Matthew Continetti‘s latest “Mediacracy” column for Commentary focuses on the mainstream media’s skewed reporting of 2014 elections. [W]hile the polls might have misjudged Democratic numbers as recently as 2012, the…
James Capretta explains for National Review Online readers that replacement of the Affordable Care Act should lead to better outcomes, not just a return to the pre-Obamacare regime. In the…
Members of a new state commission say they’ll have a hard time studying alternatives to Common Core public school standards without money to bring in experts from outside North Carolina.…
Now that election results are finalized, N.C. House Republicans have gathered to choose a likely successor for outgoing Speaker Thom Tillis. John Locke Foundation Chairman John Hood discussed the selection…
• According to media reports, Supreme Court Associate Justice Cheri Beasley (at right), a Democrat, will prevail after a recount in her race against Republican attorney Mike Robinson. Former Gov.…
• State House Republicans caucus this weekend in Randolph County to pick their choice for speaker in the 2015 General Assembly. Six members are seeking the job, and with a…
During a recent visit to Raleigh, Bill Kristol of the Weekly Standard offered a John Locke Foundation audience his analysis of 2014 midterm election results. Kristol also discussed the election’s…
• Former Raleigh mayor and state Transportation Secretary Tom Bradshaw, a Democrat, conceded the Senate District 15 race to Republican businessman Johnny Mac Alexander. Following a recount, Alexander had a…
Voters don’t like the direction the leadership is taking North Carolina. Republicans cut $500 Million from education. All the polls were flawed. Changes in the election laws suppressed votes. Democrats…
The Asheville Citizen-Times, Winston-Salem Journal, and the statewide radio N.C. News Network are among the outlets that have sought John Locke Foundation Chairman John Hood‘s expert analysis of the likely…
Barry Smith reports for Carolina Journal Online that turnout numbers for the 2014 elections rebut claims of “voter suppression” in North Carolina. Michael Lowrey’s Daily Journal focuses on the prospect…
That’s the title of JLF head’s John Hood’s column today examining the varies reasons — low turnout, “voter suppression”, gerrymandering, candidates not tying themselves closely enough to President Obama —…