For answers on Congressional district case, news outlet turns to sources with Blueprint NC ties. ‘Watchdog’ Bob Hall is a partisan activist with long history of meddling in the ... Keep Reading
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US Dept. of Ed Issues Testing Compliance Ultimatum
by A.P. Dillon The U.S. Department of Education has issued a testing compliance ultimatum to several states, including North Carolina, and the ultimatum includes the threat of ... Keep Reading
Why Free College Tuition is a Bad Idea
Calling something free doesn’t make it free. Nothing in life is free. It’s simply a matter of who pays the costs. If a college education has value, why give it away? If college ... Keep Reading
Social Justice Narratives Lead Back To Zero Tolerance
By A.P. Dillon The term “Zero Tolerance,” as it applies to school policies, is well known in society. Examples that might come to mind include a seven-year-old being suspended ... Keep Reading
Spotlighting Unions’ Power on the Left
It was natural to include unions in the Mapping the Left website. They are the quintessential leftist political machine. With virtually unlimited bank accounts, thanks to mandatory ... Keep Reading
Fuquay-Varina, Food Trucks, and Flagrant Cronyism
What is the role of competition in the marketplace? That’s the question surrounding a recent uproar in Fuquay-Varina, a Raleigh suburb located in the southwest corner of Wake ... Keep Reading
Retention Election Lawsuit Heads to Court
Suit challenges new law saying NC justices will face retention referendum, not an opponent, in an election. Key question: Does new law violate state constitution’s mandate that ... Keep Reading
Transgenderism Has No Basis in Science or Law
In a domain in which the proposed “therapies” are so drastic, it is not too much to ask for a solid, evidence-based statement of who is being treated, for what, and why, before ... Keep Reading
Intolerance in the Academy
By Jenna A. Robinson Last week, a new finding about ideological imbalance made headlines all over the country. According to Matt Woessner, an associate professor of political ... Keep Reading
Lottery Money a Bad Gamble
As the Powerball jackpot soared over a billion dollars, much of the discussion in the Tar Heel State turned to the North Carolina Education Lottery and what that money does for ... Keep Reading