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When there is a dispute between a citizen and an administrative agency, a legal doctrine known as judicial deference requires courts to “defer” to the latter’s interpretation of the law…
Chris Miller writes in the Financial Times about one of the Trump administration’s misguided tariff ideas. The US government will be “taking a look at Semiconductors and the WHOLE ELECTRONICS…
Jim Hoft writes for the Gateway Pundit about an unusual congressional effort aimed at toppling an anti-Trump judge. Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ) has filed a resolution to remove U.S. District…
Licensing creates unnecessary barriers to entry for workers, distorts labor markets, and increases costs on consumers, all without any measurable improvement to quality of services
Jonathan Turley writes for the New York Post about the consequences of Democrats’ over-the-top rhetoric. Forty years ago, a radio personality coined the phrase “jump the shark” in reference to…
Roger Kimball heaps the highest form of praise on a man who loves praise. Thomas Carlyle would have been impressed by Donald Trump. The author of On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and…
Introduction Twenty-nine states now allow law-abiding citizens to carry firearms without a permit. North Carolina is not yet one of them, but there are many reasons to hope it will…
Introduction North Carolina spends billions each year on K–12 public education. Is the money being spent wisely? Answering that question involves informal as well as formal processes. Informally, parents render…
Mike Davis writes for the Federalist about a current dispute over the outgoing president’s judicial nominees. On Tuesday, President-Elect Donald Trump posted on Truth Social: “The Democrats are trying to…
Andrew McCarthy writes at FoxNews.com about a new warning from a likely member of the incoming Trump administration. In a recent television interview, prospective Trump administration border “czar” Tom Homan…
Doug Truax writes for the Federalist about lingering concerns involving election security. Four years ago, I asserted that we can “never again” allow an election like 2020 to happen. I’m…
November 18 Update: The North Carolina Supreme Court election has since moved in favor of Justice Allison Riggs who currently leads with 36 votes. With later mail-in ballots and provisional…