Opinion
Good riddance to racial gerrymandering
An underappreciated consequence of the decision is that it will make it easier for reformers to constrain partisan gerrymandering, too.
Opinion
NC’s donor privacy act came at just the right time
It’s unfortunate that misinformation about the bipartisan Personal Privacy Protection Act led to a veto. Thankfully, a bipartisan contingent in the General Assembly was undeterred.
Opinion
Words Matter: The good, bad, and ugly of DEI. Part 3: The ugly
“DEI” is commonly and carelessly used as if its three components were equivalent. They are not the same. This three-part series of essays explains and distinguishes among the three terms: diversity, equity, and inclusion. These terms would never have been used if there were not some sense in which each has a positive meaning. This...
Opinion
Make riots a political dead end
Tearing down statutes isn’t equivalent to looting stores or assaulting people. But allowing any riotous act to accomplish a political end sets a bad precedent.
Opinion
The tortuous road of renaming
This series of name changes reflects a congeries of politics, ideology, national and regional pride, and even, you might say, a play on words.
Opinion
With malice towards none: on loving your political enemies
Before you bask in the pain of your political rivals, cut off your family and friends, or blame entire people groups, consider Lincoln's counsel.
News
Robinson demands apology from Hunt over ad he called ‘racist’
Republican North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is demanding an apology from Democrat State Sen. Rachel Hunt for running an ad that he says was racist.
Opinion
Robert Doughton’s big government legacy lives on from NC to DC
Doughton’s destructive policies impacted North Carolina and the country at large in the so-called “Progressive Era.”
Opinion
Crime branding, party ID, still a problem for Dems in court races
Democrats took party identification off for judicial races after they started losing them. Period. And they started losing largely because they're seen as weak on crime.
Opinion
Repealing NC’s voter literacy test gets limited support. But why?
In the new Carolina Journal poll, just 40% of respondents would support an amendment to repeal the requirement, with 38% opposing it. That is a surprisingly tight margin.
Opinion
The paradox of privilege
Many privileges we have are simply due to people building good things for their families and communities to set them up for success. And we'd be dishonoring their efforts by trampling on what they've handed us.
Opinion
Duke Health abandons merit for DEI when picking surgeons
Going viral in the context of a hospital is almost never a good thing. And this week Duke Health and its medical school went viral in a way that certainly made a few administrators sick to their stomachs, as the Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro revealed disturbing DEI-related policies at the North Carolina health provider. One...
