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Biden’s Approval Dropping in Key Locations
John Fund writes at National Review Online about bad news for Democrats contemplating 2022 midterms. Everyone knows that President Biden’s national approval numbers have skidded downward in the wake of…
Education
New Carolina Journal Online Features
David Bass reports for Carolina Journal Online on Republican lawmakers firing back after a judge issued threats regarding his state school funding order. Joshua Peters’ CJ Opinion asks whether common…
Health Care
National Recognition in Forbes for N.C. CON Reforms
Patrick Gleason of Americans for Tax Reform highlights in a Forbes column North Carolina’s successful effort to loosen certificate-of-need restrictions. As Texas demonstrated this past summer, the national media loves…
Elections & Public Integrity
Next Redistricting Hearings in Winston-Salem, Elizabeth City on September 14
The first redistricting hearing for North Carolina legislative and congressional districts was held on August 8 in Caldwell County. The General Assembly has posted audio of that meeting. Here are…
Elections & Public Integrity
The Age Question and U.S. Presidents
Tevi Troy explores the history of American presidents facing questions about their advanced age. President Biden’s strange and somewhat disconnected performance in the wake of the disaster in Afghanistan has…
Liberty
How Valuable Is Trump’s Endorsement?
We’re used to national attention on North Carolina when it comes to politics and key elections. It’s already started again, even though the pivotal U.S. Senate race to replace Republican…
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Education
Test Scores Show Learning Loss Is Real
Proficiency rates on most state English, math, and science tests plummeted in 2021. Cooper consistently failed to weigh the costs and benefits of imposing restrictions on in-person learning in 2020.…
Health Care
Mask Mandates and ‘Living By Lies’
Joy Pullmann of the Federalist explains her top objection to COVID-19 mask mandates. Throughout the last year, I’ve read a lot of masking arguments but none that broached my top…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Democrats on Capitol Hill Face Internal Battle Over Spending
Susan Ferrechio of the Washington Examiner predicts a tough September for congressional Democrats. House and Senate Democrats will have to resolve a bitter internal battle over spending in order to…
Elections & Public Integrity
Michigan’s ‘Independent’ Redistricting Group Features Partisan Bias
Collin Anderson of the Washington Free Beacon documents a problem with Michigan’s so-called “independent” redistricting commission. A self-described “independent” commissioner tasked with redrawing Michigan’s political districts donated to left-wing causes…
Liberty
National Review Editor Calls Australia’s COVID Response ‘Insane’
Rich Lowry of National Review Online highlights his concern about one country’s response to COVID-19. The 18th-century English philosopher Jeremy Bentham came up with the idea of the panopticon, a…
Liberty
White Male Progressive Reveals Much in Attack on … White Males
Kyle Smith writes at National Review Online about a peculiar case of self-loathing on the political left. When white-male progressive journalists denounce white males as a class, I usually roll…