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Bombshell: Electricity Customers and Taxpayers Are the Same People
My recent piece in Washington Examiner looks at the issue of massive subsidization of certain energy sources and then pretending they’re not expensive. It also criticizes the central planning behind…
Handicapping the Supreme Court’s Options in the Trump Disqualification Case
Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution states: No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold…
School Spending and the Opportunity Scholarship: Some Important Numbers
How much does it cost to educate a child in the local public schools? The answer to that question may depend on who you ask. On average in 2022, North Carolina…
AI: How Schools Can Implement the Next Generation of Education Technology
As AI usage becomes more widespread and its educational applications grow in diversity, school districts have reacted by attempting to ban or restrict AI, allowing it to be used districtwide…
To Save North Carolina’s Endangered Farmland, Stop Overbuilding Solar Facilities
A recent report placed North Carolina second in the nation for threatened farmland from residential development. Meanwhile, the amount of new solar facilities sought by Duke Energy could endanger as…
Orr’s Redistricting Lawsuit Incorrectly Applies the Civitas Partisan Index
Recently, retired North Carolina Supreme Court justice and 2022 redistricting special master Bob Orr filed a lawsuit challenging the redrawn congressional and state legislative maps based on “fairness.” My colleague…
Another Failed Corporate Welfare Handout
On the same day one corporate welfare deal announces its failure, another new one takes its place.
Interest Payments on National Debt Will Exceed National Defense, Medicare This Year
Bear in mind, this is just the interest being paid on the debt, not the principle of the actual debt itself.
Don’t Be Fooled by Progressives’ Fake Concern Over “Regressive” Tax Burden
Don’t believe left-wing progressives when they claim to object to “regressive” tax structures, largely made regressive by sales taxes.
Let’s Broaden North Carolina’s Regulatory Sandbox
Recognizing that overregulation is stifling innovation, a regulatory sandbox allows for an incubation period for new products and services under a guided relaxation of legal and regulatory stringencies. The General…
Responding to Some of the Claims of Anti-Choice Advocates
In a desperate attempt to head off the expected expansion of the Opportunity Scholarship Program, anti-choice advocates are taking to social media. One of the most circulated posts is from…
Economic Insecurity? N&O Distorts Truth About NC’s Economy
This N&O piece was light on facts and heavy on empty assertions. What's the truth?