Reporter Lynn Bonner and the News and Observer showed us once again why people have stopped buying newspapers: Reporters keep trying to make the news, not report it. That’s ... Keep Reading
Issues
From the ‘There Is No Voter Fraud in NC’ File
The midterm elections saw record turnout and relatively few glitches, but a few things stood out to undermine the liberal claim that “there is no voter fraud in North Carolina.” ... Keep Reading
The Secrets of Coolidge’s Success
Author Amity Shlaes had heartening words for conservatives when she spoke at a Civitas event this fall. As the biographer of Calvin Coolidge, Miss Shlaes knew he had faced ... Keep Reading
Are taxpayers footing the bill for union group’s expenses?
It appears the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) have been providing free office space for years to the local branch of an organization with close ties to state and national, ... Keep Reading
Bill Gates: Hypocrisy 2.0
Billionaire Bill Gates, who has spent millions advocating for and implementing the Common Core Standards in 44 states and thousands of public schools across the United States, ... Keep Reading
High Court: Legislature Got It Right
On Oct. 8 the U.S. Supreme Court upheld North Carolina's new elections reform legislation, effectively reversing a ruling in the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals blocking the ... Keep Reading
Civitas Poll Shows Tillis Has Slight Edge over Hagan
The newest Civitas Poll showed state House Speaker Thom Tillis, a Republican, with a slight edge over Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan in voters’ views of the U.S. Senate ... Keep Reading
NC Spends $150K per High School Diploma. Are We Getting Our Money’s Worth?
How much of your money is spent to educate one high school graduate in North Carolina? $50,000? $75,000? Our new analysis shows that North Carolina taxpayers spend about ... Keep Reading
Radical Environmental Groups Violate NC Law, FCC Rules
Two ultraliberal, out-of-state national groups are apparently flouting state law and violating Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules (§ 73.1212) in a campaign attacking ... Keep Reading
Bush Overtakes Obama in Favorability Ratings
A new Civitas Flash Poll shows that likely NC voters view former President George W. Bush more favorably than President Obama. The same poll also shows that Sen. Kay Hagan leads ... Keep Reading
