Liberty
Asking SCOTUS to Block ‘Bidenbucks’
M.D. Kittle writes for the Federalist about an important election-year appeal to the nation’s highest court. President Joe Biden has no authority to order federal agencies to run a voter…
Mississippi River
primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United States
Liberty
Happy Election Day!
Elections are being held nationwide today, with key races in Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, and Virginia. Results from these states are expected to signal where voters stand going into 2024, shaping…
Liberty
Census Overcounts Blue States, Undercounts Red States
Hans von Spakovsky highlights a recent error from the U.S. Census Bureau with partisan implications. In a shocking report, the U.S. Census Bureau recently admitted that it overcounted the populations…
Regulation
Yet Again, Progressive Policy Makes Things Worse
Determined to strike out on my own after college, I quickly realized that my eyes were bigger than my paycheck when it came to finding a place to rent. For…
Liberty
Cancel Culture Comes for Famous Explorers, Indian Guide
Mary Kay Linge writes for the New York Post about the latest instance of monument madness. The city of Charlottesville, Va. followed up its removal of two controversial Confederate statues…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Covid Misery Index-November 2020
Even as the federal government fights over $900 billion in new spending related to COVID-19, North Carolina’s surprisingly strong financial position, a result of past prudence and continued standoffs on…
Elections & Public Integrity
An apex for the Biden campaign
Jim Geraghty of National Review Online explores the current state of Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential campaign. For Joe Biden, life is looking pretty sweet right now. After stumbling badly in…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
More Thoughts on the Futility of Lockdowns
In “Statewide lockdowns unnecessarily divide, divert us from task at hand,” I called attention to statistical evidence indicating that: (1) most people who were willing and able to practice social distancing…
Education
Preliminary analysis: NC average teacher salary adjusted for COL is 26th in the nation
My initial calculations indicate that North Carolina’s average teacher salary, when adjusted for cost of living (COL), ranks 26th in the nation. I explained the methodology used to adjust for…
Liberty
Immigration and U.S. House seats
Paul Bedard of the Washington Examiner highlights a new report that tallies the potential impact of immigration on U.S. House representation, including North Carolina. The 10-year surge in illegal and…
Education
Clickbait website: N.C. is 28th best state for teachers
Classic clickbait website Wallethub released their “2019’s Best & Worst States for Teachers” ranking. (Click here if you must see it for yourself.) Among states in the southeast, North Carolina…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Education Week: NC schools earn a C-
Education Week released the 2019 Quality Counts Report Card. The report card evaluates state public school systems using three categories: Chance for Success, School Finance, and K-12 Achievement. North Carolina…