Research Brief

As North Carolina’s conservative think tank with 26 years of influencing public policy, the John Locke Foundation continues to seek liberty at every opportunity. With the General Assembly…

The John Locke Foundation, and 10 other amici curiae (“friends of the court”), have filed a brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to consider that question. The case…

Earlier this week, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released results from the 2015 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA).  PISA assesses math, reading, and science proficiency among…

To agree with others is not a problem in any society; it is the right to disagree that is crucial. It is the institution of private property that protects and implements the…

The John Locke Foundation recently published a Spotlight (Hard to Swallow: Maze of Rules Hinders Expansion of State’s Alcoholic Beverage Industry) based on a talk I gave last summer…

Last Friday the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit’s decision in Gloucester County School Board v. G.G. As I explained in…

Anybody who is in the business of selling the idea of direct primary care (DPC) to patients, employers, or politicians can anticipate the usual pushback that will arise in…

The N.C. State Board of Education just posted the draft 2015-16 “State of the Teaching Profession Report.”  The report, previously and incorrectly titled “Annual Report on Teachers Leaving…

Beyonce’s done it. Sean Hannity’s done it. And we all know Kim Kardashian has done it too. Done what? According the article quoted above, all those celebrities…

During the period of apartheid in South Africa, all-white labor unions representing workers in the diamond mines were able to have put in place minimum wage laws for diamond mine…