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JLF's John Hood discusses key themes from the book 'First In Freedom'
John Locke Foundation President John Hood shares key themes from the JLF book First In Freedom: Transforming Ideas Into Consequences for North Carolina. Hood offered these remarks during a Feb. 18, 2013, speech to JLF's Shaftesbury Society.
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Transportation expert David Hartgen assesses U.S. highway conditions
Dr. David Hartgen, emeritus professor of transportation studies at UNC-Charlotte, discusses highlights from his Reason Foundation study "Are Highways Crumbling?" Hartgen offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 522).
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- JLF's Katherine Restrepo recommends a consumer-driven model for N.C. Medicaid
- Carolina Journal's Rick Henderson summarizes Thomas Sowell's 'Conflict of Visions'
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- JLF's Roy Cordato explains the need for tax reform in North Carolina
- Americans for Tax Reform's Norquist praises rate reduction efforts in North Carolina
Locke Box
Carolina Journal's Rick Henderson summarizes Thomas Sowell's 'Conflict of Visions'
Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal managing editor, outlines key themes from Thomas Sowell's 1987 classic, A Conflict of Visions. Henderson offered these comments during a May 20, 2013, speech for the John Locke Foundation's Shaftesbury Society. To watch full-length presentations of JLF events, click here.
On the Record
Americans for Tax Reform's Grover Norquist rallies with N.C. activists
Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, joins Americans for Prosperity state director Dallas Woodhouse for a May 16, 2013, tax reform briefing to AFP activists in Raleigh.
Air Wars
JLF's John Hood assesses Gov. Pat McCrory's transportation plan
John Locke Foundation President John Hood answers guest host Henry Hinton's question about Gov. Pat McCrory's transportation plan. This exchange took place during the May 19, 2013, episode of N.C. Spin.
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President Obama's Good Ideas
Government should set expiration dates on benefits, and impose work requirements in the meantime, so that recipients will get the right signals and respond accordingly.
