ldquo What will we do with all our spare time rdquo That thought was at the heart of an essay published in by the economist John Maynard Keynes In it Keynes proposed that within a hundred years technological and economic advances would bring humans to a point where we work only three hours a day and fifteen hours a week It rsquo s been more than ninety years since Keynes published his famous essay But technology instead of creating more leisure has made us busier than ever Our days are full and while everyday tasks like travel and meal preparation [... more]

State lawmakers interested in improving access to health care in North Carolina should consider relaxing restrictions on nurse practitioners That's a recommendation from Katherine Restrepo John Locke Foundation director of health care policy Restrepo explains how so-called scope-of-practice reform could play an important role in boosting rural health care Private property rights play a critical role in a free society The U S Constitution focuses attention on protecting those rights Ilya Somin professor of law at George Mason University discussed the Constitution's property rights protections during a recent speech at N C State University Somin shares themes from that presentation [... more]