Gov. Roy Cooper and nine other Southern Democrat governors, present and past, signed onto a friend-of-the-court brief in support of UNC Chapel Hill and Harvard in a U.S. Supreme Court case regarding their “race-conscious admissions” policies. Four of the 10 signers were from N.C., and included former Govs. Mike Easley, Jim Hunt, and Bev Perdue.
It has been a long time since I lived on Hillock Drive, which runs off North Hills Drive near Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh. My parents moved there with their two children, Joy and Brad, in 1971. I came along two years later as, my mom says, their “postscript.” It was a great, safe neighborhood to grow up in, and I spent my entire...
John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke says “we won’t comply” with President Biden’s plan to force private employers to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for workers. Cooke is publisher of Carolina Journal. “That one man – Joe Biden – wants to force free Americans to inject something into their bodies should be abhorrent to everyone,” Cooke said...
RALEIGH — Rock ‘n’ roll is fun; it makes us move, smile, and sing. Dr. Larry Schweikart, professor of history at the University of Dayton, says rock ‘n’ roll also can change the world. He’s the driving force behind the movie “Rockin’ The Wall.” Schweikart discussed the movie’s key themes with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
RALEIGH — North Carolina should do more than make a one-time cash payment to living victims of the state's forced sterilization program. That's the assessment of the John Locke Foundation's top legal expert. He recommends lifetime tax breaks, special license plates, and other policies in a new Spotlight report.
RALEIGH — Ever since the United States officially climbed out of the latest recession, uncertainty has remained about the economic future. People have asked what government should do to help give the economy a boost. Those who attended this year’s John W. Pope Lecture at North Carolina State University heard ideas from Michael Boskin, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and professor of economics at Stanford University. Boskin shared some of his ideas with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
RALEIGH — One of the fundamental tenets of our justice system is that each of us is innocent until proven guilty. But a new state law approved this summer turns that premise on its head when it comes to the collection of DNA. Before the legislation’s final approval, Daren Bakst, director of legal and regulatory studies for the John Locke Foundation, discussed mandatory DNA collection from arrestees during a conversation with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
RALEIGH — When looking for ways to improve your business, you might not think of turning toward an ancient Chinese military text for help. But Mark McNeilly has mined Sun Tzu’s The Art Of War for lessons you can apply to the business world. McNeilly, executive director for brand management and strategic marketing at Lenovo, is author of Sun Tzu and the Art of Business. He discussed themes from that book with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
RALEIGH — In today’s Friday interview, Carolina Journal’s Mitch Kokai discusses the War on Terror with historian Larry Schweikart, author of the recent book America’s Victories: Why the U.S. Wins Wars and Will Win the War on Terror. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
