Richard Weaver’s famous book “Ideas have Consequences” has a pithy and poignant title. The same stance should be applied to what happened on Tuesday; elections have consequences. ... Keep Reading
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Why you should fill out your entire ballot
Former president Calvin Coolidge once noted that if Americans first thought of the federal government when they think of the term “government,” that it would harm the fabric of our ... Keep Reading
NC Democratic Socialists of America serve up woke but gloomy agenda
While the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) have officially been around since 1982, only recently have they emerged as a growing movement in North Carolina. The organization’s ... Keep Reading
How to vote absentee-by-mail while protecting your vote from fraud
While the danger of absentee ballot fraud is real, you can protect your vote Be careful of absentee ballot request forms sent from political organizations Avoid having people ... Keep Reading
More on the superiority of the electoral college
On the heels of a piece touting the superiority of the electoral college in the Fayetteville Observer, particularly for North Carolina, I also talked with Tyler Cralle about its ... Keep Reading
Is judicial activism the greatest threat to liberty in North Carolina?
If you were to poll North Carolinians on an open-ended question about what they think the biggest threat to liberty is in the state, there would certainly be lots of different and ... Keep Reading
How much of voting reform is about politicians instead of the people?
One of the biggest complaints about government is that it doesn't serve people. Particularly when boosted by a perpetually growing bureaucracy, government tends to serve itself. It ... Keep Reading
Snapshot of Early Voting in North Carolina
Updated 11-05-2018. With the November 6th Election Day looming, in-person early voting has concluded in North Carolina. A total of 2,040,317 votes have been cast statewide thus ... Keep Reading
The Case for a Bipartisan Board of Elections
By Jacob Comello, Civitas Intern The govern-by-litigation craze in North Carolina is alive and kicking. In the latest chapter of the Gov. Roy Cooper vs. North Carolina General ... Keep Reading
Welcome Donald Trump Voters, Don’t Vilify Them
As Donald Trump marches (apparently) to the Republican Presidential nomination in the 2016 election, there has been much written by politicos and pundits on the subject. Most of ... Keep Reading
