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Republicans can win big by returning to greater focus on policy
If there is any single driver of American politics today, it’s division. Both sides are guilty of fanning the flames of our divisive politics, and some say Donald Trump took it to a new level. Instead of settling old scores, conservative candidates should focus more on pragmatic policy-focused campaigning. There is little doubt that 2020...
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Sales tax to pay for state roads
When the North Carolina General Assembly enacted its budget revision for the 2022-23 fiscal year, it contained a major change in how the state funds roads. Until now, the system relied overwhelmingly on revenue from taxes on motor fuels, taxes on vehicle sales, and annual vehicle registrations. Unlike many other states, North Carolina doesn’t have...
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Toddler attacks police and other outrageous stories
It's hard to imagine that President Biden is the Democrat nominee in 2024.
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Shameful
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Pluralistic society best argument for school choice
If drag queens are deemed a vital part of the educational experience, some parents will find a market for that.
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A battle of the experts: implementing energy solutions for North Carolina
Last year the General Assembly passed, and Gov. Roy Cooper subsequently signed House Bill 951, a transformational energy policy for North Carolina. For all intents and purposes, it is a conservative response to the costly Green New Deal. The General Assembly gave the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) authority to pick energy source winners and losers. Through...
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Dobbs demonstrates how conservatives can win
Overturning Roe v. Wade is the Republican party’s greatest achievement in generations. Abortion, the intentional killing of an innocent and unborn human being, is no longer recognized as a constitutional right. It took 49 years, and Chief Justice John Roberts made every effort to salvage Roe, but the five remaining conservative justices did not waiver. Conservatives can be prone...
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Government got COVID mostly wrong
I’m a liberty-minded conservative, not an anarchist. I think government is inevitable and necessary but its legitimate scope and practical competencies are rather limited. The many public-policy failures during the COVID-19 pandemic illustrate the point well. For the most part, these failures were about competency, not legitimacy. As I argued when the COVID crisis began,...
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Environmental policy after EPA decision
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempts to regulate emissions and require states to shift to clean energy sources from existing power plants. Environmentalists fear this harm to their cause, but it should be seen as an opportunity. Despite what headlines suggest, this ruling does not prevent the EPA from regulating air pollutants. Instead,...
