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Basement Biden Better Than Biden at Work
Tim Murtaugh explains to Federalist readers why he wishes President Biden had remained hidden in his basement. President Joe Biden inherited a nation poised for a tremendous post-COVID resurgence, requiring…
Elections & Public Integrity
National Review Editor Sees Signs of a GOP House in 2023
Rich Lowry writes at National Review Online about prospects for Republican success in 2022 elections. Republicans have had a brutal news cycle over the past month, between the ouster of…
Education
Barr Sounds Alarm About Government-Run Schools
Rob Crilly of DailyMail.com reports a recent warning from former U.S. Attorney General William Barr. Former Attorney General Bill Barr denounced what he called ‘militantly secularist government-run schools’ as the…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
New Carolina Journal Online Features
David Bass reports for Carolina Journal Online on the return of work search requirements for people seeking N.C. unemployment benefits. John Hood’s CJ Opinion explains why controversial reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
The Right AOC on Point: People Should Demand Answers About COVID-19 Lockdowns
John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke, “The Right AOC,” says North Carolina needs a great reckoning about lockdowns and other restrictions tied to COVID-19. Contact Amy at [email protected]. Follow her…
Law & Public Safety
Chief Justice Newby’s Task Force To Look at Childhood Traumas That Push Kids Into Court
One of my childhood friends was a boy who lived down the street. At the time I didn’t understand why his personality changed whenever we entered his house to play.…
Law & Public Safety
Judge Calls Out Biden Administration
It is 2021, and yet the Biden administration is excluding certain people — in this case, a white man — from COVID-19 restaurant relief funds. George Washington University law professor…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Why Not an Earned Income Tax Credit?
A state EITC would inherit the costs of the federal program without adding to the benefits, making it of questionable value. Legislators would get more bang for the buck by…
Education
Martin Center Column Describes ‘Scuba Model’ of Higher Education
Preston Cooper explains for the Martin Center how scuba diving instruction could inform college professors. Scuba diving ought to be very dangerous. Recreational diving involves submerging to depths of up…
Agriculture
WRAL: Cicadas are a healthy treat
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Budget, Taxation & Economy
North Carolina Has More Covid Cash Than It Can Use
State government prioritized spending federal Covid money over knowing that the money is accomplishing a goal. Cooper and legislators have time to make future expenditures more accountable. With $13.6 billion…
Liberty
Preparing for a Media Cover-up of the COVID-19 Origin Story
John Daniel Davidson of the Federalist is getting ready for the spin surrounding COVID-19’s origins. The Atlantic’s David Frum appears to be first out of the gate in what will…