Education
New Carolina Journal Online Features
David Bass reports for Carolina Journal Online about a controversial public school survey that asks students about drug use and sexual behavior. John Hood’s CJ Opinion explains why a surge…
Colin Powell
American general and diplomat (1937–2021)
Liberty
Hillary the transformer … or not
Noemie Emery of the Washington Examiner questions one particular characterization of Hillary Clinton’s political career. Last Friday, Hillary Clinton received an award (or a consolation prize, if you will) from…
Liberty
Trump’s military minds
Victor Davis Hanson‘s latest column at National Review Online explores the criticism President-elect Donald Trump has faced for nominating multiple military men for top government positions. Most of the criticism…
Elections & Public Integrity
Clinton’s efforts to shift blame
Rich Lowry‘s latest column at National Review Online focuses on Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s employment of the “Colin Powell defense.” The influence that Colin Powell has over Hillary Clinton…
Liberty
Better late than never: the truth about Scooter Libby
Fans of the late Robert Novak might remember a minor controversy that erupted in December 2005 when Novak addressed a John Locke Foundation Headliner audience in Raleigh. During the question-and-answer…
Elections & Public Integrity
Kay Hagan needs to expand her reading list
Under the Dome reports that Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan is not pleased with an ad state Senate leader Phil Berger launched a few days ago touting North Carolina’s voter…
Elections & Public Integrity
Voter ID advocates point to more evidence bolstering their case
Hans von Spakovsky and John Fund, who spoke in favor of voter identification requirements during a February 2013 Federalist Society luncheon in Raleigh, share with National Review Online readers this…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Speaking of Goldberg and his clichés …
Jonah Goldberg‘s addresses his latest column at National Review Online to a typical voter among those who label themselves “socially liberal and fiscally conservative,” then consistently support Democrats. For simplicity’s…
Liberty
Powell backs at least an informal version of congressional term limits
Like him or not, Colin Powell offers TIME readers this week an interesting take on the topic of long-serving members of Congress. Do you think leaders in Congress stay on…
Elections & Public Integrity
Just when you thought the process of selecting the president was as bad as it could get …
… you might encounter Newsweek‘s feature on Americans Elect, an effort designed to bypass the traditional two-party nominating system. Even if you’re no fan of the current system, the following…
Liberty
Too Little, Too Late: Colin Powell “a little concerned”
Politico.com reports this exchange between CNN’s John King and Obama supporter Colin Powell in a report set to air tomorrow. KING: So, it’s early but you’re a little worried? Is…
Liberty
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts
OK, Weisberg doesn?t sound very Greek, but Republicans still would be wise to take Jacob Weisberg?s recommendations for GOP revitalization with a grain of salt. Here?s the Twitter version: ?Weisberg:…