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Why numbers matter in political debate
If you sincerely hope to persuade others that their factual claims are mistaken, you have to be open to the risk that your factual claims may turn out to be mistaken.
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GOP dominates in legislative candidate filing
Republicans “won” the candidate filing race in both chambers of the North Carolina General Assembly, with candidates in significantly more races than their Democrat counterparts for the 2022 elections. Democrats’ lackluster candidate recruitment effort is a stunning development after Democratic-aligned groups successfully sued the legislature over redistricting maps. Republicans were forced to make significant changes...
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Key N.C. Supreme Court race shaken, stirred with last-minute entry
A surprise candidate filing has significantly altered the political landscape in one of North Carolina’s most important 2022 political races. It’s a contest to fill a seat on the N.C. Supreme Court. A high-profile Republican primary that will decide who meets Democrat incumbent Jimmy Ervin in the fall had a new entry just as the...
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Democrats win redistricting battle, GOP gears up for future fight
North Carolina began its redistricting process for the 2022 elections in early August. Six and a half months later legislative and congressional maps for 2022 became final after the Democrat-controlled state supreme court seized control of the process forcing the legislature to bend to its will and adopt Democrat-friendly legislative maps. The court then imposed...
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GOP path to N.C. Senate supermajority get easier as Wake senator cuts and runs
The road to winning 30 or more N.C. state Senate seats in the 50-seat chamber, a number that would allow for party-line overrides of Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes, just got easier for the Senate Republican caucus. Democrat Sen. Sarah Crawford, who currently represents Franklin County and part of eastern Wake County, declined to seek re-election...
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A call to abolish white people and other outrageous stories
Below are a few of the stories that caught my attention this week. At the Carolina Liberty Conference, we heard from Seth Dillon of the Babylon Bee. Dillon had a great line from his speech, saying, “It is very difficult to parody a world that is a parody of itself.” The stories below aren’t satire,...
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Fact check: True
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A look at the state of America
The nation's cultural fabric is rapidly disintegrating as the citizenry no longer agrees on a shared American ethos.
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Dependency
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Tell the union bosses to take a hike
Chapter 95, Article 10, of the North Carolina General Statues harbors one of the most powerful sentiments that has maintained its prominence in the Tar Heel State for almost 75 years: “The right to live includes the right to work.” On March 18, 1947, North Carolina’s right-to-work law was ratified, and since then, the freedom...
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The show must go on
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Eastman, new face in GOP Senate primary, takes debate stage
When Marjorie Eastman took the debate stage Saturday during the John Locke Foundation’s Carolina Liberty Conference, she joined two experienced Republican leaders, former Gov. Pat McCrory and former Greensboro-area U.S. Rep. Mark Walker. They are frequent debaters with years of prominence in Republican policy and politics. Eastman was the fresh face, new to the party...
