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It’s Not Just Biden Who’s In Trouble With N.C. Voters
You can bet that Gov. Roy Cooper’s political team is doing a double-take on the results of the latest Civitas Poll. North Carolina voters – those likely to vote in…
Research Brief
Regulation
An Explainer for Redistricting Criteria, Part 2: Geography
Congressional districts must be equal in population, but legislators have some flexibility regarding population equality when drawing state legislative districts. Districts must be contiguous, and the rules are precise about…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Cary Restaurant Folds, Can’t Compete With Unemployment Checks
You’d think government bureaucrats would understand that restaurants can’t operate without staff. You’d think government bureaucrats would understand that when you subsidize something, you get more of it. You’d think…
Education
NCAE leader agrees that the group is like a condom
Gross.
Liberty
Focus on Afghanistan Helped Boost China
Chuck DeVore writes for the Federalist about one negative impact of the recent policy failure in Afghanistan. The fiasco in Afghanistan should, by itself, bring a reckoning for the professionals…
Liberty
Biden as the Chaos Candidate
James Antle of the Washington Examiner describes a shift in President Biden’s electoral role. President Joe Biden was scheduled to deliver a speech on Friday to reassure the public about…
Liberty
Elites Whine About COVID’s Impact on Their Lives
Andrew Stiles of the Washington Free Beacon reports on COVID-19’s impact for the upper crust. Regular Americans love to complain about how the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected their lives.…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Potential Economic Disruption from the Afghanistan Debacle
Kevin Hassett writes at National Review Online about the potential economic impact of failed Afghanistan policy. Given the utter chaos set off by the Biden administration’s bungled exit from Afghanistan,…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Return of the Dreaded Economic ‘I’ Word: Inflation
Joseph Sullivan writes at National Review Online about troubling developments involving inflation. Inflation has returned. The question is for how long. Some see the rise in consumer prices as —…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
New Carolina Journal Online Features
Andrew Dunn reports for Carolina Journal Online on one Rowan County community’s fight against a large-scale solar farm. A new CJ Opinion highlights Republican N.C. Supreme Court justices’ concerns about…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
$1.1 Trillion Federal Infrastructure Bill Tees Up $3.5 Trillion Spending Spree
The infrastructure bill (H.R. 3684), passed by the U.S. Senate with bipartisan support on August 10, expands government power, puts America into more debt and sets the stage for a dangerous $3.5…
Research Brief
Regulation
An Explainer for Redistricting Criteria, Part 1: Political Boundaries
North Carolina's constitution and related court cases severely limit how counties can be divided when forming state legislative districts. Precincts sometimes must be split when forming districts but doing so…