A new Vanderbilt University report questions the academic benefits of Tennessee's prekindergarten program Terry Stoops John Locke Foundation vice president of research and director of education studies assesses the new research and discusses its implications for state pre-K programs in North Carolina As stories about a national opioid epidemic continue to generate headlines more and more states are considering new taxes on opioid drugs Patrick Gleason vice president of state affairs at Americans for Tax Reform analyzes the growing interest in targeting opioids for taxation He explains ATR's concerns about these taxes It's hard to tell how well a government [... more]

As we welcome a new year Carolina Journal Radio reviews some of the most interesting topics from Politically active corporate CEOs made news during the past year In some cases the political activism could mean bad news for the corporate bottom line Jon Pritchett John Locke Foundation senior vice president argued in a co-authored Wall Street Journal column that corporate shareholders negatively affected by a CEO's activism should be able to take legal action He explains why Some pundits and politicians worry about the American trade deficit Donald Boudreaux professor of economics at George Mason University says those worries are [... more]

The U S Supreme Court has refused to hear a case involving North Carolina's election law That decision leaves intact an Appeals Court ruling striking down the law It also means North Carolina will not require voters to show a photo ID at the polls Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief assesses the significance of the ruling Some pundits and politicians worry about the American trade deficit Donald Boudreaux professor of economics at George Mason University says those worries are misplaced Boudreaux addresses common myths surrounding trade and the desirability of surpluses rather than deficits Some state lawmakers want to make [... more]