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WATCH: Our Conversation With Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson
All this month at Locke, we’re focusing on emerging leaders in North Carolina. Our special Shaftesbury Society series “Thoughts & Thinkers” has been delightful to host. This week we featured…
Education
Martin Center’s Leef Explores Progressivism in American Law Schools
George Leef of the Martin Center documents the negative role of progressivism within law schools across the country. Law schools in the U.S. used to be run by no-nonsense individuals…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Study: Lockdowns Damaged Democracy and Human Rights
Ethan Yang reports for the American Institute of Economic Research about the latest edition to the ongoing, comprehensive study of world democracies by the V-Dem [Varieties of Democracy] Institute at…
Liberty
Biden’s Most Radical Nominees Compiled
Kylee Zempel of the Federalist rebuts the argument that President Joe Biden is pursuing a moderate agenda. Do you remember when Joe Biden and his friends in the corporate media…
Liberty
Biden Losing Traction With Independents Means Bad News for Dems
Naomi Lim of the Washington Examiner explores the implications of bad polling news for President Biden. President Joe Biden is having a quiet week, but the decline in his popularity…
Elections & Public Integrity
Democrats’ Congressional Campaign Leader Sports Poor Record on Police
Matthew Foldi of the Washington Free Beacon highlights an inconvenient fact for congressional Democrats. House Democrats are heading into the 2022 election cycle with a campaign chairman who has a…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Biden Blowout Beginning, Says National Review Editor
Rich Lowry writes at National Review Online about the president’s spending spree. A trillion dollars used to be a lot of money, even in Washington. Now, a trillion-dollar spending bill…
Elections & Public Integrity
Kerry’s Climate Hypocrisy on Full Display
David Harsanyi writes at National Review Online about the latest example of hypocrisy from former Secretary of State John Kerry. In February, Icelandic reporter Jóhann Bjarni Kolbeinsson asked the United…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
New Carolina Journal Online Features
Jeff Moore reports for Carolina Journal Online about manufacturers and activists speaking against a proposed N.C. energy bill. John Hood’s CJ Opinion highlights N.C. lawmakers’ plans to increase capital spending.…
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Regulation
The Perils of Multimember Legislative Districts
Multimember districts for the North Carolina General Assembly were once common but were struck down over how they diluted minority voting strength. Multimember districts disconnect representatives from their constituents. Multimember…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
The NC Threat-Free Index and Immunity Update for the Week Ending August 9
This past week 99.6% of people in NC posed no threat of passing along COVID-19 to anyone, and over three-fourths (76.4%) of adult North Carolinians are estimated to be immune.
Elections & Public Integrity
Testimony to Joint Redistricting Committee on Redistricting Criteria
Below is my prepared testimony at a joint meeting of the North Carolina House and Senate Redistricting Committees this morning: Senators and Representatives: Redistricting in North Carolina is already restrained…