In a race that saw big outside money spent by “independent groups,” the Washington establishment suffered a defeat. I am not talking about the GOP primary for the U.S. Senate race ... Keep Reading
NC Supreme Court Race Displays Blowback from Voting Changes
A race for the state Supreme Court is highlighting how changes in judicial elections may come back to bite the Democratic Party and the high court justice who once benefited from ... Keep Reading
Civitas Poll Spotlights Partisan Divide
March 25, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Francis De Luca (919) 834-2099 Francis.deluca@nccivitas.org RALEIGH – Two new Civitas flash polls (Conducted by SurveyUSA) – ... Keep Reading
Why conservatives, too, should crave open government
The following article was adapted from an oped published today in the News & Observer. Newspapers, activists and all who care about open government recently celebrated ... Keep Reading
What UNC’s Poverty Center Was Hiding
A public records request filed by the Civitas Institute confirms that the UNC Poverty Center continues to use publicly funded resources for blatantly political activities in ways ... Keep Reading
Civitas Supports the 2nd Amendment
Dear Friend, I am writing to reassure you that there is no connection whatsoever between the Civitas Institute and a newspaper chain that reportedly was planning to create a ... Keep Reading
Portrait of a Hit Piece
Bill Moyers – for many years an advocate on television for liberal causes -- recently gave North Carolina a lesson in how to disguise bias and distortions as news, and we should ... Keep Reading
Transparency and the Ivory Tower
As the old saying goes, “What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.” But some North Carolina professors have decided that they are neither goose nor gander. In a letter ... Keep Reading
Academic Freedom or Shrill Partisanship?
Gene Nichol, a UNC Law School professor, goes over the top in his invective. By Francis X. DeLuca and Jane S. Shaw (Editor's note: This article is being simultaneously posted ... Keep Reading
Let the Reader Beware: NC Health News’ Political Agenda
Hidden agendas can be dangerous, particularly when the goal is to influence public opinion with political attacks in the guise of impartial journalism. Recently, a supposedly ... Keep Reading
