The liberal media has a habit of blatantly misrepresenting GOP Presidential events in our state. As Civitas’ Jim Tynen reported last month, Reuters inaccurately reported that ... Keep Reading
Archives for January 2016
NC’s Unemployment Insurance Reforms Paying Off Big In 2016
This article originally appeared in Forbes.com Unemployment insurance (UI) reform in North Carolina continues to be the gift that keeps on giving. The 2013 UI reform, made ... Keep Reading
Next Bubble to Burst: Auto Loans?
That's the question examined by this article published by the Mises Institute. The article draws comparisons to the housing bubble that burst around 2008, triggering the Great ... Keep Reading
Proof Govt. Can Be Trimmed
Can government be cut down in size? Over at NC Capitol Connection, our colleague Matt Caulder reports on one move in that direction: the privatization of the state motor ... Keep Reading
Are College Students Wising Up?
By Jenna Robinson For the fourth straight year, college enrollment is down. Data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center show that this fall, enrollments at ... Keep Reading
The 22 N.C. Legislative Races to Watch in 2016
With so many legislative contests already decided and so many others that appear to be sure things, we use the 2012 Civitas Partisan Index (CPI) to winnow down the key races to ... Keep Reading
SCOTUS hearing arguments in Friedrichs today
Today, the United States Supreme Court is hearing arguments in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, a critical free speech case in which the Civitas Institute Center for ... Keep Reading
Quality Counts 2016: NC Score: C-
Earlier this week Education Week released Quality Counts 2016. ( subscription required) The report gives overall grades and scores to states based on criteria such as chances for ... Keep Reading
Does America Need Liberal Education More Than Ever?
By Jenna A. Robinson That's what Wesleyan president Michael Roth suggests in his new book, which George Leef reviews here. Leef finds that the argument Roth lays out in defense ... Keep Reading
Hillary Clinton’s Troubles Mount
This article by R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. says "the Federal Bureau of Investigation will recommend that the Justice Department bring criminal charges against Hillary Clinton and ... Keep Reading