JLF’s John Hood analyzes N.C. political changes over past 50 years
John Locke Foundation Chairman John Hood discusses N.C. political changes since the 1970s. Hood offered these comments during the Nov. 27, 2020, edition of “NC SPIN.”…
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Moore’s memorable milestone will place him in interesting company
North Carolina's two previous four-term House speakers both left the job with some controversy.
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Cooper has finger on shutdown button; don’t let him press it
North Carolina has an opportunity. Meaning North Carolina as a whole, but also as a sum of its complex and diverse parts. Gov. Roy Cooper has taken much from us, decisions made and edicts issued because of the COVID-19 pandemic. I’ve said this before.
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Challenges and opportunities ahead for new state superintendent Truitt
The results are in, and voters selected Republican Catherine Truitt, chancellor of Western Governors University N.C., to be North Carolina’s new superintendent of public instruction. She defeated her Democratic opponent, UNC-Greensboro education professor Jen Mangrum, by around 148,000 votes. Truitt will replace…
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Cooper gets second term, but faces a lot of questions
Races filling the N.C. ballot were won or lost by the thinnest of margins. With a few exceptions, races — statewide and national — stayed excruciatingly close days after election night. Just as polls predicted. All teetering within the margins of error, albeit with at least…
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Historian Wilfred McClay discusses American history text ‘Land of Hope’
Dr. Wilfred McClay, G.T. and Libby Blankenship Chair in the History of Liberty at the University of Oklahoma, is author of “Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story.” McClay discusses the book for the John Locke Foundation’s “HeadLocke” podcast.
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Court packing: Repeating history’s unconscionable mistakes
A national pandemic. New minimum wage standards. Calls for a “New Deal.” If you didn’t know any better, you might think I was referring to early 20th Century America —when the flu ravaged the nation and President Franklin D. Roosevelt passed unprecedented progressive policies…
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In North Carolina, bad ideas have electoral consequences
In politics, at some point, you have to have ideas that appeal to the voting public. That lesson was taught to devastating effect on Election Day in North Carolina. On the night of Nov. 3, Democrats were poised for what many believed to be a blue…
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Lower spending is the key to fiscal sustainability
As Tears for Fears sang in the 1980s, everybody wants their taxes lower. Well, that might not be the exact line, but the sentiment is shared across the political spectrum. Still, examples in other states and at the federal level provide frequent reminders that cutting taxes without cutting spending is…
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Economic shutdowns and uncertainty fuel opioid epidemic in N.C.
In the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, New Vision Therapy is still fighting the opioid epidemic. Overdoses are increasing, patients are relapsing, and providers are trying to prevent the death toll from rising in Greensboro. But two patients are already dead. “It’s terrible. These folks were…