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Kari Travis reports for Carolina Journal Online that N.C. gym owners are ready for a court battle over Gov. Roy Cooper’s shutdown order. John Hood’s Daily Journal urges a more…
DHHS Won’t Share COVID-19 Data, But Here Is What We Do Have
North Carolina has been under a government-mandated shutdown for weeks – a shutdown that the government has justified with data that were riddled with errors and mispredictions. In his research…
Now here’s a good idea!
“Why don’t we swap those who want to turn the US into a communist state with those Hong Kongers desperate to escape the authoritarian clutches of one? They can experience…
Biden’s China Troubles Continue
The National Legal and Policy Center has filed a complaint with the Department of Education requesting “a full investigation into the University of Pennsylvania’s failure to disclose the source of millions…
Union County School Board votes to host traditional graduation
WBTV has the details: The Union County School Board voted to host traditional graduation ceremonies while practicing social distancing— despite North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s order that prohibits them. ……
Martin Center column describes a ‘war against normal’
Sumantra Maitra writes for the Martin Center about a disturbing trend in academia. A question of power is at the heart of the new and interesting book by Helen Pluckrose…
The Fog of COVID-19 Data: The threat of increased infections has passed
Governor Cooper claims that “North Carolina is relying on data and science to protect our health and safety.” I have my doubts. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a…
Attorney general boosts Trump on religious liberty
Nicholas Rowan of the Washington Examiner highlights U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr’s role in protecting religious liberty. Over Memorial Day weekend, California, Minnesota, and Vermont, three of the five states…
Projecting Biden’s Supreme Court picks
Kevin Daley of the Washington Free Beacon speculates about likely U.S. Supreme Court nominees in a Joe Biden presidential administration. Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, has pledged…
Spreading ‘debt virus’ threatens Americans’ future
Victor Davis Hanson warns at National Review Online about the danger of mounting government debt. The current U.S. budget deficit could soon exceed a record $4 trillion. The massive borrowing…
Panning Twitter’s fact-check policy
David Harsanyi explains at National Review Online why Twitter’s new fact checks for high-profile tweets amount to “folly.” No American, not even the president, has an inherent right to a…
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
The John Locke Foundation is launching Carolina Rebound, a project designed to help N.C. policymakers address challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. During the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio,…