Mapping the Left It can be very difficult to grasp or visualize the vastness of the network of left-wing groups in North Carolina. But one way to start is with the key group on ... Keep Reading
Miscellaneous Issues
EPA Rules to Cost NC Tens of Thousands of Jobs, Drive Up Electricity Costs
New rules by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) imposing unprecedented restrictions on electric power plants will drive up energy bills and cost North Carolina tens of ... Keep Reading
Mapping the Left: Introduction
In North Carolina, left-wing nonprofit advocacy groups for decades have wielded an alarming amount of power in the media, state politics, and government. They work together, both ... Keep Reading
Naughty & Nice
Naughty and Nice: North Carolina had plenty of both this year. Here is our list! Naughty: Bob Hall of Democracy North Carolina, for making false claims about the 2014 elections ... 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
Time to Slow Down the Runaway Solar Train
Trains are notoriously hard to slow down – even when we need them to. North Carolina’s solar subsidies, some of the most generous in the nation, are sort of like a runaway train ... Keep Reading
Barber’s ‘Morality’ Based on Government Violence
Recent comments from Rev. William Barber, self-appointed spokesman for the "Moral Monday" protests and leader of the NC state chapter of the NAACP, confirm that his vision for ... Keep Reading
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
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
