Donna Martinez

My father had little formal education. He took care of my mom, me, and my three siblings by earning money with his back and his brawn. He worked for more than 60 years, first as a farm worker in the fields and then as a truck driver/delivery man. He faced…

Cultural change and behavior are fascinating to watch. I often wonder why so many folks prefer to require other people to do things — or refrain from doing them — rather than respecting what others think, or making a case for their point of view and persuading others to join…

JLF’s Roy Cordato looks at two rising stars of left-wing politics: If the socialist wing of the Democratic Party are not socialists, what are they? First and foremost, they are unshackled welfare statists, directed by a morality that values, above all, a form of outcome-based egalitarianism. As a result,…

It is a staggering problem with potentially fatal results. Fortune reports on the need to address physician burnout. About 1 in 10 doctors reported that they had made a major medical error in the prior three months in a national survey of over 6,000 American doctors just…

Come November, North Carolina voters will give a thumbs up or thumbs down to six amendments to the North Carolina constitution. Carolina Journal’s Julie Havlak details the six, and she provides interesting background. Out of the 45 amendments proposed since the adoption of the 1971 constitution, voters rejected just…

12 Noon today at JLF. Join us in person or live on Facebook Now that lawmakers have called it a day, come celebrate summer with a juicy tomato sandwich, served up with a tasty side of sassy stories from the legislative short session. Becki Gray will share what…

Abolish ICE? It’s a political nonstarter based on a new Harvard/Harris poll. JLF’s Mitch Kokai looks at the fascinating numbers.