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National Review Editor Highlights COVID Hypocrites
Rich Lowry of National Review Online points out policymakers who fail to practice what they preach about COVID-19. There’s a handy device for determining status in American society — whether…
Law & Public Safety
Supreme Court’s Response to Eviction Moratorium Explored
Andrew McCarthy of National Review Online focuses on one recent issue up for consideration at the nation’s highest court. I happen to believe that the eviction moratorium has been dreadful…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
New Carolina Journal Online Features
David Bass reports for Carolina Journal Online about a clash between Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican Council of State members over unemployment benefits. John Hood’s CJ Opinion highlights the need…
Education
Note to UNC: A Public University’s Forced-Vaccination Policy Violates Constitutional Rights and Medical Ethics
The entire letter is worth reading and considering in full, including the attached affidavits from from Drs. Jay Bhattacharya, Martin Kulldorff, and Hooman Noorchashm.
Budget, Taxation & Economy
The NC Threat-Free Index and Immunity Update for the Week Ending August 2
This past week 99.7% of people in NC posed no threat of passing along COVID-19 to anyone, and over three-fourths (75.4%) of adult North Carolinians are estimated to be immune.
Elections & Public Integrity
Note to Capitol Broadcasting Company: Madison Cawthorn’s District is not Gerrymandered
In an editorial attacking 11th District Congressman Madison Cawthorn, the Capitol Broadcasting Company let loose this bit of misinformation: His seat in Congress is the inevitable result of election districts…
Law & Public Safety
HB-2 Deja Vu?
In 2016, the Charlotte City Council approved an ordinance making it unlawful for private organizations to discriminate on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity. As written, the…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Is a Lack of Childcare to Blame for Unemployment?
As employers – largely in the service sector – continue to struggle to find willing workers, much of the blame is being placed on the extended, supplementary federal unemployment benefits.…
Education
Clickbait Website: Most and Least Equitable School Districts in NC
I think Wallethub is a ridiculous website. But I get a kick out of the fact that some of North Carolina’s “least equitable” districts are in our state’s most progressive…
Liberty
‘Pandemic’ Is Not a Password to Ditch Constitutional Rights
Thomas Lifson writes for the American Thinker about government officials’ misuse of people’s fears about the coronavirus pandemic. Forget about the Constitution and the God-given rights it affirms, at least…
Law & Public Safety
Washington State Handcuffs Its Police
Jason Rantz writes for the Federalist about the likely consequences of new anti-police measures in one West Coast state. Washington state just reimagined policing with sweeping so-called “police accountability” bills…
Energy
Green Energy CEO Pushes Congress to Boost His Bottom Line
Josh Siegel of the Washington Examiner reports on one clean-energy CEO who’s sending a message to ideological allies in Congress. The CEO of one the largest developers of wind and…