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Eminent Domain: Robbing Peter to Pay Paul

North Carolina has repeatedly failed to implement effective protections against the use of eminent domain for economic development. As a result, in 2022, houses, businesses, and a church in Chatham…

Hurricane Helene and Its Potential Impact on North Carolina’s Agriculture

As Hurricane Helene wreaks havoc across the southeastern United States, North Carolina’s agriculture sector once again finds itself at the mercy of nature’s most destructive forces. With torrential rain, powerful…

How North Carolina Election Officials May Respond to Hurricane Helene

We are still assessing the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina and surrounding areas. It will likely be several days or even weeks before we know the…

Monday Election Data Dump: Hurricane Helene Affects Voting

Hurricane Helene disrupted North Carolina’s second week of mail voting. With rescue and relief taking priority in the mountains and foothills right now, it may take a while to understand…

Help Support Hurricane Helene Relief Efforts in Western NC

In the wake of the devastating effects of Hurricane Helene across western North Carolina, countless families and communities are in urgent need of assistance. As we come together to support…

Fact-Checking Gov. Cooper’s Veto of School Choice Bill

Last Friday, Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed House Bill 10, which would have – among other things – fully funded the Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) in order to clear the almost…

State Budget Picture: Structural Imbalance or Propaganda?

In August, the News & Observer reported that the State Budget Director, who was appointed by Governor Cooper in 2022, claimed that, according to a confidential report, income tax cuts…

Monday Election Data Dump: North Carolina’s Election has Begun

Voting has begun in North Carolina after a two-week delay for counties to reprint ballots without RFK Jr.’s name on them. With that start, we will also start our regular…

Data Dump: How Do the Current NC Mail-in Ballot Requests Compare to Recent Elections?

After a delay in North Carolina’s mail-in ballots, military and overseas ballots are set to go out Friday, September 20th, with civilian ballots to be sent out next Tuesday, September…

Attempted Trump Assassin Illegally Voted in North Carolina

Ryan Wesley Routh, the man who allegedly attempted to assassinate former president Donald Trump over the weekend, voted in the Democratic primary on March 5. Was he legally entitled to…

The Constitution and Its Enemies

(In honor or Constitution Day, I’m reposting this Opinion Piece that originally appeared in the Carolina Journal in 2019.) The title of this piece pays homage to Karl Popper’s great…