John Locke Foundation

09/03/2026

Farmers need room to grow🌾

Common-sense reform can help save North Carolina’s harvest by,
🚜 Modernizing with new technology
🎓 Building the next generation of farmers
✂️ Cutting unnecessary regulations

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09/03/2026

Op-Ed: Will Black voters save the Democratic Party from socialism?

"While Black voters have long been the most consistent supporters of the Democratic Party, they are also some of the most politically diverse. Those traits may save the party from plunging off an extremist ideological cliff into political oblivion."

This op-ed originally appeared in the Winston-Salem Journal on August 27. While Black voters have long been the most consistent supporters of the Democratic Party, they are also some of the most politically diverse. Those traits may save the party from plunging off an extremist ideological cliff int...

09/03/2026

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s fight to withdraw his name from the ballot in 2024 exposed the need to reform NC’s candidate withdrawal and absentee ballot deadline laws. Two years later, they still need reform.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s fight to withdraw his name from the ballot in 2024 exposed the need to reform North Carolina’s candidate withdrawal and absentee ballot deadline laws. Two years later, they still need reform. North Carolina starts voting long before any other state Under North Carolina la...

09/02/2026

The Trump tariffs amounted to an average tax increase of $1,000 per US household: According to Tax Foundation analysis, the tax burden passed along to U.S. households amounted to an average of $1,000 per household in 2025.

Trump’s tariffs have: imposed significant costs on U.S. households, harmed GDP, did not reduce America’s trade balance, and amounted to the largest tax increase since 1993.

09/01/2026

Congratulations to our Alex Steadman on receiving the State Policy Network Philanthropy Impact Award!

08/31/2026

A socialist wave may be running through the Democratic Party, but many Black voters are not on board.

Voting trends among Black Americans indicate a strong preference for more moderate candidates.

Read Dr. Andy Jackson's latest in the Winston-Salem Journal

While Black voters have long been the most consistent supporters of the Democratic Party, they are also some of the most politically diverse. Those traits may save the party from

08/31/2026

It took men of leadership, tenacity, and grit from all areas of NC to stand up to the most powerful empire in the world at that time. As a man of great presence and stature on what was then NC’s frontier, Gen. Griffith Rutherford stood tall and is a Patriot leader to be remembered.

Explore the life of Griffith Rutherford, a key civic and military leader of North Carolina's Revolutionary struggle, known for his determination and action.

08/29/2026

Happy Birthday to our namesake, John Locke!

08/28/2026

An August 13th Carolina Journal Poll offers a stark warning for Republicans heading into the 2026 midterm elections: NC voters overwhelmingly believe tariffs make the things they buy more expensive.

In a difficult midterm for Republicans with affordability voters’ top worry, President Trump’s tariffs could be an added political liability.

08/27/2026

Since the Carbon Plan law was passed, customers for Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress “have seen their electricity prices increase by 36.3% and 29.7%, respectively, outpacing the state average increase of 25.4%.

Power bills in NC are getting worse. Repeal of the Carbon Plan law is the only way to restore affordability and reliability.