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Lessons Learned from the 2020 Election: North Carolina’s Limited Capacity to Investigate Election Fraud
Hundreds of people who allegedly committed election fraud were referred to the State Board of Elections in 2020. The State Elections Board refers few elections fraud cases to prosecutors, and…
Elections & Public Integrity
Monday Election Data Dump: Mail-in ballots see a bump just before in-person early voting begins
With only 22 days left until election day, efforts to get voters to the polls have ramped up. In-person early voting begins this week, on October 20th, making this the…
Education
On This Day in NC | October 17 – 21
October 17, 1862 | Shipbuilders contracted to construct the CSS Neuse. The ironclad, one of twenty-four in the Confederate Navy, was completed in April 1864. A good portion of the hull is on…
Research Brief
Elections & Public Integrity
Lessons Learned from the 2020 Election: Problems with Mail Voting
There was a massive increase in the number of absentee-by-mail ballots in North Carolina in 2020. A mail ballot deadline of nine days after the election created confusion and conflict,…
Elections & Public Integrity
A Middle Ground Is Possible in SCOTUS Redistricting Case
When the US Supreme Court granted cert (agreed to hear the case) to plaintiff petitioners from the North Carolina General Assembly in Moore v. Harper, I noted that there were…
Liberty
Nearly 300 Teachers and Educators Have Been Arrested In 2022, 3 in NC
There are questions brewing as Fox News reports at least 269 teachers and educators have been arrested since Jan. 1, 2022, and at least three in North Carolina, mostly for sexual offenses.…
Liberty
Bipartisan School Reopenings? No. Progressive Leaders Fought to Keep Schools Closed
Progressives across the country are working tirelessly to rewrite the history on school reopenings, claiming that it was a bipartisan effort. The reality is far different, and, in fact, progressive…
Liberty
Biden Begged Saudis to Pump Oil to Sway Midterm Elections
President Joe Biden apparently begged the Saudi Arabian government to continue pumping oil, to avoid high prices before the midterm elections. It’s an incredible instance where the party in power…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Core Inflation Reaches New Record High; Real Wages Down 3.0% Over the Year
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% in September, greater than the increases in July and August and higher than projections, according to the latest release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. On…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Most Corporate Welfare Deals Fail to Deliver as Promised
Level the playing field and let businesses compete based on the most efficient means of satisfying consumer desires.
Research Brief
Elections & Public Integrity
Lessons Learned from the 2020 Election: The State Board of Elections’ War on Observers
The North Carolina State Board of Elections illegally restricted election observers in 2020. County election boards also unduly restricted what election observers can see. The state board’s attempt to restrict…
Liberty
Biden Admits Country May Face a ‘Very Slight Recession’
In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, President Joe Biden appears to admit that the country is probably facing a “very slight recession.” After months of trying to gaslight the public into…