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• Martin Center Highlights Bad News for Davidson

  Jay Schalin of the Martn Center explains why a new survey suggests Davidson College should “mend its ways.” One of higher education’s most enduring enigmas is the continued support given by relatively traditional donors to their rapidly radicalizing institutions. This deep division between the beliefs of important donors and…

  Mitch Kokai, November 29, 2021, 333 words

  

• Biden Administration’s Disappointing Response to People Caring for Families

  A.J. Kaufman writes for PJMedia.com about the Biden administration’s approach to recent labor data. Democrats have long wanted the government to parent or co-parent your children, so it shouldn’t surprise anyone that President Joe Biden said the quiet part out loud Monday night. “Nearly 2 million women in…

  Mitch Kokai, November 29, 2021, 320 words

  

• New Carolina Journal Online Features

  Andrew Dunn reports for Carolina Journal Online about opposition to a lithium mine proposal in North Carolina. John Hood’s CJ Opinion argues that racial preferences will end soon in North Carolina.

  Mitch Kokai, November 29, 2021, 30 words

  

• What did FDR do that led to celebrating ‘Republican Thanksgiving’ in NC?

  In 1939, to satisfy retail merchants worried about a shorter Christmas shopping season, FDR proclaimed that Thanksgiving that year would fall on November 23rd, not the expected November 30th.

  Jon Sanders, November 24, 2021, 415 words

  

• Martin Center President Considers UNC System’s Office Relocation

  Jenna Robinson writes for the Martin Center about the planned move of the UNC System offices from Chapel Hill to Raleigh. There has been talk for more than a decade of moving the UNC System Office out of Chapel Hill. Past Board members and Chancellors noted that the System…

  Mitch Kokai, November 24, 2021, 317 words

  

• Expert Accuses ‘Top Scientists’ of Lying About COVID With Impunity

  Scott Atlas writes at the Federalist about high-profile scientists’ lies regarding COVID-19. [CDC Director Robert] Redfield’s congressional testimony on September 23 immediately caught my attention. I watched in disbelief as Redfield told Congress that “more than 90 percent of the population”—more than three hundred million people in the…

  Mitch Kokai, November 24, 2021, 335 words

  

• Inflation Dampens Support for Democrats’ Big-Spending Plan

  Christian Datoc of the Washington Examiner highlights the impact of inflation fears on support for the Democrats’ big-spending proposals on Capitol Hill. Inflation concerns continue to hamper President Joe Biden and his economic agenda, even as the White House is coming off one of its most successful weeks…

  Mitch Kokai, November 24, 2021, 330 words

  

• Biden Administration Backs Away from Tracking of Teacher Sex Crimes

  Alex Nester of the Washington Free Beacon documents a disturbing policy change from the Biden administration. The Department of Education wants to roll back a Trump-era effort to collect data on teacher-on-student sex crimes. The department’s Office for Civil Rights will not ask school districts questions regarding teacher-on-student…

  Mitch Kokai, November 24, 2021, 329 words