Liberty
Civil Rights Group Downplays New Crime Report
Peter Kirsanow writes for National Review Online about an important new report on American crime. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights released a report … on racial disparities in crime…
Hispanic and Latino Americans
ethnic group in the United States with Hispanic or Latin American ancestry
Liberty
Old-School Democrat Laments Party’s Change
Joel Kotkin writes for American Mind about the Democratic Party’s drift. I grew up among people who worshipped the key pillars of the twentieth century Democratic Party: the New Deal,…
Liberty
Potential Impact of a Trump-Rubio Ticket
Mabinty Quarshie writes for the Washington Examiner about the potential impact of one rumored Republican vice presidential candidate. A key path to former President Donald Trump winning another four years…
Liberty
Biden Teaming Up With Obama, Clinton Could Backfire
Naomi Lim of the Washington Examiner ponders Democrats’ presidential election strategy. President Joe Biden is hoping the star power of his Democratic predecessors, former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton,…
Liberty
Americans Support SCOTUS Decision Blunting Affirmative Action
Charles Hilu writes for the Washington Free Beacon about poll results that offer reassurance about the American public’s stance on affirmative action. Most Americans, including majorities of every racial group,…
Liberty
Left ‘Bleeds’ Hispanic Support
Mike Gonzalez writes for the Washington Examiner about a political challenge for the left. The Spanish-language network Univision interviewed former President Donald Trump this month and allowed him to respond…
Elections & Public Integrity
No Labels Party Recognition Delay Fits Pattern of Partisanship
UPDATE: The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted to recognize No Labels as a political party at its August 13 meeting. ORIGINAL POST: A new political party may be…
Liberty
SCOTUS’ Quotable Affirmative Action Ruling
Thomas McKenna of the Washington Free Beacon compiles the most interesting quotes from last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling against the use of race in college admissions. 1. Chief Justice…
Education
Civitas Poll: Majority Supports Vouchers and Opportunity Scholarship Expansion
North Carolina Republican lawmakers recently introduced legislation ( HB 823, SB 406) to significantly expand the Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP). The House approved HB 823 while similar legislation in the…
Liberty
Shifting the Focus from Racial Achievement Gaps
Ian Rowe argues all students could benefit if policymakers paid less attention to racial achievement gaps. [T]he achievement gap is a poor tool for understanding student failure or promoting student…
Freedom Focus
Freedom Focus
Racial, Economic Inequities Fall Where Government Is Least Involved
Progressives slander free-market capitalism as oppressing low income and minorities. They advocate for big government programs as helping these “marginalized” communities. But low income communities fare far worse, and racial…
Liberty
Employers Shift Toward Skills-Based Hiring
Bruno Manno writes for Discourse about a welcome change in American employment. [E]mployers are turning from degree-based hiring to skills-based hiring — that is, from using college degrees to using…