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Charlotte’s newest attempt to elevate political chaos can’t work this time  

Charlotte is at it again with its latest attempt to sow chaos into North Carolina politics. The effort should fall on deaf ears. In other words, don’t take the bait. Proponents of the city’s new anti-discrimination ordinance have not shown there is a prevailing reason for it in the first place. Is there a mass...

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What is happening with our state budget 

The General Assembly convened Jan. 13 and has met for well over 100 days. More than 1,700 bills have been filed; bills on election reform, appropriating federal COVID money, energy modernization, medical marijuana, sports betting, constitutional amendments, education reforms, health care advancements, regulatory reforms, unemployment benefits, confirmations, and appointments — to name a few.  ...

Becki Gray
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Next Gen Conservative warriors prepare for battle, inspire old conservative warhorses

One of the greatest honors of working in the conservative movement is the opportunity, to cultivate, mentor, and encourage the next generation of conservative public policy intellectuals and conservative warriors. Conservatives who worry about the future of our movement, our culture, and our country, should take note. There are already a group of dedicated young...

Dallas Woodhouse

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How politics has replaced religion in America

America has always been more religiously devout than other Western democracies. But now, like them, it has begun to secularize rapidly. And, as religion has declined, political ideology has intensified, society has fragmented, and cultural common ground has disintegrated. As a result, politics is increasingly divisive and existentially fraught. For over three decades, debates about...

Bruce Ashford
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Supporters of vaccine passports, which can be faked and forged, are dividing us even more

One time, during high school in Western Pennsylvania, about six of us got in a car and drove across the border to Wheeling, West Virginia, where the drinking age was still 18.  Just one of us was actually 18, but it didn’t matter. It was 1981, and Pennslyvania still issued drivers’ licenses without photos. Just...

John Trump