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Thoughts for Veterans Day
(Note: This piece was originally posted in 2018 under the title “Remembering World War One.” I’ve started reposting it every year because we need to remember the first world war,…
Memorial Day
federal holiday in the United States of America for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces
Education
NC General Assembly tackles student protections, cell-phone use, and calendar flexibility
Education is an important part of North Carolina’s 2025 legislative agenda, with lawmakers debating several bills that could affect classrooms, curricula, and student experiences across the state. Some of the…
Liberty
SCOTUS gives Trump a win against administrative state
Seth Lucas writes for the Daily Signal about a significant U.S. Supreme Court victory for the Trump administration. As Americans began to prepare for Memorial Day weekend, the Supreme Court…
Liberty
Thoughts for Veterans Day
(Note: This piece was originally posted in 2018. I’m reposting it because much of what I said then remains relevant and important today.) Just over one hundred years ago—on November…
Liberty
Keeping the Peace
Chicago recently initiated a policy of paying former gang members to act as “peacekeepers” in high-crime neighborhoods. Despite the presence of the so-called peacekeepers, the city experienced “tragic numbers” of shootings and homicides…
Liberty
Thoughts for Veterans Day
(Note: This piece was originally posted in 2018. I’m reposting it because much of what I said then remains relevant and important today.) Just over one hundred years ago—on November…
Liberty
Republican Strategists Adjust Expectations for 2022
David Drucker of the Washington Examiner reports on his conversation with Republican election strategists. There’s no arguing it. Republicans were roughed up over the summer and entered the post-Labor Day…
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Biden’s Bad Policies Blasted As Intentional, Not Simply Bumbling
John Solomon writes at Just the News about a recent shift in political attacks on the Biden administration. Rep. Jim Jordan is never one to mince words. So when asked…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Congress Should Curb President’s Spending Power
Soren Dayton and Andrew Lautz argue at National Review Online that now is the time for Congress to tighten the reins on the president’s ability to spend taxpayers’ money. If…
Liberty
Defending the Filibuster Against a Renewed Attack
Fred Bauer argues at National Review Online in favor of preserving the U.S. Senate’s filibuster. Remember “norms”? Throughout the Trump presidency, this was one of the watchwords of the Washington…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
The NC Threat-Free Index for the Week Ending May 31 — Plus a Herd Immunity Update
All things considered, 99.9% of people in NC posed no threat of passing along COVID-19 to anyone. The estimate is now 69.8% of adult North Carolinians with immunity. This is…
Law & Public Safety
New Carolina Journal Online Features
John Trump’s CJ Opinion offers a veteran’s perspective leading up to Memorial Day. Jon Guze’s CJ Opinion highlights one prominent leftist who renounces violence for the wrong reasons.