#ncpol: John Locke, neutered?
I’ve had my suspicions about what HAS or HAS NOT been going on within the John Locke Foundation lately. The so-called hotbed of free market thought in North Carolina has
Continue readingDrive-by fishwrap: Fayetteville can, um, “learn” from Baltimore.
You know things are bad when your local driveby fishwrap / birdcage liner starts telling you how your town can LEARN from Baltimore. Yep. The same place immortalized in the
Continue readingThe rise of the freelance economy
The folks at George Mason U.’s Mercatus Center have come out with a pretty interesting study: Are we becoming a nation of freelancers? Some fear that traditional employment is ending,
Continue readingAre public high schools failing our kids?
There’s a thought-provoking report out that suggests just THAT: I discovered this in an unpublished manuscript at my annual economics conference: “According to Harrigan and Davies, between 1987 to 2007,
Continue reading#ncpol: Patrick Milhous McCrory
A tendency to use the government bureaucracy to snoop on and intimidate perceived opponents. An enemy’s list. Screaming fits at press aides regarding his coverage. Campaigning as a conservative, but
Continue reading#ncga: The Big E
(No, not him.) We’re talking about ethics. A topic the majority in the lower chamber on Jones Street appears to need a refresher on. Wait. They GOT one in caucus
Continue reading#ncpol: Things that make you go HMMMMMM.
The state board has unveiled a neat new search feature that allows you to browse campaign filings by TYPE. The search engine allows you to go through all kinds of
Continue reading#ncpol: Think UNC’s Gene Nichol is bad? Meet Altha Cravey.
I know. I know. Very similar to “crazy.” We’ve provided a lot of coverage to the saga of Gene Nichol, the alleged law professor at UNC, who appears to
Continue reading#nc-02: The Lyin’ Queen takes to the airwaves AGAIN
Now, she’s mixing it up on us. In between taxpayer-funded campaign mail drops, Big Government Barbie is taking to the airwaves with the help of something called The American Action
Continue reading#NCSEN: Immigration to US a CIVIL RIGHT ????
That’s what our GOP-controlled US Senate apparently wants us to believe: In response to Donald Trump’s call for a temporary pause on Muslim migration, the Senate Judiciary Committee declared on
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