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Review: Mark Robinson’s unique story guides political life
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s life is shaped by financial hardship, family life, trains, churches, the military, and even professional wrestling. In other words, Robinson is an ordinary guy. Many political autobiographies are trite or even dreadful, but “We are the Majority!” offers much more than platitudes. His book provides interesting stories of personal failure and...
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Time to lighten the load
North Carolina is a pro-growth place — the best state in which to do business, I hear — and yet we continue to saddle our job creators with heavy regulatory burdens that discourage capital formation and investment in our state. I don’t mean to suggest we haven’t made some progress over the past decade. The...
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Awkward
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Stein suit targets piece of N.C. progressive history
The N.C. attorney general challenges a law once championed by his own party's progressive wing.
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‘Save democracy! Kill free speech!’
George Orwell’s doublespeak is the dialect of the political left. The ease with which elected officials spew words that contradict our lived experiences is remarkable. President Biden celebrates the “Inflation Reduction Act” as inflation ravages American households. Vice President Kamala Harris says on national television that the southern border is “secure” despite the very real...
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November is about more than control of Capitol Hill
Next month North Carolina voters will head to the polls, and millions of North Carolinians will turn out to vote, but only a percentage of those will fill out their entire ballot. In 2016, nearly a million people (780,212) who cast a presidential ballot did not vote in the North Carolina Supreme Court race. In that...
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Violent crime went up — probably
Did violent crime go up in North Carolina last year? I think the answer is yes, though changes in the way the Federal Bureau of Investigation collects and aggregates crime data make it hard to say for sure. In 2020, 39,880 violent crimes were reported to the FBI. In 2021, that figure was 41,996 violent...
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Beggar-in-chief
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Hurricane relief prioritized by race and other outrageous stories
Couple contaminate drought-stricken town’s water supply by dyeing waterfall blue for gender reveal From the Independent: The environment ministry in Brazil is investigating a couple that dyed a waterfall blue for their gender reveal party, likely contaminating the water supply of a nearby town. The couple faced backlash on the internet after they posted a video on Instagram of the moment...
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N.C. Democrats sexist misogynist state Senate campaign
By all accounts, Republican State Senator Lisa Barnes, R-Nash, representing Johnston and Nash Counties has a record of public service that is to be commended, even if you disagree with her political positions on healthcare, education, and the economy. Outside of partisan politics, she works with the Coalition for Addiction and Recovery Education, brings faith and...
