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Midwestern GOP leaders show confidence in Trump

Emily Larsen and Naomi Lim of the Washington Examiner highlight the fight between Donald Trump and Joe Biden for Midwestern votes. Midwestern Republican leaders are confident President Trump will again…

Gun ownership growing in U.S.

Stephen Gutowski of the Washington Free Beacon details Americans’ growing interest in owning guns. Nearly five million Americans became first-time gun owners in 2020, according to a new report. The…

Good message needed to help replace chaos with order

C.M. Fortenberry explains at National Review Online why restoration of order would help everyone. That’s why the concept needs the right messaging. In response to riots, looting, violence, and iconoclasm…

Here is What’s Going on With N.C.’s Budget

The state General Assembly comes back in session on September 2. One of the most important things on the docket is to draft a budget for the upcoming years as…

Telling truth in times of trouble

Itxu Diaz offers National Review Online readers an alternatives to lofty political promises that emerge from the major parties. It is difficult to ignore that the origin of the pandemic…

New Carolina Journal Online features

Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online that Republican legislators label Gov. Roy Cooper’s new budget proposal “spend now, pray later.” John Trump’s Daily Journal calls Cooper’s approach to COVID-19…

NC teacher boasts that he used a BLM background for online instruction today

In response to an article about the suspension of a Texas teacher for inserting Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ posters in her virtual classroom, a Durham County high school social…

Despite past complaints, NCAE leaders champion use of rainy day fund

Responsibility for UNC-CH COVID-19 Outbreaks Cannot be Placed Solely on Students

UNC Chapel Hill recently made the decision to move all undergraduate courses online. In his recent research brief, JLF’s Dominic Coletti writes: When UNC-CH officials decided to continue with the…

State budget review and preview

Lacking any guidance from Congress on the Coronavirus Relief Fund question, budget decisions will continue to be made in a fog of uncertainty. It underscores the need for even more…

Judge Manning: “I had no fuss with the legislature”

Judge Howard Manning oversaw the Leandro v. State of North Carolina case for decades.  In an interview with David Crabtree of WRAL, he praised Phil Berger and the Republican General Assembly for…

Martin Center column highlights Calfornia’s reconsideration of race neutrality

Richard Sander writes for the Martin Center about an important item on the California election ballot. In 1996, California voters approved Proposition 209 by an impressive 56-to-44 percent majority. Prop…