NC SPIN reaches its end
“I watch you every Sunday” became the opening line for many a conversation I’ve had over the past 22 years while standing in a checkout line, walking through a crowd, or sitting down to dinner.
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Christmas reminds us that voluntary charity is superior to government coercion
Unfortunately, our current politicized culture causes many to look first to the government when they think about charitable giving and helping those in need. Politicians, activists, and even some religious leaders are quick to demand that the taxpayer shoulder the charitable role traditionally reserved for civil society and…
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Curfew is Cooper’s latest move in state’s fight against bars, alcohol
Gov. Roy Cooper — and scores of politicians like them — have since March imposed noxious closures and lockdowns with the altruistic goal of keeping us safe. In reality, these government-imposed suppressions have done little but wreck our mental and physical health and devastate our economy.
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How civilization’s tale was spun
Our thinking about social and technological change is warped by the materials that happen to survive. Scholars name historical ages after rocks and metals. Archaeologists sift through mounds of pottery shards.
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Robinson has opportunity to continue rewriting N.C. political history books
The state's first black lieutenant governor offers clues about his priorities in office.
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Compensate victims of regulation
About 300,000 fewer North Carolinians have jobs today than in February. Thousands face bankruptcy or eviction. Some restaurants and other small businesses have already closed.
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New era on N.C. Supreme Court begins with election of conservative Chief Justice Paul Newby
After failing to earn a statewide hand recount, and unable to get Democratic boards of elections to accept ballots already deemed unlawful, Chief Justice Cheri Beasley conceded the North Carolina Supreme Court chief justice race Saturday, Dec. 12. The Saturday morning concession, 39 days after the election, clears the way…
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Why do teacher unions want to keep your schools closed?
This weekend, the Chicago Teachers Union tweeted that efforts to reopen schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic are “rooted in sexism, racism and misogyny.” The union later deleted the tweet after receiving a flood of criticism for the unsubstantiated — and frankly outlandish — claim, admitting that it is…
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N.C. voters want state government gridlock, debate
Critical lessons continue to come out of the results of the 2020 elections. One that seems to have escaped some of the political establishment is North Carolinians don’t want one political party to dominate. They want a slower, more deliberative state government, rather than one party changing public…
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Let candidates control their message
In a free society, government can’t just tell people to shut up. Nor can government divide private organizations into categories, allowing some but not others to spend money on politics.