By Jon Sanders Raleigh, NC – “The forgotten man” was how President Franklin Delano Roosevelt characterized ordinary people who needed his New Deal policies to build back up the American economy around them. In her history of the Great Depression…
By Carolina Journal Staff Raleigh, NC – A split 2-1 state Superior Court panel has rejected North Carolina’s voter ID law, five months after holding a trial in the case. The court majority labeled the 2018 law racially discriminatory and…
By John Hood Raleigh, NC – I got the COVID-19 vaccine shortly after it became publicly available. I did so because I was persuaded that the benefits of vaccination far outweighed the risk. Over the subsequent months, the case for…
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Cooperative Extension will offer a free delivery service to Chatham County residents who want to enter their goods and products in NC State Fair contests this October. The Pony Express is a convenient service…
By Dallas Woodhouse Raleigh, NC – The N.C. Senate has given final approval to HB-91, Accountability and Fair Play in Athletics, an effort to reform high school sports in North Carolina. The Senate approved the measure, 28-14, on its third…
By David N. Bass Raleigh, NC – Test results in reading, math, and science for the 2020-21 school year show the effects school closures and remote learning have had on public school students in North Carolina. According to data released…
By David N. Bass Raleigh, NC – A statewide campaign launched by the John Locke Foundation — publisher of The Carolina Journal — urges public school teachers to save $500 in dues each year by leaving the partisan N.C. Association of…
By John Hood Raleigh, NC – It’s my go-to slide. I’ve shown it to all the classes I teach at Duke University. The slide is striking. It’s revealing. And now it’s out of date. The slide in question is based…
By Dallas Woodhouse Raleigh, NC – The North Carolina High School Athletics Association would continue to regulate high school sports in North Carolina, under a new version of the reform legislation presented and passed in a state Senate committee. Carolina…
By Johnny Kampis Raleigh, NC – A new study commissioned by the N.C. Cable Telecommunications Association warns that red tape regarding utility pole access could cost the state $3.5 billion in consumer value due to the resulting delays in broadband…