The town of Hillsborough and Orange County have turned the holy grail of environmentalism into official public policy. They want to transform into 100 percent renewable energy-powered communities. But beyond the attention-grabbing headlines, and a 2050 deadline, details matter. Would sprawling, utility-scale solar power plants be built, and where would they go? Would homeowners be...
Let’s honor that venerable American tradition of unvarnished, unconstrained political rhetoric.
On the top of the Liberty Bell this verse is imprinted: "Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof." Leviticus 25:10. This article may seem like a call to arms. Well, it is intended to get folks fired up about LIBERTY, but not to take up arms just yet.
Principles that propelled this nation to greatness will succeed again in the future.
The people who create wealth deserve much more credit for the benefits they confer upon society.
We need to learn the history behind our nation's liberty if we wish to preserve that liberty in the future.
Basic American ideals have produced and can continue to produce prosperity.
RALEIGH – Gastonia should get out of the golf-course business and focus on providing essential city services. That’s the key recommendation in a recent John Locke Foundation Spotlight report.
RALEIGH – Goldsboro could devote more money to essential city services if taxpayers stopped subsidizing local golfers. That’s a key finding in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report.
If it’s a good idea for voters to “own” elections, why isn’t it also a worthy goal for consumers to own their own health-care policies?
It's easy to find good examples of the positive power of the private sector.
