Tag: John Locke Foundation

Have we lost The John Locke Foundation?

Posted on June 14, 2012October 20, 2016 by Brant Clifton

The Raleigh-based John Locke Foundation has, for years, positioned itself as Ground Zero for conservative and libertarian thought in North Carolina. For years, we on The Right have

Carolina Journal: Room for improvement in NC House budget proposal

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Analysts with Raleigh’s John Locke Foundation say there are plenty of good things in the state budget proposal currently moving through state legislative chambers, but caution that conservatives

John Locke’s Hood misrepresents Amendment One

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Brant Clifton

First it was Renee Ellmers. Now, it’s John Locke Foundation president John Hood. We’ve had a mini-outbreak of alleged conservative leaders throwing in with the left to

The cost of county government in North Carolina

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The John Locke Foundation in Raleigh has put together a fascinating report on the cost of governing at the local level in The Tar

North Carolina’s unemployment insurance mess

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The Tar Heel State’s unemployment rate exceeds the national average. Ol’ Bev keeps extending unemployment benefits for the state’s long-term unemployed. All of this is going on in

Two great weapons for debating economics with lefties

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I’ve stumbled across two great resources — both available for free online — that provide great info, in layman’s terms, for defending capitalism and the free

Why are lefties so scared of Art Pope?

Posted on October 4, 2011October 4, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Moore County’s waaaaaay-too-bipartisan former legislator SpeakerrrrrRichardMorgan™ railed against him and had his allies blast him publicly in ads and letters to the editor. SpeakerrrrrRichardMorgan™ even went after him via the

Some Thoughtful advice trickling out of Raleigh

Posted on July 12, 2011July 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The Raleigh-based John Locke Foundation has released a study that details and makes recommendations on the economic and financial conditions of North Carolina’s local governments. This study, available for download

A good first step toward reforming public education

Posted on July 9, 2011July 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The Raleigh-based John Locke Foundation has hit on an idea that I have been bouncing around for a while, as well. JLF’s Terry Stoops is calling for the state