It is clear to any observer that the Federal government has grown to an untenable size, and that it has become increasingly more abusive of its powers. Something clearly needs to ... Keep Reading
Issues
Drivers Test? Democracy NC Flunks
A recent blog post published by a liberal organization outlines the experiences of two students who sought to acquire free state-issued voter photo IDs from the NC DMV. Alyssa ... Keep Reading
Voter ID Laws Won’t Disenfranchise College Students
As a federal court case regarding election reform laws passed by North Carolina legislators in 2013 has become a major national news item, we await a judge’s ruling in the ... Keep Reading
How Big a Burden Is Registering to Vote?
The left has been howling about how the new voter reform law will discriminate against minority and young voters. Being a politically active college student myself, I decided to ... Keep Reading
AP Courses Rewrite American History
As students head back to high school this fall, they and their parents will quickly discover that much of traditional American history taught in Advanced Placement (AP) courses for ... Keep Reading
Will Holder’s DOJ Prevail in NC?
A hearing that liberal groups hoped would undermine North Carolina voting reform instead appears to have revealed their true objectives. The NC NAACP and the League of Women Voters ... Keep Reading
Common Core Supporters Lack a Case Against It
At a recent meeting of the government relations committee meeting for the Wake County School Board, school board member Jim Martin called current legislative efforts to correct ... Keep Reading
Legislative Session Addresses More than Teacher Pay
Much of the policy debate over education these days has been dominated by teacher pay. While how and how much we pay our teachers are important concerns, teacher pay has crowded ... Keep Reading
What Newspapers Won’t Say about Anti-Election Reform Lawyers
Much has been written about the attorneys the Governor and the legislative leaders have hired to defend the Voter Information Verification Act (VIVA) against lawsuits brought by ... Keep Reading
Frankenstein Bill Rises from Grave, Revokes Boone Jurisdiction Rights, Ignites Controversy.
According to a new bill passed into law on Wednesday, the western NC city of Boone will lose its rights of extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ), seriously limiting the power the ... Keep Reading
