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Locke’d And Loaded: How Do You Recognize Anti-Journalism?
How do you recognize anti-journalism? Carolina Journal Publisher and John Locke Foundation CEO Amy O. Cooke details the growing anti-journalist tactics and tendencies of the corporate media and explains how…
Elections & Public Integrity
Should David Lewis (and other felons on probation or parole) be allowed to vote in 2022?
NOTE: An earlier version of the post stated that David Lewis not voting in the 2020 general election was “likely voluntary.” The North Carolina Constitution bans voting once a person…
Education
Martin Center Column Probes History of College Teaching Concerns
Matthew Stewart writes for the Martin Center about a new book that probes the history of questions about good college teaching. Each generation returns the same complaints: college teachers drone,…
Liberty
Afghanistan and the ‘Moral Bankruptcy of the West’
John Daniel Davidson of the Federalist places the Afghanistan debacle in context. The fall of Kabul has exposed, in horrifying and dramatic fashion, the incompetence and folly of the Biden…
Elections & Public Integrity
Democrats on Capitol Hill Push New Voting Measure
Sarah Westwood of the Washington Examiner highlights the latest voting legislation from congressional Democrats. House Democrats are poised to pass a sweeping election bill that would reestablish provisions of the…
Liberty
Americans View Biden as Weak Leader
Philip Caldwell reports for the Washington Free Beacon on bad news for the Biden administration. A majority of American voters believe President Joe Biden is a weak leader, according to…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Government Causes Harm When Excluding For-Profit Companies from Contracts
Marc Joffe writes for National Review Online about one misguided approach to public policy involving for-profit companies. Policymakers and activists often condemn government contracts with for-profit providers, arguing that the…
Liberty
Socialist Editor Blocks Labor Organizing Campaign
Caroline Downey of National Review Online spots the irony tied to a recent labor dispute. A group of full and part-time employees at Current Affairs, a leftist political and cultural…
Education
New Carolina Journal Online Features
Jeff Moore reports for Carolina Journal Online about an epidemic of uncertainty for N.C. college students returning to campus. Woody White’s CJ Opinion asks whether television character Ted Lasso represents…
Elections & Public Integrity
Redistricting Hearings Coming Soon to a Town Near You… Maybe
The North Carolina House Redistricting and Senate Redistricting and Elections committees met jointly yesterday to begin discussing where and when they will hold public hearings to collect public input on…
Elections & Public Integrity
WATCH: Who’s Up? Who’s Down? Analyzing New Civitas Poll Results
Here’s the headline from the August Civitas Poll: North Carolina Voters Sour On Biden and Cooper Click below to watch Locke President Donald Bryson and Locke Senior Political Analyst Mitch…
Elections & Public Integrity
North Carolina Voters Sour On Biden and Cooper
Civitas Poll also reveals good news for GOP ahead of 2022 election RALEIGH — The August Civitas Poll reveals that a majority of likely North Carolina voters disapprove of President Joe Biden’s…