Voters would end racial preferences
When supposedly neutral news media described Sen. Phil Berger’s proposal as a “ban on affirmative action,” they were either exhibiting their ignorance or willfully misleading their audiences.
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New census data, N.C. Constitution, will create a different looking state Senate
Part two of a three-part series outlining an independent analysis of census data. In part one of CJ’s deep dive into new census data, we examined the required county “clusters” or groupings required under the North Carolina constitution’s whole county provision and how those constitutional mandates will impact North…
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Let’s not create our own energy crisis
North Carolina has better options than wind and solar, if it wants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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UNC debacle should shine light on faculty hiring process
I know the Nikole Hannah-Jones story has drawn more attention than it deserved. But I can’t help myself. There has been some superb reporting in Carolina Journal, but I don’t think the contrarian position to McClatchy newspapers, Capital Broadcasting, and public news and radio has been fully expressed. We now…
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New census data puts GOP in good position at General Assembly
Part one of a three-part series outlining an independent analysis of census data. Two of North Carolina’s most accomplished political consultants have crunched the latest census data and predict Republicans will have a strong political advantage in both chambers of the General Assembly. Note that this is…
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Amid resurgent pandemic, North Carolina must expand health care access
Health care comes at a premium for many North Carolinians who wait weeks for appointments, travel miles to see a clinician, and endure costly inefficiencies and inequities within the health care system. As a nurse practitioner (NP), I’ve seen firsthand the effects of our state’s outdated health workforce laws ―…
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Everyone favors limits on democracy
If you believe in America’s system of constitutional government, you think a mix of democratic and non-democratic elements is better than a simple majoritarian democracy.
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The shifting cultural sand underneath SCOTUS’ in loco parentis decision
How much can freedom of speech be limited? Courts and legislatures alike have been grappling with this question since the signing of the Constitution. More recently, in 2017, high school freshman Brandi Levy did not make the varsity cheer team at her Pennsylvania public school. Levy then proceeded to post…
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Court decisions should prompt General Assembly on Second Amendment
North Carolina no longer ranks in the top half of states when it comes to the Second Amendment.
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Bootleggers, Baptists, and a zebra cobra
Many of the problems with modern American politics stem from a media obsessed with creating a dramatic narrative and politicians dying to be on center stage. We don’t have to look any further than Raleigh’s recent case of the missing zebra cobra (N. nigricincta) to find an…