Opinion
Medicaid ‘home health’ spending needs a closer look
While NC's $35 billion budget seems large, consider that spending on the state's Medicaid program ALONE spends that much, mostly through the federal government.
News
FEMA to answer questions about Hurricane response in WNC & Florida
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell is scheduled to appear next week before a Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) subcommittee to answer questions about the agency’s preparedness and response to recent disasters, including Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
News
Fired FEMA employee alleges Helene volunteers instructed to avoid Trump homes in WNC
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is accused of telling volunteers to avoid homes not only in Florida that had Trump signs displayed after Hurricane Milton but also allegedly homes with the same Trump signs in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene.
News
Film Review: Matt Walsh’s “Am I Racist?”
A review of Matt Walsh's new film, "Am I Racist?"
Opinion
DEI on NC campuses emerges as surprise election-year issue
In recent Carolina Journal polling, immigration and the economy were the top issues for voters. But if one was to judge based on current headlines and debate, it would appear that the presence of DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) offices and initiatives on the state’s college campuses was also a top concern. Here are just...
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...
News
DEI in NC medical schools and hospitals spark concerns over patient safety
Reports this week of a fourth-year medical student at Wake Forest University School of Medicine’s impending graduation drew questions not only about why she was being allowed to graduate but also about how diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is affecting those going into the medical field and the patients they will ultimately serve.
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East Carolina University Board of Trustees adopts free speech resolution
The East Carolina University Board of Trustees voted unanimously this month to adopt a “Resolution on the Affirmation of Academic Freedom and Freedom of Speech.” The resolution is based on the UNC Board of Trustee report and the 1967 Kalven Committee Report from The University of Chicago.
Opinion
High Point College Republicans: HPU canceled our event, classmates threatened us, but we won’t be silenced
Have you ever felt that your voice wasn’t loud enough to be heard? On Sunday, the High Point University College Republicans Chapter felt this way as the school canceled our documentary screening event and we received threatening comments. The event, to be hosted by HPUCR president Hayley Hill, who had begun planning the event back...
Opinion
Political dysfunction should point us to the disease
“Real Time” with Bill Maher has become one of the last, if not last, American television talk show to air political commentary from a left-wing perspective that is not under the guise of political correctness. While the host, American comedian Bill Maher, views political events through a progressive lens, he does not hold back from...
News
Duke Health emerges as Southern hub for youth gender transition
Editor’s note: Graphic language The debate around childhood gender transitions has become a cultural flashpoint in 2022. Arkansas, Alabama, Arizona, and Texas passed bans on youth gender surgeries and hormone treatments — with 15 other states considering such bans — while California and New York are considering laws making themselves places of “refuge” for youth...
Opinion
2 gun reforms conservatives can get behind
After the tragic killing of more than 20 people at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, by a lone gunman on May 24, and the killing of 10 black Buffalo residents by a white supremacist 10 days earlier in a grocery store, the nation has been collectively grieving and gripped by righteous anger. Much of...
