Mark Mix National Right to Work discusses the efforts by the progressives to use Unions to make our nation communist through control of the labor market and total indoctrination in every area of our country Beatrice Gonzalez and her brother Bob Gonzalez give us an update on the effects of Hurricane Ian Beatrice's ex-husband lives just outside Naples and spent harrowing hours in a safe room in his home as the rest of his house was destroyed by the hurricane She describes the neighborhood she used to live in trees torn out by the roots roofs torn off lakes where [... more]

After a month of uncertainty Republican Paul Newby emerged as the eventual winner of the N C Supreme Court chief justice's election unseating incumbent Democrat Cheri Beasley Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief assesses Newby's likely impact as the leader of the state's highest court and top officer in North Carolina's judicial branch American history has faced attacks in recent years But a textbook titled Land of Hope aims to renew interest in the traditional story of American greatness Author Wilfred McClay professor in the history of liberty at the University of Oklahoma explains why he decided to set his scholarly [... more]

Gov Roy Cooper and other advocates of Medicaid expansion in North Carolina argue consistently that expansion would not cost any state taxpayer dollars A new analysis from the John Locke Foundation and the Ohio-based Buckeye Institute call that claim into question A model based on enrollment estimates and Medicaid costs in expansion states suggests N C budget writers would face a gap of million to million to cover new Medicaid costs Jordan Roberts John Locke Foundation health care policy analyst highlights key points from the new Medicaid expansion analysis A Superior Court judge recently struck down Wilmington's restrictions on vacation [... more]

Joe Biden has officially accepted the nomination as the Democratic Party's presidential candidate Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief analyzes the impact of the recent Democratic National Convention on the presidential race The COVID- pandemic has generated questions about North Carolina's housing supply A recent online forum from the John Locke Foundation highlighted housing issues tied to the pandemic State legislative staffer Brent Woodcox founder of a group called YIMBY Raleigh offered ideas about policy changes that could help residents deal with housing challenges Mark Zimmerman senior vice president of NC REALTORS offered additional perspective During the midst of the pandemic [... more]

Candidates in North Carolina's high-profile elections have been coping with the impact of the COVID- pandemic Now they could face challenges linked to looting and riots that followed protests of the controversial Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief analyzes potential impacts of these unforeseen developments on the state's most important electoral contests The pandemic has caused stress for North Carolina's meat supply State Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler assessed this issue and other ag-related challenges during a recent online forum sponsored by the John Locke Foundation The John Locke Foundation and Washington D C -based Brookings [... more]

The John Locke Foundation and a dozen other public policy groups in other states have joined together to support a nationally significant court case designed to protect workers' rights The case involves a professor at a northeastern public university campus He challenges a law requiring him to be linked to a labor union he opposes Jon Guze John Locke Foundation director of legal studies discusses the case's significance He explains why JLF is taking part in the case Social justice is playing an increasingly disturbing role in American higher education That National Association of Scholars documents that role in a [... more]