• John Locke Update

    Trust, Government, and the Primacy of Traditional Institutions

    posted May 30, 2019 by Joseph Coletti
    As the North Carolina Constitution states, “A frequent recurrence to fundamental principles is absolutely necessary to preserve the blessings of liberty.” It is important though not to let the smell…
  • John Locke Update

    The Restoration of Community in an Age of Anxiety

    posted July 12, 2018 by Joseph Coletti
    The year 1776 was the high watermark of the Enlightenment. Adam Smith wrote The Wealth of Nations, and Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. Both works were grounded in…
  • John Locke Update

    Lifting the Veil Between Poverty and Mobility

    posted April 26, 2018 by Joseph Coletti
    “Human advancement is not a mere question of almsgiving, but rather of sympathy and cooperation among classes who would scorn charity,” writes W.E.B. DuBois in The Souls of Black Folk.
  • Press Release

    Lawmakers should reject Earned Income Tax Credit

    posted February 18, 2007
    RALEIGH – A state Earned Income Tax Credit would complicate North Carolina’s tax code and offer little benefit to families. That’s the key finding in a new John Locke Foundation…

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