As a result of the General Assembly’s actions this year, there is now a harsher penalty for soliciting a photograph of a child being molested than for actually molesting a child. ... Keep Reading
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Moral Differences, Not Cultural
The mouth pieces of the Left often opine about the lack of understanding and tolerance for people from other cultures that have come to the United States via ... Keep Reading
2008 Senate Budget Summary
The 2008 Senate Budget proposal adds well over half a billion dollars in new state debt - without any taxpayer oversight - while increasing spending by 13.2 percent in just two ... Keep Reading
2008 Earmark “Wish List” For NC House Tops $646 Million
In recent years, much attention and scrutiny has been placed on the use of “earmarks” in the Federal budget. The federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) describes ... Keep Reading
Civitas Poll: Voters Want Laurean Charged With 2 Murders
Should murderers who kill a pregnant woman that is carrying a viable fetus be charged with one murder or two? 34 states including California and Massachusetts say that is ... Keep Reading
Civitas Poll: Death Penalty Should be Used
As you know, we currently have what amounts to a de facto moratorium on the death penalty as the General Assembly finds one excuse after another to clarify the state law. Well, the ... Keep Reading
Mixon on the Criminal Justice System
Civitas' Jeff Mixon has a nice quote in this News 14 video.-Max Borders ... Keep Reading
Seen this man?
If so, contact the Chapel Hill police. ... Keep Reading
Fetal Homicide Bill: Opportunity Foregone
Jameson Taylor's N&O piece is poignant: the N.C. General Assembly has missed a serious opportunity on the question of fetal homicide -- proving just how out of touch the ... Keep Reading
Ghetto Nihilism: Reflections on MLK Day
Civitas just had NPR's Juan Williams as a guest speaker. In his open forum discussion, he laid out a case against ghetto nihilism similar to this one made by Rod Dreher (whom I ... Keep Reading
