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UNC economist Zelder questions N.C.’s COVID-19 data focus
Economist Martin Zelder of UNC-Chapel Hill submits the following column: QUESTIONS FOR ROY COOPER AND MANDY COHEN North Carolina’s coronavirus positive test rate remains somewhat high — 7.2% on average…
Charlotte left holding the contracts after RNC departure
By now you’ve heard the Republican National Conventionis moving to Jacksonville after President Trump and Gov. Roy Cooper were not able to work out their differences. Now–we knew this–Charlotte is…
Weaponizing a fear of loneliness
Stella Morabito of the Federalist has nothing good to say about the Black Lives Matter organization. Black Lives Matter is a Marxist scam. As with all totalitarian ploys, BLM uses…
Black business owners respond to ‘defund the police’ movement
Jay Heflin of the Washington Examiner reports reactions of black business owners to the recently announced liberal goal of defunding local police departments. Black business owners surveyed by the Washington…
Documenting a ‘China creep’ on campus
Yuichiro Kakutani of the Washington Free Beacon highlights more evidence of behind-the-scenes Chinese influence on American college campuses. Dozens of top American universities that received funding from the Chinese government…
National Review editor pans media’s take on Trump and COVID-19 testing
Rich Lowry of National Review Online takes fellow members of the media to task for their reporting on the Trump administration’s approach to COVID-19 testing. The story of how the…
Fund focuses on Seattle’s mess
John Fund of National Review Online looks into recent chaos in Seattle. I like quirky places. So when I heard that a ragtag group of left-wingers, anarchists, and street people…
State Spending Cuts: Too Little Too Late
North Carolina state revenues have taken a major hit since the Coronavirus outbreak began. Between March and the end of June, the state has lost $1.6 billion in revenue according…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Lindsay Marchello reports for Carolina Journal Online on the impact of social distancing. The Daily Journal highlights the latest court case generating opposing opinions from the two candidate for N.C.…
Medicare Trust Fund outlook worsened by COVID
As our country continues to deal with the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the resulting impacts are starting to come into focus. The Medicare Part A Trust fund…
Cooper’s state budget gambit is reckless
Gov. Cooper’s risky bet to keep spending like it’s 2019, despite a $1.6 billion loss of revenue between March and the end of June, is reckless and irresponsible with taxpayers’…
Martin Center column focuses on prospective college students finding a good match
Abigail Burrola writes for the Martin Center about tools designed to help prospective college students find the right school. Which college a student chooses to attend is a major decision…