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On Newsmax TV: Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson Discusses Parental Pushback To Critical Race Theory
Appearing this week on “John Bachman Now” on Newsmax TV, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson discusses parental pushback to Critical Race Theory. Be sure to read this piece by Locke’s…
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Budget, Taxation & Economy
Cooper’s Corporate Welfare Hypocrisy Hits New Lows
So far this year, Gov. Cooper has pledged over $930.7 million in tax incentives to just 22 corporations, including $845.8 million over four decades to Apple. At the same time,…
Liberty
Monmouth Poll: Biden Under Water On Job Approval
Monmouth University’s new poll of U.S. adults is bad news for President Biden’s job approval. His job approval is not only down, he’s now underwater. Disapproval is up. Also note…
Liberty
Biden’s Approach Could Be Labeled ‘America Last’
John Daniel Davidson of the Federalist laments President Biden’s approach to recent European summits. The most important takeaway from the recent G7 and NATO summits in Europe isn’t President Biden’s…
Liberty
Black Republican Gets Cold Shoulder from Congressional Black Caucus
Kerry Picket of the Washington Examiner highlights an interesting predicament for black congressional Democrats. In a continuation of the historically Democratic group’s complicated history with black Republicans, members of the…
Liberty
GOP Bill Would Punish China for COVID Lies
Jack Beyrer of the Washington Free Beacon highlights interesting Republican legislation on Capitol Hill. House Republicans are targeting the Chinese Communist Party for covering up the origins of the coronavirus…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Biden Fails to See Government Waste
Tom Schatz writes at National Review Online that President Biden doesn’t appear to see evidence of government waste. Since the beginning of the Reagan administration, the federal-budget submission to Congress…
Liberty
Colbert Traded Comedy for Blind Partisanship
Peter Spiliakos writes at National Review Online about a key difference between two left-of-center comedy stars. The recent interplay between Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert regarding the possibility of a…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
New Carolina Journal Online Features
Carolina Journal Online reports on the N.C. House vote to exempt military retiree pay from the state income tax. Ray Nothstine’s CJ Opinion explains why a state tax cut is…
Elections & Public Integrity
What is actually in the so-called “voter suppression” bills
There has been a lot of (often heated) discussion around three election-related bills that are advancing. If we are going to talk about these bills, it behooves us to know…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Creators of the “People’s Budget” Phoning it in for 2021
A far-left coalition of groups in North Carolina calling itself “NC United for Survival & Beyond” (NCUSB) is back again, but this time with what could be described as a…
Liberty
Asheville, Meet San Francisco
More than 80 police officers have left the Asheville police force since January 2020, so a few days ago, the city announced that Asheville residents are on their own when…