Opinion

The attack on free speech you haven’t heard about

In September of 2021, the Texas Legislature passed a law meant to reel in the social media giants’ monopoly of online opinion. The bill, known as H.B. 20, requires large tech companies to produce regular reports of removed content, create a complaint system, and disclose their content regulation procedures. It applies to companies whose users...

Alex Urban

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Lawmakers in Texas and North Carolina address CRT differently

Texans and North Carolinians highlight differences in worldview, but this time it has nothing to do with barbecue. The two states aim at addressing race-based education in K-12 schools. However, they do so in different ways. In Texas and North Carolina, the legislatures are controlled by Republicans. Even so, Texas Republicans and North Carolina Republicans...

Joshua Peters
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Lawmakers in Texas, like N.C., feeling pressure to reform antiquated liquor distribution system

The N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission is scheduled to meet 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, to consider and adopt rules for spirits sold and consumed in North Carolina. The N.C. ABC is seeing record profits, at the same time state some lawmakers are looking at moves to reform the arcane and monopolistic system. North Carolina...

John Trump
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Almost a year after Hurricane Matthew, governor declares emergency for Irma

Gov. Roy Cooper has declared a state of emergency in North Carolina to include all 100 counties in anticipation of Hurricane Irma. This comes as residents are still dealing with the effects of a hurricane that barreled into the state almost a year ago. “There is a lot we still don’t know about this storm,...

John Trump