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Sowing Resilience Chapter 3: Help

Are Increased Sausage Sales a Sign of Economic Collapse?

When you think of economic indicators, sausage sales probably don’t top the list. But recent trends in the U.S. sausage market might be signaling deeper issues within the broader economy.…

Fourth Circuit Continues to Defy Supreme Court over Maryland’s Assault Weapons Ban

So called “assault weapons,” including particularly AR-15s and similar lightweight semi-automatic rifles, have long been the target of gun control legislation. The Supreme Court’s 2008 decision in District of Columbia v. Heller should…

Election Changes in North Carolina Since 2020: Zuck Bucks

Private election funding gives private groups the “power of the purse” over boards of elections — potentially giving them the ability to alter election outcomes based on how they target…

Sowing Resilience Chapter 2: Insecurity

State Employee Retiree Benefits: Promise or Pretense?

North Carolina’s unfunded liabilities for the state employee pension plan and state health plan pose a fiscal crisis to the state. Over the last decade, the value of unfunded liabilities…

Kamala Harris’s Grocery Price Proposal: A Disaster in the Making 

Today in Raleigh, NC, Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled a controversial proposal aimed at tackling the rising grocery prices that have been squeezing American consumers. Harris’s plan to cap grocery…

Kamala’s Disastrous Price Control Proposal

Price controls always end in disaster, let's not repeat history

Parents Continue the Fight Against Biden’s New Title IX Regulations

After a highly contentious two-year-long review process, the Biden administration’s new Title IX regulations went into effect on Aug. 1 in thousands of school districts across the country. The administration…

Election Changes in North Carolina Since 2020: Collusive Lawsuit Settlements

Collusive lawsuit settlements harm the public when used to overturn laws. The State Board of Elections entered a collusive lawsuit in 2020 to alter election laws. A federal judge limited…

Bad News: Violent Crime Is Up in North Carolina’s Largest Cities

The Major Cities Chiefs Association has just released a Violent Crime Survey comparing the first half of 2024 to the same period last year. The good news is that for…

Did Elon Musk’s PAC Violate NC Law?

Elon Musk and a PAC affiliated with him were at the center of controversy in several swing states, including North Carolina, after failing to register voters in at least four…