The Biden administration’s hand is in the cookie jar
President Biden's failed border policies are taking away valuable resources from our public health initiatives.
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A new year should remind us of old truths about government
Our ability to self-govern is the enduring question we continually grapple with yet struggle to answer decisively.
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Imperial city loses on mandates
Federal courts have done the right thing in blocking Biden’s vaccine mandates. It’s best to make such policies closer to home.
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Kicking white people out of parties and other outrageous stories
It's amazing that people have the time to complain about the unwokeness of "It's a Wonderful Life."…
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Vaccination required for assisted suicide and other outrageous stories
Below are a few stories that caught my attention this week. A few of them made me chuckle and some are just plain sad. German suicide factory says it will only help you kill yourself…
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Emergency powers reforms are a big win for North Carolinians
Last week, the North Carolina General Assembly passed, and Gov. Roy Cooper signed, a budget bill that was striking for several reasons, including amendments to the Emergency Management Act (EMA) that will boost protections for North Carolinians’ constitutional rights. The new reforms put an automatic end date onto any declaration…
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Our technology made us resilient
Without tech-enabled working from home, our gross domestic product would have fallen about twice as much during the first few months of the pandemic.
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It is logically inconsistent to not support COVID-19 vaccination mandates?
Argument: If you are for the school system requiring students to be immunized against diseases, and COVID-19 is just another disease for which a reliable, safe vaccine is readily available, then you should not be against mandatory COVID-19 vaccines in schools. Readers may recognize that this is a syllogism—that is,…
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COVID numbers improving, but Cooper’s failure to lead divides us even further
Emergency orders, local mask mandates, and COVID restrictions at large have gone from nonsensical to outrageous. This is not to argue on the efficacy of masks or their use in the throes of the nascent pandemic some 18 months ago. Instead, this is to make…
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Throwing money at poverty doesn’t work
It is difficult to read arguments for or against policies when the premises are not aligned with the facts or the measures. In a recent piece published by our friends at NC Policy Watch, author Susan Demas, editor-in-chief of the Michigan Advance, attempts to persuade readers to adopt the…