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The John Locke Foundation is an independent, nonprofit think tank working for truth, freedom, and the future of North Carolina.
The John Locke Foundation is named for John Locke (1632-1704), an English philosopher whose writings inspired Thomas Jefferson and the other Founders. Locke is a 501(c)(3) research institute and is funded by thousands of individuals, foundations and corporations. The Foundation does not accept government funds or contributions to influence its work or the outcomes of its research.
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Locke envisions a North Carolina in which liberty and limited, constitutional government are the cornerstones of society so that individuals, families, and institutions can freely shape their own destinies.
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Locke’s mission is to be North Carolina’s most influential force driving public policy so North Carolinians flourish in a free and prosperous society. Source
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Search ArticlesHow NC’s state budget affects AI literacy in public schools
School districts and charter schools throughout North Carolina will be required to adopt policies on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by students and staff, according to a requirement in North Carolina’s new state budget. The budget, signed by Gov. Josh Stein on July 7, includes a provision requiring the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to develop a model policy on AI use.
El-Sayed set to join panel with 9/11 conspiracy theorists
Chuck Ross writes for the Washington Free Beacon about the latest dubious move from Michigan’s Democratic US Senate candidate. Democratic Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is scheduled to speak at an Islamic convention this weekend—six days before the 25th anniversary of 9/11—on a panel alongside a “9/11 truther” and a Muslim cleric conspiracy theorist who has called for an “examination” of the official narrative surrounding the terrorist attacks.
Jordan says FBI undermined congressional oversight authority
Steven Richards writes for Just the News about one leading congressman’s critique of FBI actions under past administrations. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan on Wednesday said that the decade-long era of weaponization at the FBI and Justice Department undermined the spirit of the Constitution by impeding Congress’ duty and power to conduct oversight of the federal government.
Democratic electoral wins would lead to ‘inevitable’ Trump impeachment
Jim Geraghty of National Review Online predicts one likely consequence of a Democratic congressional election victory this fall. Democrats are licking their lips at their prospects in the 2026 midterms, but are a little bit reticent when it comes to discussing a third attempt to impeach President Trump and remove him from office.
DOJ to monitor upcoming elections
M.D. Kittle writes for the Federalist about the Justice Department’s plans for keeping tabs on upcoming elections. Last month, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Harmeet Dhillon announced her office will be deploying 1,000 election monitors at polling sites throughout the country in November’s midterm elections. A Department of Justice official tells The Federalist that the monitoring effort could be the largest in DOJ history.
Panning plans for Trump coin
Editors at National Review Online criticize the Trump administration’s latest bad idea. The United States has a long history of declining to put living people on its currency. This history dates back to the early republic, when, having learned that the U.S. Mint intended to add his face to the money, George Washington condemned the idea as unrepublican.
The two sides to NC state test score results
The release of annual state test scores earlier this week at the State Board of Education generated a lot of smiles. Highlights included: Graduation Rates. Data revealed record high graduation rates. The four-year graduation rate rose to 88.8 percent; up from 87.8 percent last year. A new high. EOG and EOC. All Subject and all grade composite scores for end of grade (EOG) and end-of course proficiency assessments rose to 59.2 percent of students, the highest rate of the past three years.
Op-Ed: Will Black voters save the Democratic Party from socialism?
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 into political oblivion. More than 80 percent of Black voters support the Democratic Party.
Mamdani, El-Sayed employ 9/11 ‘whataboutism’
Dan McLaughlin writes for National Review Online about disturbing comments from two high-profile Democrats. A resurfaced, since-deleted September 11, 2021, tweet from Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is making the rounds. On that 20th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in American history, El-Sayed tweeted: “Today, I mourn the 3K lives, 6K injuries, & infrastructural devastation in NYC, perpetrated ignorantly in the name of my faith.
Homeland Security launches voter fraud ‘surge’ probes
M.D. Kittle writes for the Federalist about a new election integrity measure from the federal government. With a little more than two months to go before November’s midterm elections, the Department of Homeland Security has opened an intensive election fraud investigation in at least nine states, according to internal Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) guidance obtained by CNN. A DHS spokesperson said HSI cannot comment on active investigations.