Jon Sanders, Author at The Locker Room

Jon Sanders studies regulatory policy, a veritable kudzu of invasive government and unintended consequences. As director of regulatory studies at the John Locke Foundation, Jon gets into the weeds in all kinds of policy areas, including electricity, occupational licensing, hydraulic fracturing, the minimum wage, poverty and opportunity, state rulemaking, film and other incentives programs, certificates of need, and cronyism.

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New York Times Calls for Humility Amid “Covid Mysteries”

Earlier this spring I wrote about how our leaders, including Pres. Joe Biden and Gov. Roy Cooper, "need the humility of Canute" in understanding that "the forces of nature obey their Creator, not a man." Today's New York Times also calls for humility instead of thinking humans have authority over the virus.

Jon Sanders, July 30, 2021
The Great ‘Decoupling’: North Carolina Hasn’t Seen Excess Deaths from Covid since Mid-March

The graph atop this post plots weekly Covid deaths against the excess death threshold. Covid’s peak in early winter is evident. But as you can see, North Carolina has not been suffering excess deaths owing to Covid-19 since mid-March 2021.

Jon Sanders, July 29, 2021
North Carolina in the Minority of States Still Under a State of Emergency

COVID-19 emergency orders have expired in 26 states. Emergency orders remain active in 24 states, including North Carolina.

Jon Sanders, July 29, 2021
The NC Threat-Free Index and Immunity Update for the Week Ending July 26

This past week 99.8% of people in NC posed no threat of passing along COVID-19 to anyone, and an estimated 74.5% of adult North Carolinians are immune.

Jon Sanders, July 27, 2021
How to Write About Masks in Schools, by WRAL

The cult of the mask lives on. Its focus is now on schools, forcing masks on the population proven to be least affected by Covid, but perhaps most likely to be trained to obey and comply.

Jon Sanders, July 27, 2021
Cooper Administration: FIVE MONTHS Behind Other States in Reporting Deaths to the CDC

There's simply no excuse for this. It shows where Gov. Roy Cooper, state health bureaucrat Mandy Cohen, and the rest of the administration's priorities are. It's conceivably difficult to maintain a "State of Emergency" if the data give the all-clear.

Jon Sanders, July 26, 2021
On Prof. Mike Adams’ suicide, one year later

Last year on this day I learned my friend killed himself. I wrote about the anniversary of Mike Adams' suicide for Carolina Journal today.

Jon Sanders, July 23, 2021
The NC Threat-Free Index and Immunity Update for the Week Ending July 19

This past week 99.9% of people in NC posed no threat of passing along COVID-19 to anyone, and an estimated 73.8% of adult North Carolinians are immune. Also, 31% of the "new" deaths reported in the past week occurred over half a year ago.

Jon Sanders, July 20, 2021

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Jon Sanders

Research Editor and Senior Fellow, Regulatory Studies

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