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Martin Center column argues UNC failed students during reopening
Megan Zogby writes for the Martin Center about the University of North Carolina’s missteps during the reopening of campuses for the fall semester. Though college leaders had the summer to…
Energy
“US gives first-ever OK for small commercial nuclear reactor”
From the AP report: U.S. officials have for the first time approved a design for a small commercial nuclear reactor, and a Utah energy cooperative wants to build 12 of…
Regulation
COVID-19 Testing
John Cochran–“The Grumpy Economist”–has been arguing for a long time that “cheap, fast, tests can stop this pandemic quickly, even if they are not very accurate.” In a recent blog…
Education
Martin Center column shines light on Lumina
Erik Gilbert writes for the Martin Center about an organization that pushes for more college credentials. American higher education is struggling. Even before the coronavirus struck, schools all over the…
Liberty
Democrats and COVID-19 restrictions: Good for thee, not for me
Editors at the Washington Examiner question Democratic politicians’ willingness to live under lockdown restrictions they impose on everyone else. The public has been subjected to coronavirus lockdowns of varying degrees…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Chamber of Commerce backs Dems despite destructive minimum wage stance
Collin Anderson of the Washington Free Beacon documents a leading national business group’s dubious political calculation. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is endorsing 18 House Democrats who voted in favor…
Elections & Public Integrity
Biden as prisoner of paradoxes
Victor Davis Hanson of National Review Online explores a key challenge for Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential bid. Joe Biden and his handlers know that he should be out and about,…
Law & Public Safety
Republican AGs call out their Democratic counterparts on street violence
Mairead McArdle reports for National Review Online on a concerted campaign from Republican state attorneys general. Republican state attorneys general on Wednesday condemned the prolonged violence and unrest gripping cities…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
GA Considers Taking Options from People in Financial Straits
The response to the COVID-19 outbreak has caused an economic downturn in America. Many businesses and families will likely have to make difficult choices about their finances for months –…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
Now that both major parties have completed official nominations of their presidential candidates, the 2020 election campaign can shift into top gear. Rick Henderson highlights key moments from the GOP…
Elections & Public Integrity
New Carolina Journal Online features
Lindsay Marchello of Carolina Journal Online reviews the week’s top stories in N.C. political news. Donald van der Vaart’s Daily Journal explores how government lockdowns and restrictions have contributed to…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
The Right AOC on Point: Gym owners take matters into their own hands
John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke, “The Right AOC,” discusses N.C. gym owners’ decisions to defy Gov. Roy Cooper and reopen their facilities. Contact Amy at [email protected]. Follow her at…