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Government housing for teachers and public employees is not the solution to Wake County’s housing problem

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Solar Farms Irk History Buffs in Virginia

Leif Le Mahieu writes for the Washington Free Beacon about a recent controversy involving solar farms. The field, known as Savage’s Station, owes its name to the at least 900…

Liberty

Unions’ Rank and File Not So Focused on the Woke

Bill McMorris writes at National Review Online about a split between labor unions’ leaders and rank-and-file members over the woke. Los Angeles schoolteacher Glenn Laird has been a union stalwart…

Leading Senator Wants to End Extended Federal Unemployment

Brittany Bernstein writes for National Review Online about a key Democrat who has no interest in extending federal unemployment benefits. Senator Joe Manchin (D., W. Va.) signaled on Saturday that…

New Carolina Journal Online Features

Jeff Moore reports for Carolina Journal Online about details of the N.C. House’s budget plan. Amy Cooke’s CJ Opinion explains how media failures provide an opportunity for Carolina Journal. A…

2020 Census Problems Could Complicate Redistricting

Demographer Steven Ruggles has been pointing the problems out for some time (see here and here). He’s quoted in a recent AP report that also notes: Residents did not respond to a…

County Cluster Bill is Impractical and Likely Violates NC Constitution

Members of the General Assembly will start debating today on the criteria they will use for drawing congressional and state legislative maps. An important part of the process of drawing…

Health Care

What’s a Tullock Spike, and what can it teach us about forced mask-wearing?

Find out how the economic insight of offsetting behavior offers some explanation for why forced mask-wearing didn't work.

Research Brief

Teaching Future Educators to Be CRT Warriors in Five Easy Steps

Teacher training programs actively promote critical race theory (CRT). A white paper published in 2020 by three North Carolina State University education professors outlines a five-step process for transforming prospective…

Martin Center Column Focuses on Predatory Student Loan Lending

Emma Schambach writes for the Martin Center about a new campaign from state officials involving student loans. Student debt isn’t necessarily always bad. For some, taking out the necessary amount…