According to the latest Civitas Poll a little over a fifth of North Carolinians want an economic system that is more socialist. Despite that number being down slightly from our ... Keep Reading
Freedom
NC Justice Center: Everyone should rely on government for their well-being
The headline of this recent N&O op-ed said it all: "In budget fight, North Carolina's well-being is at stake." North Carolina is a state with more than 10 million citizens, ... Keep Reading
Abandoning Limited Government Because of Hypocrisy? Not so fast.
Over at NC Policy Watch, Rob Schofield has a short essay titled "North Carolina's big government conservatives and the endless legislative session." Schofield makes a few solid ... Keep Reading
Newspaper: Races Appear to be Tightening for Final Stretch
According to the Civitas Poll, Republicans gained some momentum for October when compared to the previous month. While the midterm elections are headed into the home stretch, ... Keep Reading
August Civitas Newspaper: ‘Freedom’ Scorecard
The "Freedom" scorecard courtesy of Civitas Action is published in the August issue of the newspaper. All state legislators are scored from 100-0 on their conservative voting ... Keep Reading
Declaration of Independence Still Greatest Guidepost for Liberty
Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence, called the document "an expression of the American mind." The late historian Pauline Maier referred to it as ... Keep Reading
Do Most People Yearn to Be Free?
It's not true that people yearn to be free. It's a cliche. Now many cliches are true, but that cliche is not true. Most people do not yearn to be free. Most people yearn to be ... Keep Reading
Dennis Prager says ‘Most do not Yearn for Freedom.’
At the Conservative Leadership Conference in Raleigh on Friday, author and radio host Dennis Prager claimed most Americans don’t yearn for freedom but want to be taken care of by ... Keep Reading
Who is the Bigger Threat: The ‘Rich’ or Government?
Economist and columnist Walter Williams has a new article discussing the concept of power, via a comparison between "the rich" and government. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, ... Keep Reading
Annexation and Taxation without Representation
The proposed committee substitute for House Bill 524 (a combination of house bills 524, 645, and 727) is a really bad plan. If this bill becomes law, cities and towns would be ... Keep Reading
