Destroying property and taking things from people doesn't grow the economy. Sounds rather obvious? That's why lobbyists come armed with "economic impact" studies.
Published: Friday, April 29th, 2016 @ 11:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina lawmakers should take aim at the state's current system of depreciation, as they look for more ways to improve the tax code
Published: Tuesday, January 12th, 2016 @ 3:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina lawmakers should take aim at the state's current system of depreciation, as they look for more ways to improve the tax code.
Published: Sunday, January 10th, 2016 @ 2:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A novel justification for governments heavily subsidizing otherwise unsustainable, expensive, inefficient renewable energy is to argue that all energy sources get subsidies. The general assertion is true as far as that goes. Still, the argument is often used as a variant of...
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 11:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Building on transformational reforms begun in 2011, North Carolina's elected leaders continued changes in 2015 to curtail spending, instill fiscal responsibility, rein in regulations, improve education, make government open and accountable, and create the best possible conditions for economic growth
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 5:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The truth is that education school enrollment is dropping nationwide. According to the latest Title II reports published by the U.S. Department of Education, there was a 30 percent drop in education school enrollment between the 2008-09 and 2012-13 school years. Nearly 110,000 fewer students...
Published: Thursday, October 15th, 2015 @ 4:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Nora Carr is the Guilford County Schools Chief of Staff to Superintendent Mo Green and writes columns on communications and messaging for the American School Board Journal.
Published: Saturday, October 10th, 2015 @ 10:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It is back-to-school time, which means that the mainstream media and public school advocacy groups are busy telling folks that Republicans are jeopardizing the welfare of North Carolina's public schools. What do the facts say?
Published: Saturday, September 5th, 2015 @ 10:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In an interview published on the Capital and Main website, former U.S. Labor Secretary and University of California at Berkeley public policy professor Robert Reich opined that, despite the importance of their jobs, teachers are underpaid compared to supposedly less important professionals.
Published: Saturday, July 18th, 2015 @ 10:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Tuition keeps rising, yet millions of young people continue to pursue college degrees. Defenders of a traditional degree say it's the gateway to a successful career and life, and they bristle at any criticism of the system. But is it really all it's cracked up to be?
Published: Saturday, May 23rd, 2015 @ 1:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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