Progressive Democrats have introduced numerous bills in North Carolina to limit or end school choice programs. Progressives pride themselves on working to end racial ... Keep Reading
Archives for April 2019
An interview with Larry Horist of The Punching Bag Post
Larry Horist, editor of The Punching Bag Post, joins Ray Nothstine to discuss how the conservative movement, in general, and the CPAC event, in particular, have changed over the ... Keep Reading
Is America facing a watershed moment on healthcare?
“There is nothing new under the sun” is a refrain that is just as true for public policy as life. Serious debates over socialized medicine or single-payer healthcare have occurred ... Keep Reading
Five major flaws in NC Justice Center’s report supporting the ‘Fight for $15’
The “Fight for $15” is nothing more than compulsory unemployment for the low-skilled Advocates, including the NC Justice Center, ignore common sense and basic economics Minimum ... Keep Reading
The national popular vote compact is a horrible idea and NC citizens know it
National polls find plurality support for getting rid of the Electoral College, but not enough to force a change in the Constitution. A Civitas poll of North Carolinians finds ... Keep Reading
A federal indictment of the NC GOP chairman, another teacher walkout, and a blow to price transparency
Robin Hayes, chairman of the NC GOP and a former congressman, has been indicted in federal court on conspiracy and bribery charges related to purported attempts to bribe NC ... Keep Reading
An interview with conservative leaders at CPAC 2019; pt. 2
This second round of Civitalk-CPAC Interviews includes the Nikki Neily, president of Speech First. Neily delves into the problem of censorship on college campuses. The final ... Keep Reading
Jussie Smollett and hate crimes, North Carolina’s views on abortion, and Electoral College poll results
Charges against actor Jussie Smollett have been dropped. But what sort of damage do hate crime hoaxes, such as the one Smollett initiated, do to our social fabric? And, when it ... Keep Reading
No, healthcare capacity will not increase to meet rising demand due to Medicaid expansion
Medicaid expansion advocates claim the state’s healthcare industry will expand in response to greater demand from expansion Evidence from other states tells us otherwise ... Keep Reading
North Carolina: pro-life or pro-choice?
The March 2019 Civitas Poll found that half of North Carolinians identify as pro-life, while 40 percent identify as pro-choice A closer look at the details, however, reveals the ... Keep Reading