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Kitty Hawk Wind Farm Project Poses Serious Ecological and Environmental Risks and Economic Burdens
Federal agency should carefully weigh substantial costs vs. narrow benefit RALEIGH – In comments submitted today to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the John Locke Foundation’s senior fellow…
Energy
“Eco-friendly” LED Streetlights Decimating Moth Numbers in England
From the Guardian: “Eco-friendly” LED streetlights produce even worse light pollution for insects than the traditional sodium bulbs they are replacing, a study has found. The abundance of moth caterpillars…
Education
Martin Center Column Highlights Federal Bill to Boost Campus Free Speech
Nicole Divers writes for the Martin Center about a bill on Capitol Hill that would boost campus free-speech protections. Last month, North Carolina Congressman Greg Murphy introduced federal legislation aimed…
Law & Public Safety
Kenosha Spells Bad News for Democrats
Kylee Zempel of the Federalist explores the possible impact of one Wisconsin community on Democrats’ future electoral hopes. It’s been one year since an immigrant watched every vehicle in his…
Liberty
Harris Faces Risk by Staying Out of the Line of Fire
James Antle of the Washington Examiner ponders Vice President Kamala Harris’ recent political calculations. With packed airplanes leaving Kabul as the United States hurtles toward the Aug. 31 deadline to…
Education
Promoting Liberalism While Targeting Critical Race Theory
Aaron Sibarium writes for the Washington Free Beacon about a strategy for fighting Critical Race Theory without sacrificing a liberal approach to education. As bills banning critical race theory swept…
Education
American Bar Association Draws Fire for Latest Ideological Move
Editors at National Review Online take aim at a powerful national group representing lawyers. The Standards Committee of the American Bar Association has recommended, as a condition of accreditation for…
Education
Masking Young Children Criticized
Michael Brendan Dougherty writes for National Review Online about a troubling response to COVID-19. When I found out that our local school district would begin the school year with staff…
Education
New Carolina Journal Online Features
David Bass reports for Carolina Journal Online about the Senate vote to ban public schools’ promotion of inflammatory ideas tied to Critical Race Theory. Ray Nothstine’s CJ Opinion highlights the…
Education
IN BOX: Senate Passes Bill to Prevent Indoctrination in Schools
Senate Leader Phil Berger’s office sent this news release Thursday at 12:30. ———- Raleigh, N.C. – The North Carolina Senate today passed Senate Leader Phil Berger’s (R-Rockingham) bill opposing discrimination in school curriculum.…
Elections & Public Integrity
Flashback: Putting Cuomo’s Decision to Grant Clemency to David Gilbert in Context
In what may turn out to be his last official act, earlier this week disgraced New York Governor Andrew Cuomo granted clemency to convicted murderer David Gilbert. For readers who…
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Budget, Taxation & Economy
Should North Carolina Restore Salary Supplements for Master’s Degrees?
The state House budget would restore salary supplements for public school educators with a master’s degree. Decades of empirical research failed to establish a relationship between master’s degrees and student…