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Harris, Buttigieg rivalry plays out in infrastructure debate
Naomi Lim of the Washington Examiner documents an interesting Biden administration power struggle. Negotiations over President Joe Biden’s first infrastructure proposal, however loosely defined, have provided Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg…
Regulation
Feds target Big Tech’s ‘cash cow’
Santi Ruiz writes for the Washington Free Beacon about bad news for Big Tech. The Federal Trade Commission could soon begin investigating big tech companies whose algorithms result in racially…
Energy
Biden climate summit labeled ‘unserious’
Editors at National Review Online question President Biden’s latest step on climate change. President Joe Biden is convening a “virtual climate summit” — which is a very fancy thing to…
Law & Public Safety
Biden’s ‘justice’ means bad news for American police departments
Andrew McCarthy of National Review Online assesses the Biden administration’s likely impact on American police. As foreseen here during the confirmation hearings for Attorney General Merrick Garland and other Biden…
Regulation
New Carolina Journal Online features
Carolina Journal Online reports on support for a bill designed to help North Carolina end twice-a-year time changes. Joshua Peters’ CJ Opinion highlights the “Save Women’s Sports Act.”
Regulation
The Right AOC on Point: Lawmakers urge Cooper to reject vaccine passports
John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke, “The Right AOC,” discusses N.C. House Republicans’ recent letter to Gov. Roy Cooper. The letter urges the governor to reject vaccine passports. Contact Amy…
Elections & Public Integrity
WATCH: Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s opening statement on voting/elections before U.S. House committee
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson testified Thursday before a subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary. The official subject: Oversight of the Voting Rights Act: The Evolving Landscape of Voting…
Elections & Public Integrity
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson: notion that black people can’t figure out how to get a ID is “insulting”
North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson recently announced that he would not run for US Senate in 2022, but his testimony today before the US House Subcommittee on the Constitution,…
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Regulatory sandboxes: Test runs with lighter regulation for innovative products
Innovators move fast, but bureaucracies are slow, and regulations to protect consumers can make them worse off by protecting old ways from new products and services. Legislation would bring regulatory…
Health Care
Understanding the ‘vaccine-hesitant’
John Daniel Davidson of the Federalist explores why some people are making the reasonable decision to avoid taking the COVID-19 vaccine. Recent polls show about a quarter of American adults…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Small businesses dislike corporate swing to the left
James Antle of the Washington Examiner highlights recent concerns from small business owners. As corporate America’s embrace of social liberalism has complicated its relationship with the Republican Party, small-business owners…
Energy
‘Green infrastructure’ supporters would make big green
Collin Anderson of the Washington Free Beacon highlights the self-interested motives of some backers of “green infrastructure” policies. Democratic lawmakers and expert witnesses pushing President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion “green…