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September Jobs Report: North Carolina Economy Strengthening
In September, North Carolina’s unemployment rate was 4.2%, down from 4.3% in August, according to the new release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce. This continued the steady downward…
Redistricting Dilemma: How Much Will Charlotte Be Carved up?
I have seen that several of the congressional redistricting proposals posted in the North Carolina Senate Redistricting and Elections committee divide Mecklenburg three or four times. Would are such divisions…
Martin Center Highlights Efforts to Build Campus Free-Expression Culture
Shannon Watkins of the Martin Center focuses on campus free expression in her latest interview. Many college campuses aren’t as hospitable to open inquiry and free expression as they should…
A Toast to Expanding Alcohol Freedom in North Carolina
With House Bill 890 becoming law, the General Assembly continues its good work in recent years expanding alcohol freedom in North Carolina. More freedoms for North Carolina's distilleries are especially…
No, Covid didn’t make them do it
"Believing Covid shuts down businesses, closes schools, causes substance abuse, requires emergency orders, and so forth requires the unstated presumption that individuals are not the ones choosing to shut businesses,…
Biden Forces Americans Into Game of Chicken Over Livelihoods
Kylee Zempel of the Federalist ponders Americans’ responses to intrusive Biden administration policies linked to COVID-19. The president who promised unity, leadership, and a return to normalcy has challenged you…
Biden tanks in Senate battleground states
Haisten Willis of the Washington Examiner documents the latest bad news for Democrats looking at 2022 U.S. Senate elections. The continued stalling of President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan…
Psaki’s Supply Chain Quip Reminds Us She’s Out of Touch
Andrew Stiles of the Washington Free Beacon looks into White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki’s flippant remarks about supply chain problems. White House press secretary Jen Psaki thinks the U.S.…
National Review Decries ‘Cancellation’ of Thomas Jefferson
Editors at National Review share their displeasure about recent treatment of an American founder. After more than a century, the New York City Council is removing a statue of Thomas…
Critics Like Krugman Now Silent About Florida
David Harsanyi writes at National Review Online about an interesting omission from the current national media commentary about COVID-19. Today, Florida has among the lowest case rates in the nation…
New Carolina Journal Online Features
Donna King reports for Carolina Journal Online on the latest bad N.C. poll results for President Biden. Mike Long’s CJ Opinion explains how the pandemic has highlighted the need for…
Civitas Poll: Biden Job Approval Sinks To New Low In North Carolina
Biden Job Approval Sinks To New Low In North Carolina Majority give school boards “D” or “F” grades for addressing parental concerns about politicization in the classroom RALEIGH — Battleground North Carolina…