John Locke Foundation Vice President Becki Gray and President John Hood answer guest host Henry Hinton’s questions about North Carolina’s Amendment One, a constitutional amendment focusing on the definition of marriage, during the April 8, 2012, episode of N.C. Spin.
Supporters mark the Dec. 1, 2011, effective date of Ethen’s Law, North Carolina’s new Unborn Victims of Violence Act. Speakers at a Nov. 30 news conference inside the state Legislative Building are Rep. Dale Folwell, R-Forsyth; Effie Steele, mother of a murdered pregnant woman, Ebony Robinson; Kevin Blaine, father of a murdered pregnant woman, Jenna...
Jennifer Roback Morse of the Ruth Institute, a project of the National Organization for Marriage, believes government needs to play a role in promoting traditional marriage. She offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 404).
Dr. Eric Dent, professor of management at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, explains why he contends that “we are all religious.” Dent offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 389).
Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, founder and president of The Ruth Institute, discusses the impact of state attacks on the traditional structures of family and marriage. Morse offered these comments during an Oct. 28, 2010, speech for the John Locke Foundation and Thomas International Center. To watch full-length presentations of John Locke Foundation events, click here.
Economist Richard McKenzie of the University of California at Irvine, who grew up in a North Carolina orphanage, contends orphanages get a bad rap from people who don’t know the facts. McKenzie offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 385).
Raleigh, N.C. – Neighbors in Raleigh’s Five Points district are standing up against an option to bring President Obama’s high speed rail through their backyards. The option is called NC-3. It would run trains down the west side of Capital Blvd. into downtown Raleigh. It would also hinder Norfolk Southern’s ability to move freight in...
Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of education studies, discusses the factors contributing to homeschool growth in North Carolina. Stoops offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 380).
Christopher Wolfe, co-director of the Thomas International Center and professor emeritus of political science at Marquette University, discusses the importance of subsidiarity in the American system of government. Wolfe offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 371).
Richard McKenzie, economics professor at the University of California at Irvine, explains how his own experience in an orphanage and his research have helped dispel some negative myths about orphanage life. McKenzie offered these remarks during a June 28, 2010, presentation to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. To watch full-length presentations of John Locke...
David Bass, Carolina Journal associate editor, discusses concerns about the N.C. Revenue Department’s special reviews of income tax returns from large families. Bass offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 369).
