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Time To Put Government On a Diet
This past weekend, I visited West Jefferson, a lovely town tucked in the Blue Ridge Mountains. I enjoyed spending time interacting with the small business owners that opened their doors to…
Elections & Public Integrity
House Speaker Tim Moore Takes On Outrageous Effort To Boot 2 GOP Justices From Key N.C. Supreme Court Case
House Speaker Tim Moore snagged a national audience with a letter published by the Wall Street Journal. In the letter, Moore takes on the NAACP’s legal effort to try and…
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Budget, Taxation & Economy
A New Law Means Higher Electricity Costs Are Coming, But Does It Stop Even Worse Rate Hikes?
Signed by Gov. Cooper, HB 951 puts his policy goal of 70% reduction of CO2 emissions into law, allows multiyear rate plans for utilities, and lets small solar facilities amend…
Education
Martin Center Column Questions Value of College Exit Exam
Walt Gardner writes for the Martin Center about a proposal designed to boost the value of a college degree. It’s old news by now that the wage premium attached to…
Liberty
LinkedIn’s China Challenge Offers Lesson for Others
Helen Raleigh of the Federalist highlights one tech company’s decision to close shop in communist China. Professional networking site LinkedIn announced it will shut down its website in China because…
Liberty
Biden Might Not Recover From Further Setbacks
Naomi Lim of the Washington Examiner writes about potential long-term impacts from the Biden administration’s current struggles. President Joe Biden likes to cite American resilience in his stump speeches, but…
Education
Virginia Offers Useful School Safety Lesson
Editors at the Washington Free Beacon highlight a useful test case of the policy of removing police from schools. The Alexandria, Va., public school system learned a quick lesson in…
Liberty
Labeling the Two Distinct Democratic Parties: ‘Pillage’ Versus ‘Freakshow’
Kevin Williamson of National Review Online ponders today’s Democratic Party. There are two Democratic parties, and Joe Biden belongs to the older one: the Pillage Party. Thank God for small…
Law & Public Safety
Biden’s Supreme Court Commission Labeled ‘Pointless’
Charles Cooke of National Review Online expresses no surprise that a report from a Biden administration commission on the U.S. Supreme Court attracted little attention. Last week, President Biden’s Commission…
Education
New Carolina Journal Online Features
David Bass reports for Carolina Journal Online about a controversial public school survey that asks students about drug use and sexual behavior. John Hood’s CJ Opinion explains why a surge…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
The NC Threat-Free Index and Immunity Update for the Week Ending October 18
This past week nearly 99.7% of people in NC posed no threat of passing along COVID-19 to anyone, and over seven out of eight (88.1%) adult North Carolinians are estimated…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Four Less Obvious Ways Inflation Might Affect You
You have probably noticed inflation in your daily life with skyrocketing prices at the gas pump, grocery store, and your leasing office. The purchasing power of your dollars is decreasing.…