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NC voters support open enrollment in public schools
A recent Carolina Journal poll found strong support for the concept of intradistrict open enrollment in North Carolina’s K–12 public schools. The poll surveyed 700 likely 2026 general election voters…
Freedom Focus
Freedom Focus
Political friendship and the fracture of the American Right
American conservatism is experiencing its most serious internal strain since the collapse of the New Deal consensus. Disputes over trade, executive power, postliberalism, and the boundaries of the conservative coalition…
Education
NC schools that beat the odds: it’s time to get noticed
Students from schools with a low percentage of children in poverty generally do better than students from schools that a have a high percentage of children in poverty. That’s a statement…
Law & Public Safety
More on birthright citizenship
About a year ago, in “A guide to the birthright citizenship debate,” I provided links to some of the best academic arguments on both sides. The current issue of the…
Liberty
Risky business
What a difference two years can make. I’m talking about the two years between 1774 and 1776, as North Carolinians — as well as other American colonists — shifted from…
Elections & Public Integrity
2-16 data dump: Midterm primary off to a (relatively) brisk start
Early voting for the March 3 primary is underway. Here are a few early data points from Vote Tracker. Note, the numbers in the 2024 link will change as some…
Research Brief
Energy
Warm homes in a cold emergency? Thank nuclear, coal, and gas
On Feb. 1, citing expected “[e]xtremely cold temperatures,” Duke Energy sent an alert to its customers requesting that they “voluntarily reduce their energy use from 4–10 a.m. on Monday, Feb.…
Law & Public Safety
Antonin Scalia died 10 years ago today
In commemoration, I’m reposting something I wtote about Justice Scalia at the time of his death. The title was “We shall not look upon his like again.” If constitutional government…
Elections & Public Integrity
State Board of Elections proposes rules to remove non-citizens from voter rolls
The North Carolina State Board of Elections (SBE) has announced a set of proposed rules for removing non-citizens from voter rolls: The State Board of Elections invites the public to…
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Three more ways NC legislators can reform taxes
Differing viewpoints on how to handle scheduled future income tax rate reductions is reportedly the major sticking point keeping the North Carolina House and Senate from agreeing on a state budget —…
Research Brief
Elections & Public Integrity
Expand the special prosecutor law for election law violations
Prosecutors are often reluctant to bring charges in election fraud cases since they can be difficult to prosecute. One way to correct that problem is to expand the special prosecutor…
Research Brief
Health Care
The trouble with rational basis review, part one: A case study
Note: This is the first in a series of research briefs discussing rational basis review, a judicial doctrine that is currently being used to shield state laws permanently from constitutional…