Dr. Donald van der Vaart, John Locke Foundation senior fellow,…
Dr. Bob Luebke, senior fellow at the…
Dr. Terry Stoops, director of the Center…
Getting rid of the county pistol permit process that has…
Interviews with newsmakers, policy experts, and CJ staffers on the issues you need to know.
N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein wants lawmakers to use millions won from a settlement with Dish…
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson could present very different messages to N.C. voters and taxpayers…
In the aftermath of the Great Recession, we learned it was both unfair and dangerous to let bankers take big…
A simple conversation with a neighbor about school options could transform their child’s life.
Bars that had their liquor licenses suspended due to COVID-19 shutdowns may have gotten a reprieve, thanks to a…
The UNC System wants to ensure new degree programs prepare students for successful careers. University of…
Looking into January, state legislative sessions will begin across the nation. For many states, a critical focus point…
A weekly, one-hour newsmagazine on North Carolina, Carolina Journal Radio is hosted by Donna Martinez and Mitch Kokai and features a diverse mix of guests and topics. Education reform, tax policy, the state legislature, affirmative action, air pollution, freedom of the press and the courts – these are just a few of the subjects that Carolina Journal Radio has tackled since the program began production in 2003.
John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke, “The Right AOC,” explains how reporters and left-wing activists have misused the words “almost surgical precision” to criticize Republican N.C. lawmakers. Contact Amy at [email protected] Follow her at https://www.facebook.com/TheRightAOC and https://twitter.com/TheRightAOC.
State health secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen updated N.C. residents on COVID-19 vaccinations Thursday, Jan. 21. She said the state is accelerating the rate in which people are vaccinated, so far administering more than 569,000, 10th most in the U.S., she said. That’s a 133% increase over…
Randy Parton, namesake of one of the worst boondoggles in recent N.C. political history, has died at age 67. The bass-playing younger brother of cultural icon Dolly Parton died of cancer, according to a statement from the Parton family. Randy Parton saddled state and…
Ray Nothstine, Carolina Journal opinion editor, discusses political intimidation against Sherry-Lynn Womack, a Lee County school board member and 33-year Army veteran. Learn more about this issue by reading Nothstine’s column, “North Carolina veteran is symbolic of good people facing political intimidation.”…
Through one of Donald Trump’s final acts as president, former N.C. Republican Party chairman Robin Hayes became one of the most prominent North Carolinians to receive a presidential pardon. The White House announced more than 140 pardons and commutations Wednesday, Jan.
Politics should never be so central to our lives that we feel justified in muzzling the opposition.
As North Carolina prepares to celebrate National School Choice Week Jan. 24-30, the cause of educational freedom could see even more advancement during the North Carolina General Assembly’s 2021-2022 session. School-choice advocates are coming off what turned out to be a breakout year…