Education
Masking Young Children Criticized
Michael Brendan Dougherty writes for National Review Online about a troubling response to COVID-19. When I found out that our local school district would begin the school year with staff…
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Budget, Taxation & Economy
American Families Already Feeling Inflation’s Pinch
Jordan Davidson writes for the Federalist about the real-world impact of inflationary government policies. American families are struggling to cope with inflation egged on by President Joe Biden’s willingness to…
Elections & Public Integrity
Defenders of overly loose voting rules offer poor arguments
Kevin Williamson of National Review Online rebuts critics of his earlier writing on protecting the democratic process. I don’t normally cite random idiots on Twitter to make a point, but,…
Elections & Public Integrity
Voter ID remains popular despite Democrats’ attacks
Kerry Picket writes for the Washington Examiner about the continuing popularity of voter identification. According to an Associated Press poll, 72% of respondents support showing a photo identification in order…
Liberty
Biden’s agenda likely to hit a wall
Paul Mirengoff of the Power Line blog explores the likely limits of President Biden’s agenda. Joe Biden, or whoever is pulling the strings, has an ambitious agenda. Too ambitious in…
Elections & Public Integrity
No mandate for Biden
Editors at National Review Online ponder Joe Biden’s apparent victory in the closely contested presidential race. Joe Biden appears to have won the presidential election, following a ferocious fight by…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Big Government, Big Price Tag – Part 3
“Keep your eye on one thing and one thing only: how much government is spending, because that’s the true tax. … The thing you should keep your eye on is…
Education
NEA: Average teacher salary in NC is 30th in the nation
According to the annual Rankings and Estimates study released today, North Carolina’s average teacher salary of $54,682 is 30th among the 50 states and District of Columbia for the 2019-20…
Education
GA canceled state testing for the upcoming year and NC should too
Since April, I have been calling on state officials to cancel state testing for the upcoming school year. I even included that recommendation in Carolina Rebound. According to some guy…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Judge Covid decides: Going to the gym
Judge Covid, may I exercise for my health?
Budget, Taxation & Economy
COVID-19 locks and Millennials: Will they flee the big cities?
Mitch Hall argues in a Federalist column that extended COVID-19 lockdowns encourage him and other Millennials to vote with their feet. [I]f local leaders prolong shelter-in-place rules with no end…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Public-choice problems explained in one sentence
Public-choice problems are very difficult problems to overcome, even when there is broad agreement across political parties and society that they need to be fixed