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Split Decisions Ahead For NC’s Supreme Court? Maybe Not.
Voters in 2020 gave Republicans more seats on the North Carolina Supreme Court, including elevating Republican Paul Newby to the Chief Justice seat. But Democrats maintain a 4-3 political advantage…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Monday: A Legislative Agenda For a Better Carolina
Join Our Livestream Monday, Jan. 11 at Noon You’ll Find Us On Facebook or at john locke.org With the new year comes new opportunity to drive a Carolina Rebound that…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
A so-called ‘Techxodus’ from the Golden State
Left-of-center analyst Michael Lind reports for Tablet about recent movement among techies on the West Coast. The “pull” factors of Texas and similar conservative states—the absence of a state income…
Elections & Public Integrity
Paving the way for Biden’s Cabinet picks, policies
Susan Crabtree of Real Clear Politics puts Tuesday’s Georgia Senate election results in perspective. The impact of twin Democratic wins, if both hold, is devastating to Senate Republicans and their…
Liberty
Concerns about an incoming ‘administration of plagiarists’
Editors at Issues and Insights deliver a warning about leaders of the incoming presidential administration. Sen. Kamala Harris has fallen into the same frying pan Joe Biden found himself in…
Liberty
A disturbing Capitol incident for those of faith
Christopher Bedford of the Federalist considers the larger context of a controversial comment uttered this week on Capitol Hill. Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver caused a social media storm Monday, closing a…
Law & Public Safety
New Carolina Journal Online features
John Trump reports for Carolina Journal Online on the extension of Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 curfew and other restrictions. The Daily Journal explains why deliberations on the N.C. Supreme Court…
Liberty
Pondering Republicans’ internal conflict
Isaac Schorr writes at National Review Online about a battle for control of the Republican Party’s future. Gavin Wax, president of the New York Young Republican Club, writes for American…
Education
Martin Center column highlights colleges that silence troublesome scholars
Stephen Baskerville writes for the Martin Center about colleges that try to limit speech from scholars who steer clear of the party line. Radicals on campus do more than just…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Living with mom & dad: the go-to choice for 20-somethings
Even discounting the impact of the Great Recession and the devastating COVID-19 business shutdowns like those imposed by Gov. Roy Cooper, it is startling to see the trend among 20-somethings,…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Uh, oh … Krugman predicts good economic news
Editors at Issues and Insights aren’t too thrilled about the latest economic projections from Paul Krugman. New York Times economics pundit Paul Krugman, who has made a handsome living for…
Liberty
Working hard toward a better 2021
Joshua Lawson reminds us in a Federalist column that the changing calendar didn’t flip a magical switch. A better 2021 requires effort. [W]hile there’s no iron-clad guarantee that 2021 will…