John Locke Updates: 2008

Cordato had explained last week for National Review Online that U.S. Sen. John McCain is leading the charge for legislation that would amount to a substantial energy tax…

On the other side of the political fence, former U.S. Sen. John Edwards is competing with current Sen. Barack Obama for the right to fight Sen. Hillary Clinton for the…

The McCrory announcement also earned John Locke Foundation President John Hood an interview with the Charlotte Observer. Hood also contributed his expertise to the Raleigh News & Observer‘s…

Jane Shaw complemented her radio appearance with the publication of an op ed column in the Charlotte Observer. She discussed North Carolina’s response to illegal immigrants seeking slots…

A new law designed to block illegal immigrants from securing North Carolina driver’s licenses also creates roadblocks for an Asheville man who refuses to use a Social Security Number. The…

JLF researchers led by Research Director and local government analyst Michael Sanera have been watching closely as Jackson County leaders push new property rights restrictions. When Sanera learned recently that…

A peer review from the Boston-based Beacon Hill Institute poked holes this week in the Appalachian State University Energy Center’s claims that climate change policies would produce hundreds…

The John Locke Foundation’s free market-based defense of variable water pricing continued to draw attention as North Carolina spent another week in drought conditions. Karen Palasek, director of educational and…

North Carolina voters will also choose a new governor this year, and seven-term Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory is considering a late entry into the Republican primary race. The Greensboro News…

Pundits across the political spectrum are trying to decide what the results of the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primaries mean for the 2008 presidential race. John Locke Foundation president…