Regulation
Bourbon in Your Mailbox
Jarrett Dieterle writes at National Review Online about the nation’s convoluted alcohol restrictions. Americans can be forgiven for being confused. In many places, you can now get a margarita delivered…
United States Postal Service
independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for providing postal service
Liberty
Green, Constitution Parties Removed from Voter Rolls
It finally happened. As seen on the Carolina Elections Voter Registration Changes page, there are no longer any Constitution or Green Party registrations on the voter rolls in North Carolina.…
Research Brief
Regulation
For cleaner voting rolls, North Carolina should join interstate data-sharing group
Joining the Electronic Registration Information Center would help the boards of elections in North Carolina more effectively conduct the important task of voter list maintenance. The State Board of Elections…
Research Brief
Regulation
Senate Bill 326 would strengthen election security, help voters get IDs
Senate Bill 326 would stop the privatization of election funding, require absentee ballots to be returned by election day, as is required in most states, and provide funding to help…
Research Brief
Law & Public Safety
It is time to end absentee ballot postmark games
State law allowing ballots to be returned up to three days after election day if postmarked by election day creates confusion and opportunities for mischief. Those who vote by mail…
Research Brief
Elections & Public Integrity
Nearly 400,000 NC voter registrations could be removed, but it’s no “purge”
Biennial voter registration list maintenance is a normal part of keeping lists current and helping prevent election fraud. Fewer registrations will be removed this year than were in 2019.
Budget, Taxation & Economy
American aspiration’s continuing importance
Ryan Streeter of the American Enterprise Institute explores the important role of aspiration in American society. Our era of grievance politics suffers from a collective blind spot to American aspiration.…
Elections & Public Integrity
A word of caution about mail-in voting
Jordan Davidson of the Federalist highlights potential problems with election ballots cast by mail. I didn’t get to vote in the primaries this year. Even though I took all the…
Elections & Public Integrity
Remember impeachment? Democrats don’t
Editors at Issues and Insights highlight an interesting omission from last week’s Democratic National Convention. Eight months ago, all but two House Democrats voted to impeach President Donald Trump, and…
Elections & Public Integrity
Correcting post office conspiracy myths
Eddie Scarry of the Washington Examiner highlights Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s testimony to Congress late last week. Congressional Republicans can always be counted on to screw something up — they’re…
Elections & Public Integrity
National Review editors rebut notion that the Postal Service will steal the election
Editors at National Review Online challenge a new election narrative on the political Left. The latest five-alarm fire in Washington is over a supposed plot to disfranchise voters centered on…
Elections & Public Integrity
Trump, the post office, and a dose of reality
Byron York of the Washington Examiner looks beyond the spin associated with reports about the U.S. Postal Service under President Trump. The news is filled with reports of President Trump’s…