Trump support is about defeat
As I argue with Trump supporters — or at least watch as they stamp around like Rumpelstiltskins when the real identity of their hero is revealed — something about the Donald’s following is... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Lawmakers examine insurers' effort to control drug prices
A new state House committee on Monday began considering whether North Carolina should regulate how insurance companies restrict the use of expensive drugs to save money. Step therapy, also known as... Read More
Burr: Banning Muslim immigration a huge mistake
North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr said on CBS’ “Face the Nation” program Sunday that a ban on Muslim immigration into the United States would be a “huge mistake” in the global fight against... Read More
Uncomfortable questions about Eden's brewery closure
State Senate Leader Phil Berger has some questions about the news that MillerCoors is going to close its long-time facility in Eden, Rockingham County, laying off 520 people in the process. Last... Read More
NCAE defies law; what's next?
Now that the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) has defied an audit mandated by state law, what happens next? We at the Civitas Institute and the Center for Law and Freedom (CLF) have... Read More
Dix as a museum
Listen closely, and you could hear the clink of toasts and gasps of excitement. So the atmosphere felt when state government finally handed Dix Hill over to the City of Raleigh. Securing that property... Read More
Bigotry never prevails in America
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, December 11, 2015. “That diabolical, hell-conceived principle of persecution rages among some …” — Future president James Madison, 1774. Donald Trump’s... Read More
Mourning deeply enough for change
The late Dr. James Montgomery Boice in his commentary on Christ’s Sermon on the Mount tells the story of a young boy from England walking along the streets of Harrow, who came upon an indigent man... Read More
UNC System athletics subsidized by student fees
While the athletic departments at UNC-Chapel Hill, N.C. State University, and Appalachian State University prepare to collect extra revenue from the college football bowl games they’ll play, a... Read More
Poverty costs us all. Resolving it will pay us back
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, December 13, 2015. This is not a good place to be poor. In fact, Cumberland County is one of the worst places in the country for children born into poverty. They... Read More
