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Don’t Overlook Judges on Your Ballot
North Carolina is in the midst of the election season. While much conversation is focusing on executive elections like president and governor or legislative races like those for the General…
Elections & Public Integrity
Court-packing silence could prove costly for Democrats
John Fund of National Review Online probes the potential political cost of Democrats’ stance on packing the U.S. Supreme Court next year. Joe Biden is refusing to answer questions about…
Elections & Public Integrity
New Carolina Journal Online features
Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online on the role of health care costs in the election for N.C. state treasurer. The Daily Journal highlights one federal judge who has…
Health Care
Cooper administration is vague on COVID cases, hospitalizations, and deaths
One of the problems with the Cooper administration's data regarding COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths is when they use those terms, they don't carry the same meaning as when people…
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
The Fog of Covid-19 Data: Hospitalizations and Deaths
Last week I looked at how North Carolina uses a test cycle threshold that is several cycles past what the scientific consensus calls for, what virologists advise, and what the…
Education
Martin Center column highlights impact of no lab, facility access
Megan Zogby writes for the Martin Center about one key problem linked to online-only college education. Though online teaching has dominated the college semester, not all teachers are equally skilled…
Liberty
European lawmaker adds to Trump’s Nobel nominations
Adam Shaw writes at FoxNews.com about an interesting Nobel Peace Prize development. President Trump has picked up another nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize, after a Finnish member of the…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
San Francisco feels real impact of bad policies
Brittany De Lea writes for FoxNews.com about bad news for San Francisco. San Francisco experienced a 43% year-over-year decline in sales tax revenues during the pandemic, which has been credited…
Law & Public Safety
Barrett has protected Americans’ rights
Hans von Spakovsky explains for the Daily Signal how Judge Amy Coney Barrett has issued opinions favoring Americans’ civil rights. In her rulings on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals,…
Education
Most young Americans don’t want to silence debate
Samuel Abrams writes at Real Clear Education about relatively good news for the future of free speech. Though colleges and universities have been open for only a few weeks, reports…
Elections & Public Integrity
Trump convert explains his stance
David Sound uses a Federalist column to explain why he’s come to around to supporting the incumbent president. Even though I had voted for every Republican presidential candidate since 1980,…
Elections & Public Integrity
New Carolina Journal Online features
Rick Henderson reports for Carolina Journal Online about races for seats on the N.C. Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. John Hood’s Daily Journal highlights the role ticket-splitting continues to…