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Budget, Taxation & Economy
Tax plan suggests Biden might be misreading Congress
Naomi Lim of the Washington Examiner challenges President Biden’s assertion that he knows what Congress will accept in moving forward with bipartisan deals on major issues. President Joe Biden is…
Energy
Solar industry’s ties to forced Chinese labor should concern us
Collin Anderson of the Washington Free Beacon highlights inconvenient facts for solar energy advocates. An unlikely coalition of Republicans, Democrats, and labor leaders are concerned by the solar industry’s dependence…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Biden’s tax plan would touch the middle class
Daniel Pilla explains at National Review Online how President Biden’s tax proposals would affect more than just “the rich,” regardless of his administration’s rhetoric. President Biden’s promise to raise taxes…
Elections & Public Integrity
Questioning an accepted truth about voter turnout
Kevin Williamson asks National Review Online readers to consider whether government actually works better with more voter participation. Much of the discussion about proposed changes to voting laws backed by…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
New Carolina Journal Online features
Andrew Dunn reports for Carolina Journal Online that the General Assembly is considering adding right-to-work protections to the N.C. Constitution. One CJ Opinion piece explains how the N.C. Senate’s proposed…
Elections & Public Integrity
Biden’s misleading “Jim Crow” attacks on Georgia’s election laws and what they mean for North Carolina
President Joe Biden attacked the recently passed election reforms in Georgia, calling them “Jim Crow in the 21st Century.” Hans A. von Spakovsky at the Heritage Foundation has countered such…
Liberty
North Carolinians deny being pandemic hoarders
Right now my pantry is stocked with more Clorox wipes than I could possibly use this year — or next. At least one of the containers has been there for…
Research Brief
Regulation
Buttress rules review in NC with legislative rules ratification of costly rules
Even though state agencies craft rules on authority given them by the General Assembly, it's very difficult for the legislature to disapprove a rule. HB 327, a bill to clarify…
Liberty
Trump’s PAC has $85 million. What will he do with it?
He’s back, and now the former president’s political action committee is poised to wield incredible impact in the upcoming elections. Former President Donald Trump’s political action committee has amassed a…
Education
Martin Center column ponders conservative higher education policies
Christian Barnard writes for the Martin Center about a conservative approach to higher education. It’s no secret that higher ed reformers have struggled to offer a compelling alternative to free…
Elections & Public Integrity
A logical GOP response to false claims of racism
Joy Pullmann of the Federalist offers an interesting suggestion to Republicans who are bound to be accused of racism under any circumstances. [W]hy are we playing this stupid game? Why…
Elections & Public Integrity
Georgia voting law shows division between GOP, big business
David Drucker of the Washington Examiner highlights a political fault line exposed by Georgia’s new voting law. The cozy relationship between corporate America and the Republican Party is unraveling after…