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Education
NC DPI celebrates choice — in NC public schools
Yes, the announcement listed above is from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NC DPI). Truth be told, I did a double-take when I saw it. NC DPI hosting…
Education
Paving the way for microschools in North Carolina
When I founded Burbrella Microschools, I never imagined that one of the biggest barriers to serving children — especially neurodivergent, gifted, and underserved learners — would come from something as…
Research Brief
Energy
Offshore wind: known and speculative national security risks
Citing national security risks, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced on Dec. 22, 2025, that it was pausing the leases “for all large-scale offshore wind projects under construction in the…
Agriculture
Possible tariff war over Trump’s Greenland ambitions would hurt North Carolina farmers
Several agricultural products may lose tens of millions in revenue, and thousands of jobs, in the event Trump’s threatened tariffs prompts a response from the EU.
Education
Yes, DEI programs continue to be alive and well in North Carolina
In recent years Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs infiltrated all levels of government as well as schools and universities. Proponents say such programs are necessary to give people of…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Lower rates, higher bills: North Carolina’s property tax reality
During the pandemic, property values surged across North Carolina, generating frustration among residents whose property tax bills have risen faster than their incomes. In response, the General Assembly established the…
Research Brief
Regulation
When rate caps cut off credit
In a Jan. 9 post on Truth Social, President Donald Trump called for a one-year federal cap of 10 percent on credit card interest rates, declaring that Americans would no…
Research Brief
Education
How accountable are North Carolina’s public schools, really?
Public schools are accountable. It’s a claim often repeated by lawmakers, teachers, administrators, and education activists. But are they? What does it mean to be accountable? Despite an apparatus of…
Energy
Fact-checking a “fact check” on solar and wind energy
On Sept. 5, 2025, the U.S. Energy Department’s official X account posted an Aug. 23, 2025, Washington Examiner article featuring Energy Secretary Chris Wright. The accompanying text in the post…
Freedom Focus
Budget, Taxation & Economy
What is the role of a think tank?
As we begin a new year, it is worth reflecting on the institutions that shape public policy in America — and the principles that ought to guide them. For the…
Education
Teacher walkout is wrong — so is not passing a state budget
According to news reports, teachers at more than 50 North Carolina schools walked out from their schools on Jan. 7 in protest over working conditions and the legislature’s failure to…
Elections & Public Integrity
“Unwelcome guests” in the Republican primary
I was recently quoted in an article in the Carolina Journal that asked, “Are progressives strategically running in NC GOP primaries?” I noted that such occasional infiltrations are an inevitable…