Category Archives: Property rights

Lawmakers have wasted no time filing a number of bills that they hope will become law during the 2013 long session of the General Assembly. Companion bills that would change the state’s unemployment insurance program have been filed in both the Senate and the House.  Click here to see the House bill. Click here toContinue Reading

Dean Stansel of Florida Gulf Coast University created an economic freedom index and ranking for the nation’s 355 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) and 29 metropolitan divisions.  (His article will appear in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy.)  To determine levels of economic freedom, Stansel examined three areas – the sizeContinue Reading

Sam Hieb reports for Carolina Journal Online about a developer’s complaint that a condemnation proceeding in Kernersville aims to benefit a private hospital. John Hood’s Daily Journal shares the Civil War story of another John Hood.

I recently completed my concealed carry permit class.  I shoot occasionally at the range, but I’m not really a big gun person.  I decided to do the class largely because I’d heard good things about the training that the class would provide.  I also spend time with people who do carry handguns, so I thoughtContinue Reading

State lawmakers are moving forward with a bill to prevent future incidents like the controversial Hoke County “chicken nugget” case. Rick Henderson discusses the legislation and updates another controversy involving a Charlotte-area diet blogger during the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio. Becki Gray will discuss new legislation designed to address forced annexation, and you’llContinue Reading

Amity Shlaes devotes her latest Forbes column to the importance of property rights, noting Nobel Prize-winning economist Ronald Coase’s finding that “it matters less who owns something than that it is owned.” Shlaes also highlights interesting facts associated the 2012 edition of the International Property Rights Index. Unlike other economic indexes, this one focuses ­exclusivelyContinue Reading

With North Carolina’s economy still lagging behind most of its neighbors and much of the rest of the country, John Hood has outlined a new state investment plan in the book Our Best Foot Forward. He discusses key themes from the book during the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio. Terry Stoops offers his assessmentContinue Reading

This post on the Next American City site argues yes.  Below is my post indicating my objections. There is a grain of truth in your argument that smart growth is consistent with conservative principles, but just a tiny grain. Deregulating land use by letting individuals implement their plans for their property is the essence ofContinue Reading