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National Review editor laments Biden’s ‘left-wing start’

Rich Lowry of National Review Online is no fan of the Biden administration’s opening moves. Joe Biden is off to the most left-wing start of any Democratic president in recent…

Support for the COVID-19 relief alternative involving Tillis

Yuval Levin explains at National Review Online why he likes a new Republican proposal for federal COVID-19 relief. Signs of life in the legislative branch are always welcome, and the…

New Carolina Journal Online features

Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online about support among N.C. lawmakers and the governor for reopening public schools to students. John Hood’s CJ Opinion urges policymakers to build on…

Do politicians not understand where electricity comes from?

Hang onto your seats. Here’s the headline in The Hill: Environmentalists should lead the charge against electric vehicles Written by Locke Senior Fellow Dr. Don van der  Vaart, this piece…

The NC Threat-Free Index for the week ending February 1

All considered, about 99.3% of people in NC posed no threat of passing along COVID-19 to anyone.

With school reopening announcement, teachers begin to turn on Gov. Cooper

Rural broadband expansion needs policymakers to clear the way for private enterprise

The obvious societal need for rural broadband signals opportunities for human ingenuity in the private sector. State policymakers should continue to focus on removing regulatory barriers to enable more rapid…

GOP legislators listen to science & parents, file bill to reopen NC schools

Republican legislators have made good on their promise to push to reopen North Carolina’s public schools. From Senate Leader Phil Berger’s office comes the details of Senate Bill 37, which…

Returning the president to his proper role

Joshua Lawson writes for the Federalist that now is a good time to rethink the way we treat the president of the United States. For more than a century, presidents…

Republicans across the country seek stricter voting rules

Mica Soellner writes for the Washington Examiner about a common response among Republicans across the country to 2020 election integrity concerns. GOP lawmakers in statehouses across the country are calling…

Biden’s climate ideas would kill American jobs, boost China

Collin Anderson and Jack Beyrer write for the Washington Free Beacon about the downside of President Biden’s plans for battling climate change. President Joe Biden’s latest climate-focused executive order promises…

Defunding police can produce deadly consequences

Zaid Jilani writes at National Review Online about real-life consequences of defunding local police. The role of policing in the United States is being hotly debated, with many liberal activists…