Opinion
Unregulated abortion pills create public health risk in NC
Mailing the abortion pill into North Carolina not only violates our state laws, it also violates federal law.
News
NC lawmakers cite WVa case to bolster NC abortion drug restrictions
Top North Carolina lawmakers argue that a 2025 federal Appeals Court ruling in a West Virginia case should allow the Tar Heel State to restrict access to the abortion drug mifespristone.
News
Critics blast Stein’s executive order on abortion access
Critics are calling out North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein, a Democrat, after he announced his eighth executive order in Charlotte Thursday that focuses on abortion access and birth control.
Opinion
Justice Allison Riggs must have missed that class in law school
Riggs claims that Griffin is against contraception, IVF, and abortion with no exceptions at all. He has not taken any of these positions. What is behind this?
Opinion
1864 and abortion law
On April 9, 2024, the Arizona Supreme Court reinstated a statute criminalizing those who perform abortions, except to preserve the life of the mother. The blogosphere and the networks were aghast that this statute was originally adopted in 1864. Is a statute better because its origins are of old, or is it worse? Liberals can’t...
Opinion
North Carolina: The next great conservative powerhouse
North Carolina is generally seen as a purple state, maybe with a small red lean. And because of that, the government is often divided, with the legislature, Supreme Court, Governor’s Mansion, and other major offices split between parties. This has meant that neither side has been able to completely shut the other out of major...
Opinion
Outrageous story of the week: AG Stein says he won’t defend laws he doesn’t like
This week, North Carolina’s Democrat Attorney General Josh Stein, who is running for governor in 2024, announced that he will not defend the state of North Carolina in a lawsuit over the use of abortion-inducing drugs. It’s his job to defend the state’s laws, but he appears to be under the impression that he gets...
Opinion
Will Cooper finally try to lead?
Long ago it became apparent to me that Gov. Roy Cooper either does not care about his place in history or thinks his actions during the pandemic are enough for historians to write something of substance about his eight years as governor. Because other than managing the virus with debatable results, there is almost nothing...
Opinion
A ‘Conservative Spring’ in 2022
The word “spring” is often tacked on to political moments when a repressive status quo crumbles and a new era of hope emerges. The “Springtime of Nations” in 1848 was one of the largest political shifts in history, as European nations rebelled against monarchy and other traditional institutions, which they replaced with flatter, more-democratic structures....
Opinion
Born-alive battle could mark return of veto override strategy
Lawmakers are under no obligation to address a gubernatorial veto quickly. Political strategy could play a role.
Opinion
CJ Editorial: Time To Privatize Public Broadcasting
UNC-TV must separate itself from state government and become an independent, nonprofit organization not beholden to the whims of politicians.
