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In praise of C-shaped districts

When looking at the new North Carolina Senate district map, you can see several examples that look like classic gerrymandering. However, a little knowledge of the area shows that, in…

Where Have All the Capitalists Gone?

Court of Appeals Defends Constitutional Principles in Leandro Case

A three-judge panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals voted 2-1 to block Judge David Lee’s order to withdraw approximately $1.7 billion from the General Fund without the necessary…

Keeping the Peace, Part 1

Crime and the breakdown of public order have again become serious and politically salient problems in United States. As politicians and policymakers look for ways to bring the current crime…

Poll: NC Voters want choice and like Opportunity Scholarship Program

A new poll by Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina provides more good news for school choice supporters in the Tar Heel state. The survey polled 500 likely voters on a…

What Is the Intended Role of Government?

If we tell the government its principal role is to take care of us, there will be no end to the violation of rights. 

Tillis Schools Schumer & Pelosi

We’ve heard the characterization plenty of times over the years: Republicans are the party of the rich and Democrats are the party of the working class. It’s a narrative that…

IN BOX: Senate Leader Responds To Court of Appeals Blocking Order In Leandro Case

Late on Tuesday, this news release appeared in my inbox, from the office of Senate Leader Phil Berger. Carolina Journal has more more information on the ruling itself. The legislature…

Could This Congressman’s Idea Ensure Your Gifts Arrive By Christmas?

Like a lot of folks, I do a good bit of my shopping online. And frankly, I’ve gotten spoiled by the timely service. Typically, within a couple of days, my…

NC Universities Receive Federal Grants for Critical Race Theory Training

The Center Square has details of the “The Research Institute for Scholars of Equity” or RISE program: In 2016 under the Obama administration, the federal government awarded its first five-year grant of…

Critics Say School Choice Is Privatizing Our Schools and Decimating Budgets. The Evidence Says Otherwise.

Critics of school choice claim the practice privatizes education, siphons money from the public schools, and changes how schoolchildren are educated. While a review of enrollments shows a slight uptick…

The Worst Take on the Leandro Ruling Courtesy of Every Child NC

Those “spending rules” are codified in the North Carolina Constitution and have been since 1776. Our system of government could not run without them. But hey, you do you. No…