On August 20, 2018, a mob destroyed a Confederate war memorial on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Known as Silent Sam, the statue was 105 years old ... Keep Reading
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Southern Coalition for Social Justice: A Mapping the Left Profile
Mapping the Left (MTL) is an ongoing project of Civitas Institute. MTL's primary purpose is to provide researchers, journalists, and engaged citizens with the information necessary ... Keep Reading
Transparency and the Ivory Tower
As the old saying goes, “What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.” But some North Carolina professors have decided that they are neither goose nor gander. In a letter ... Keep Reading
Politicized Playgrounds, Brought to You Courtesy of Blueprint NC
Yesterday, Civitas published a press release detailing connections between today’s “teacher walk-in” and Blueprint NC. As Jim Tynen noted, a group called Public Schools First NC ... Keep Reading
The Hypocrisy of ‘Moral Mondays’
Throughout the saga of so-called “Moral Mondays,” protest organizers and media talking-heads drew frequent comparisons to the civil rights movement. William Barber, the protest ... Keep Reading
‘Independent’ News – With a Slant
Earlier this year, a liberal organizing network called Blueprint NC distributed a memo calling for a “collective statewide strategy” to “eviscerate the [Republican] leadership and ... Keep Reading
Let the Reader Beware: NC Health News’ Political Agenda
Hidden agendas can be dangerous, particularly when the goal is to influence public opinion with political attacks in the guise of impartial journalism. Recently, a supposedly ... Keep Reading
