John Locke Foundation: Prudent Policy / Impeccable Research - Volume CLIII | Eastern North Carolina Now

We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.

ENCNow
    Publisher's note: We want our readers to understand that there is wise policy afoot here in North Carolina, and to that end, we offer these excellent videos from our associates, in prudent policy research, at the John Locke Foundation.

    We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.


North Carolina’s long history as a ‘battleground’ state



    RALEIGH     Pundits have labeled North Carolina a “battleground” state in recent election cycles. But the state’s role as a key player in national debates and controversies goes back to the nation’s founding.

    That was a key theme from Dr. Troy Kickler, founding director of the N.C. History Project, during a speech Monday to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. Kickler highlighted North Carolina’ Regulator movement in the years immediately preceding the war for independence, North Carolina’s role in the American Revolution, and the state’s contributions to both the Constitutional Convention and the effort to secure a Bill of Rights.

    In the video clip above, Kickler notes the critical efforts of one unsung Founder. Click here to access video of the full presentation.


Congressional redistricting explored in latest JLF ‘Locker Room Talk’



Donna Martinez, John Locke Foundation vice president for marketing and communications, and Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal managing editor, discuss the latest developments in North Carolina’s congressional redistricting dispute. Martinez and Henderson offered these comments during a Feb. 22, 2016, edition of JLF’s “Locker Room Talk.”


JLF’s Terry Stoops responds to June Atkinson’s call for 10 percent teacher pay raises



Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of research and education studies, responds to N.C. Superintendent of Public Instruction June Atkinson’s proposal for 10 percent teacher pay raises. Stoops offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.

Go Back


Leave a Guest Comment

Your Name or Alias
Your Email Address ( your email address will not be published)
Enter Your Comment ( no code or urls allowed, text only please )




Legislators Demand Action Against Common Core John Locke Foundation Guest Editorial, Editorials, Op-Ed & Politics UNC Integrity Officer? Right problem, wrong solution.


HbAD0

Latest Op-Ed & Politics

The existing School Board should vote to put this project on hold until new Board is seated
At least one person was shot and killed during an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on Saturday at a political rally in Pennsylvania in which the suspected gunman was also “neutralized,” according to the U.S. Secret Service.
As everyone now knows, the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling to grant presidents immunity for "official acts" has given Donald Trump unlimited power to do literally anything he wants with zero consequences whatsoever.

HbAD1

President Joe Biden formally rejected on Monday a bill in Congress that would require individuals to show proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in elections for federal office.
Watch and be sensitive to the events which will possibly unfold in the coming days.

HbAD2


HbAD3

 
Back to Top