Public interest in charter schools is higher than ever in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2020 @ 9:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The debate over Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court has revived interest in important constitutional questions: How much deference should a justice give to court precedent?
Published: Thursday, October 22nd, 2020 @ 8:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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James Antle of the Washington Examiner highlights the president’s recent endorsement of school choice.
Published: Monday, August 3rd, 2020 @ 12:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It’s trite to say the country is divided.
Published: Thursday, July 2nd, 2020 @ 10:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Okay, show of hands: Who is surprised that there was another shooting in Durkanistan, otherwise known as The CHOP? Durkanistan is the hallowed motherland of Mayor Jenny Durkan, Seattle’s “Iron Lady.”
Published: Thursday, July 2nd, 2020 @ 4:30 am
By: LifeZette
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Two Republican candidates are joining President Trump on North Carolina’s presidential ballot — against the wishes of the N.C. Republican party.
Published: Thursday, December 26th, 2019 @ 5:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Over the past two weeks, a fascinating intellectual conflict has broken out on the Right over pornography, of all things.
Published: Tuesday, December 17th, 2019 @ 3:05 am
By: Daily Wire
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There are a few cautionary tales for the GOP within the results so far
Published: Thursday, November 7th, 2019 @ 12:25 am
By: LifeZette
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I have written about gerrymandering in these pages before, but the recent Superior Court ruling that the state’s legislative districts constitute an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander makes me want to do it again.
Published: Sunday, October 20th, 2019 @ 1:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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We tend to think of U.S. Supreme Court justices as ideological, their views and actions mapping neatly onto the conventional liberal-to-conservative continuum of American politics.
Published: Saturday, August 17th, 2019 @ 9:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Among his many exhortations to conservatives is Russell Kirk’s insistence that they be guided by the principle of prudence.
Published: Wednesday, July 24th, 2019 @ 9:43 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The case District of Columbia v. Heller is the landmark Supreme Court case decided in 2008, and written by the late great conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, which finally looked at the roots and origins of the Second Amendment.
Published: Wednesday, July 17th, 2019 @ 3:32 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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The early verdict is now in, and Justice Brett Kavanaugh is off to a very slow start. He has now had a veritable slew of rulings that ought to offend the sensibilities of judicial conservatives.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 @ 11:28 am
By: Daily Wire
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Crowded is an understatement. Twenty-six candidates from four political parties lined up to seek the vacant 3rd U.S. Congressional District seat in a July 9 special election
Published: Tuesday, March 12th, 2019 @ 10:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Wednesday evening, Tucker Carlson delivered a 15-minute monologue on his Fox News program regarding the future of economics and politics in the United States.
Published: Wednesday, January 16th, 2019 @ 4:08 pm
By: Daily Wire
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On October 16, 2018, Francisco Gonzalez wrote an article, or more aptly, a book review, entitled " Why Open Borders Are Bad for America's Immigrants"; it was published by The Federalist.
Published: Friday, January 4th, 2019 @ 12:03 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Want yet more one signal that American politics has changed markedly in the past decade? Look no further than the annual report card issued by the Cato Institute to grade the fiscal performance of the nation's state governors
Published: Thursday, January 3rd, 2019 @ 7:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Has politics become polarized? Even if you and I agree on little else, I'll bet we agree that the answer is clearly yes
Published: Tuesday, October 30th, 2018 @ 9:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last week I quoted glowing endorsements of Supreme Court nominee Judge Kavanaugh by seven legal experts from across the ideological spectrum
Published: Friday, September 7th, 2018 @ 4:58 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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When President Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court, I was thrilled
Published: Thursday, September 6th, 2018 @ 1:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's been 10 years since the Libertarian Party had a candidate on the ballot for the state Senate District 8 seat in southeastern North Carolina. This year there will be a contested primary
Published: Friday, April 27th, 2018 @ 5:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Want to know why conservatives are more skeptical than progressives of the idea of government confiscating more of our money to throw at social programs
Published: Friday, April 27th, 2018 @ 1:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In-person early voting for the May 8 primary election begins Thursday (April 19) in North Carolina
Published: Thursday, April 19th, 2018 @ 1:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The United States spends more on health care than any other industrialized country but doesn't get better results, as measured by average life expectancy
Published: Wednesday, April 18th, 2018 @ 4:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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