In large part, America has been shielded by socialist type movements because of its strong and vigorous middle class. That is increasingly under threat, in part, because of surging ... Keep Reading
Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill’s Self-Destructive Progressivism
An excellent oped in the News & Observer exposes how progressivism undermines the ideals it claims to support -- in this case, how trendy, progressive Chapel Hill drives out ... Keep Reading
The Would-Be King of UNC-Land
By Jay Schalin, John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy John Fennebresque can certainly claim that he is a uniter, not a divider. He accomplished an amazing feat in ... Keep Reading
Sanctuary Cities: Chapel Hill, Durham, Carrboro
Did you know that immigration offenses usually are civil, not criminal, cases? I didn't. NC Capitol Connection's Matt Caulder has some facts about "sanctuary cities" Durham, Chapel ... Keep Reading
Raleigh Occupier Shoots up Wendell Food Lion
Occupy Raleigh participant, Tariq James Taylor, 21, was found dead after shooting three people at a Wendell Food Lion. But before he committed that crime he had already been ... Keep Reading
S.B. 1114
S.B. 1114 has now passed the third reading of both the Senate and the House. Apparently neither body saw the potential for patronage that this bill creates; however, it is now up ... Keep Reading
A More In-depth Look at No-bid Contracts
Several weeks ago I wrote a Bad Bill of the Week for SB 1114 - a bill that would remove the bidding requirements for municipal contracts in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Asheville, and ... Keep Reading
5/28 Bad Bill is on the Move
S.B. 1114 sponsored by Sen. Kinnaird (D- Orange), has been introduced in the House as H.B. 1888 by Rep. Insko (D- Orange) and Rep. Faison (D- Orange). This bill, last week’s Bad ... Keep Reading
Bad Bill of the Week 5/28
The Bad Bill of the Week is back! This week bill(s) are S.B. 1113 and S.B. 1114: “What these bills would do is encourage city councils to invent projects that could be termed ... Keep Reading
Chapel Hill’s Failed Experiment With Taxpayer-Funded Campaigns
Yesterday's Chapel Hill News featured an article by Civitas intern Sarah Hardin, in which she makes the case why the town's pilot program forcing taxpayers to finance the campaigns ... Keep Reading
