Gimme Some Money

Essentially, forced annexation is a fiscal tool for redistribution. Its purpose is to raise taxes on county residents to pay for services to city residents.

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Lay Off the Silly Jobs Claims

How many of North Carolina’s public employees will be laid off if the Republican state budget is enacted? Depends on whom you ask, and when.

Conspiracy Theorizing Isn’t Partisan

Conspiracy theories never die. They just fade away, very slowly, and only after changing their appearance repeatedly.

Revenge Raises Many Questions But Offers Few Answers

Judge Andrew Napolitano’s Dred Scott’s Revenge traces America’s heritage of racial discrimination and tension from its earliest days as a settlement. It’s not a pleasant story, and the book can be an uncomfortable experience. Napolitano doesn’t pull any punches or gloss over any cruelty or injustice.

Merlefest Succeeds With Harmony

The festival began in 1988...And more than two decades later, Merlefest has expanded into one of the nation’s largest traditional music festivals.