John Locke Foundation

Cafeteria conservatism

by Alexander H. Jones | Feb 10, 2014 | 2014 Elections, NCGOP, Political Theory

Well, Phil Berger finally gave us cause for enjoyment. It was a dark pleasure, seeing the inveterate hater of regulation become an environmentalist. His statement reveals a lot about what the GOP really likes: Conservatism from afar and liberalism close to home....

Wingin’ it

by Alexander H. Jones | Oct 19, 2013 | NC Politics, NCGov

If one photo captured the buffoonish egotism that defines Pat McCrory, it was one of him chowing down on the serving knife at Wake Tech’s birthday party. As usual, he was wingin’ it, living for the moment and hoping we would keep on loving him. He seems to believe...

Calling a spade a spade

by Thomas Mills | Aug 2, 2013 | Editor's Blog, Education, NC Politics, NCGOP | 21 comments

The most insidious lies that Republicans are telling right now are the ones about public education. It’s their Achilles Heel and they know it. In the 1990s and early ‘00s, Democrats pounded them for their opposition to higher teacher salaries, lower class size and...

Cut to the bone

by Thomas Mills | Jul 23, 2013 | Editor's Blog, Education, NC Politics, NCGOP | 6 comments

Okay. Time to call bullshit. The John Locke Foundation is claiming that North Carolina has never been high in the national rankings of education spending and that the National Education Association’s claim that we are 48th in per pupil spending is near historic...