“Laws” and “legislation,” when properly understood, are not the same; and are often in conflict Laws are to be discovered — not designed or created — by jurists or legislators ... Keep Reading
Archives for April 2018
April 2018 Civitas Newspaper: Toxic Agenda
The cover story for the April issue adds more information and context to our Toxic Agenda campaign at Civitas. Some of the other content in this issue includes a piece about ... Keep Reading
Toxic Agenda: Elections in Crisis Part II
Toxic Agenda – Elections in Crisis, Part I examined how the Left, through the help of the North Carolina legislature, created an election system that ultimately favored Democrats ... Keep Reading
The Left’s Cognitive Dissonance
When you tax something, you get less of it. When you subsidize something, you get more of it The Left recognizes this – but only selectively The Left’s goal isn’t logical ... Keep Reading
Calling for More Minority Teachers does little to address bigger problems
Blacks comprise 25 percent of public school enrollment; only 14 percent of public school teachers are black Reasons for the shortage of minority teachers are rooted in a variety ... Keep Reading
Toxic Agenda: Elections in Crisis Part I
There is perhaps no other policy and legal area that exposes the Left’s toxic agenda more than election laws and voting procedures. As North Carolina’s political-Left continues ... Keep Reading
Where have all the teachers gone?
NC tracks and reports data through a yearly Teacher Attrition Report. Varied frustrations drive good teachers to leave the profession. State and local policy makers can take ... Keep Reading
Civitas Launches New “Toxic Agenda” Site
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RALEIGH – Today the Civitas Institute announced the launch of an ongoing series of articles devoted to exposing proposed policies and programs that ... Keep Reading
Jones (R-NC 3rd District) Currently Leads GOP Primary
RALEIGH – Today the Civitas Institute released a poll that finds Walter Jones, incumbent in North Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District, with a 9 point lead over Scott Dacey, ... Keep Reading