Opinion
How Trump Has Shaken Up The Race
Donald Drumpf has tapped into a backlash against the D.C. establishment.
Opinion
Primary Could Be Pivotal
State leaders have come up with a better plan, one that makes the North Carolina primary potentially important without incurring costly penalties.
Opinion
Up Against the Wall
If Walker, Bush, Rubio, or some other Republican nominee is leading Hillary Clinton by a few percentage points this time next year, the Electoral College map won’t be the determining factor.
Opinion
Religious Revolution at Top of the GOP
Although the Democrats consider themselves the diverse party, the array of religious beliefs represented at the top of the Republican Party demonstrates it has a “big tent” character as well.
Opinion
What If NC Matters?
The North Carolina GOP primary for president may prove to be not just early but potentially decisive.
Opinion
GOP Candidates Are Coming
Is North Carolina ready to be an early stop on the road to the White House?
News
Friday Interview: Common Core Questions Covered
RALEIGH — Parents and taxpayers continue to ask questions about new Common Core standards as they are implemented in North Carolina’s public schools. Five months after releasing a question-and-answer primer on Common Core, the John Locke Foundation recently released a revised, expanded version of that primer. It tackles 60 key issues in a Q&A format. Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of education studies, discussed Common Core with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
Opinion
Here Comes Pat
The burden of proof ought to be on those making the “split-personality” claim about Pat McCrory to cite at least one concrete example of the phenomenon.
Opinion
Historians Paint Distorted Picture of Southern Politics
The premise of the book is that Republicanism = small-government conservatism = racism, and that the South became the perfect petri dish to incubate that filthy virus.
Opinion
Some Promising News On Medicaid
Just two years into the implementation, it’s too early to draw definitive conclusions about Florida’s Medicaid reform. But there are several indicators of progress.
News
Friday Interview: Byron York on 2008
RALEIGH — Byron York, White House correspondent for National Review, recently addressed a John Locke Foundation Headliner luncheon in Raleigh. He also discussed the 2008 presidential campaign with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
Opinion
Varying Views on the Chief Execs
The political culture in state capitals isn’t yet as poll-obsessed as the national political culture has become. A new comparisons of gubernatorial approval ratings is interesting, nonetheless.
