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Dragging DSS’s hidden rules into the light is long overdue
Rules created by a state agency can carry the full force of law. But in our system of government, legislators are the ones who make law. How are agencies able…
Liberty
NC bar owners file suit against Cooper over reopening
Charlotte Observer reports: A group of nearly 200 bar owners in North Carolina have filed a lawsuit against Gov. Roy Cooper in an effort to immediately reopen bars in the…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
NC economists: We’re being “data-driven into a ditch”
Cwik and Mandal then examine how actual, data-driven science could inform policies rather than one-size-fits-none lockdowns. As they show, there's no evidence that lockdowns even work. There is plenty of…
Law & Public Safety
Contrasting Opinions: Police Reform
On Tuesday, June 9, 2020, Carolina Journal published two opinion columns side by side on police reform. Syndicated columnist John Hood’s piece is headlined “Law enforcement: Police misconduct is everyone’s…
Education
Martin Center column explores college students’ turn away from history
David Kaiser writes for the Martin Center about college students’ diminishing interest in studying history. I taught history from 1976 through 2013 at Harvard, Carnegie-Mellon, the Naval War College, and…
Liberty
The sad story of people who think everyone’s a racist
Tristan Justice writes for the Federalist about a recent disturbing interaction. I was turned down for a lease on a new apartment Sunday, and it was no secret why. I’m…
Law & Public Safety
Police defunding movement labeled ‘ludicrous’
Anna Giaritelli of the Washington Examiner consults experts about the prospect of defunding police departments. Leading police organizations aggressively denounced calls to defund the country’s 18,000 police departments and insisted…
Law & Public Safety
Movement to defund police has little public support
Charles Fain Lehman of the Washington Free Beacon consults polling data on a liberal cause that has picked up steam since George Floyd’s death: defunding police departments. Democratic lawmakers, operatives,…
Liberty
National Review editor defends ‘law and order’
No,. Rich Lowry isn’t talking about the TV sbow. Instead he’s defending the concept that has come under attack in recent days. Confronted by a clear and present fascist threat,…
Law & Public Safety
Today’s protests offer preview of future
Andrew Stuttaford of National Review Online looks ahead from today’s nationwide protests. That the killing of George Floyd would produce both terrible sadness and deep anger was to be expected,…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
New Carolina Journal Online features
Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online on the impact of the pandemic and economic shutdown for hospitals and health care workers. John Hood’s Daily Journal argues that a second…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
State spending and taxes for May
State agencies continued to hold back spending in May. General Fund appropriations for the month of May were down 3% compared to May 2019 to $2.289 billion, according to the…