The Charlotte Observer published an inflammatory, race baiting, factless opinion piece that is a disservice to its readers and is insulting to Chief Justice Cherie Beasley and ... Keep Reading
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Democrat controlled local election boards find little merit in Beasley’s protests
Chief Justice Cheri Beasley only picked up five votes after a statewide machine recount, leaving her 401 votes behind Justice Paul Newby, who appears to have secured a full ... Keep Reading
Assessing the election and the 2020 education agenda
2020 has been a tough year for North Carolina public schools. Gov. Roy Cooper’s response to the Coronavirus has closed many public schools or morphed them into virtual learning ... Keep Reading
News and Observer makes racially inflammatory accusations with zero evidence
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, the News and Observer published a highly inflammatory and racially charged article accusing the campaign of Republican Chief Justice ... Keep Reading
NCAE said they would “change the players in the game.” Did they? Part II
Part I reviewed how NCAE-endorsed candidates performed in Council of State, federal and statewide Judicial races. This article reviews how NCAE-endorsed candidates did in ... Keep Reading
In North Carolina, bad ideas have electoral consequences
In politics, at some point, you have to have ideas that appeal to the voting public. That lesson was taught to devastating effect on Election Day in North Carolina. On the ... Keep Reading
What Tuesday’s results mean for education
Richard Weaver’s famous book “Ideas have Consequences” has a pithy and poignant title. The same stance should be applied to what happened on Tuesday; elections have consequences. ... Keep Reading
Big turnout pushes good night for GOP despite well-funded Democrats
President Donald Trump and Senator Thom Tillis led Republicans to strong victories across the state in Council of State, judicial and legislative races. After all election day ... Keep Reading
No, Gov. Cooper, the economy is not a light bulb controlled by a ‘dimmer switch’
Cooper has repeatedly used a ‘dimmer switch’ analogy to describe his phased reopening plan But the economy is a complex pattern of decisions made by individuals, it isn’t just ... Keep Reading
Tillis v. Cunningham? Pick ‘em
Will North Carolina re-elect Republican Senator Thom Tillis for a second term? That’s a question a lot of North Carolinians and pundits around the country are asking these ... Keep Reading
