John Locke Updates

Back in the spring, I wrote about a “bicycle superhighway” idea that was just starting to be kicked around.  The concept was a five-mile path along I-40 between Raleigh…

Should you be taxed on “income” that you are not allowed to take ownership of and not allowed to use for your own purposes? In other words, should you ever…

Earlier this week, I participated in the first of three Hometown Debates, a debate series sponsored by The N.C. Institute of Political Leadership (NCIOPL).  The event featured yours truly, Senator…

Even as major questions and specific details still have to be worked out, the Republican tax plan may sound familiar. It moves toward simplification, just as North Carolina’s successful…

Cronyism got a boost last week in the General Assembly. Dan Way reports for Carolina Journal: State Rep. Ted Davis, R-New Hanover, bucked conservative critics who strenuously objected to…

This week, Carolina Beach’s Town Council met to discuss regulations on accessory buildings.  According to the Town Council’s own documents, the discussion started because “A few of the Commissioners…

Last week (9/22), Carolina Journal’s “Daily Journal” featured an important article by my colleague Jon Sanders. It focused on Amazon’s attempt to fleece North Carolina’s taxpayers by soliciting an unprecedented incentive…

Most conservative and libertarian groups opposed ObamaCare repeal efforts because they did not go far enough to dismantle state intervention in health care. Rand Paul took the same line. John…

Over the summer, there’s been a lot of media attention focused on the Wake County Register of Deeds office.  I blogged about it back in early August, and if…

Back in July, I wrote about the chorus of criticism that greeted Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision to revive a civil asset forfeiture program that had been suspended by…