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“Academics say Biden SCOTUS nominee should recuse herself in Harvard admissions case”
That’s the title of a recent piece at the College Fix. The author, Christian Schneider, goes on to say: A number of legal experts within academia have told The College Fix that Judge…
Liberty
The NC Threat-Free Index and Immunity Update for the Week Ending February 28
This past week 99.7% of people in NC were estimated to pose no threat of passing along COVID-19 to anyone. Furthermore, 98.8% of adult North Carolinians — and 97.5% of North Carolinians of any age — are estimated…
Elections & Public Integrity
What Are the Partisan Leanings of Court-Ordered Legislative Districts?
[S]omeone using the CPI without any other data would have successfully predicted 90 percent of state legislative races in 2018 and over 94 percent of races in 2020
Liberty
The Hits and Misses of the US GOP Primary Debate
This week, I joined my friend Andrew Donaldson on the Heard Tell podcast to discuss the highs and lows, hits and misses of the US GOP Primary Debate hosted at…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
How To Solve Inflation? Do’s and Don’ts
The Left has offered several fallacies to explain our current inflation problem: the supply chain crisis, big businesses, and global causes chief among them. Their solutions are misguided given their failure to…
Freedom Focus
Freedom Focus
Freedom, Transparency, and Good Government Require Keeping Regulations Under Control
In our state constitution, laws are made only by elected legislators accountable to the people. Regulations carry the force of laws but are made by bureaucrats in the executive branch…
Education
Truitt Wants More Input from Parents
Earlier this week the State Superintendent Catherine Truitt announced her office was seeking applicants to serve on a New 48- member Parent Advisory Commission to “elevate the voice of parents…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
The Left’s Inflation Fallacies
In his forthcoming State of the Union speech, “President Biden will emphasize his efforts to curb inflation,” reads The Wall Street Journal. We can expect Biden to offer a litany of…
Elections & Public Integrity
Court-Ordered Congressional Map Fails to Meet Basic Redistricting Criteria
[See an update below on the shaky constitutional ground of the special masters’ congressional map.] A three-judge panel of the Wake County Superior Court issued its ruling in a set…
Regulation
Crafting Laws vs. Making Rules
In North Carolina, laws are made by only one of the three branches of government: the General Assembly. It is important to know why the legislative branch has this exclusive power in…
Elections & Public Integrity
Redistricting Analysis: How do the Legislative and Plaintiff’s Maps Stack up to the Courts Criteria
Friday, February 18 was the deadline for the new state legislative and congressional maps to be sent to the trial court by the Legislature and the Plaintiffs in the Harper…
Liberty
The NC Threat-Free Index and Immunity Update for the Week Ending February 21
This past week 99.5% of people in NC were estimated to pose no threat of passing along COVID-19 to anyone. Furthermore, 98.6% of adult North Carolinians — and 97.2% of North Carolinians of any age — are estimated…