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Joshua Lawson of the Federalist ponders churches’ responses to recent protests that have sparked riots and looting across the country. As churches across America restart in-person services, Christians and their pastors are feeling the heat. The “heat,” however, is not from the lack of air conditioning in the…

James Antle of the Washington Examiner explains why former Vice President Joe Biden presents a different challenge for President Trump than the one he faced in 2016. Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden may not be moving much, but he’s proving a tougher target for President Trump than his…

Andrew Stiles of the Washington Free Beacon highlights the New York Times‘ decision to abandon basic journalistic principles. The New York Times continues to shake up its editorial page after the resignation of James Bennet, the opinion editor who angered many of his former colleagues by publishing an…

Dan McLaughlin writes for National Review Online about problems associated with so-called “moral” history. Here is something Congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez said this week: “Latinos are black. . . . We have to have conversations around ‘colorism,’ and we have to have conversations around the African and indigenous roots…

Lindsay Marchello and Kari Travis report for Carolina Journal Online on the N.C. House’s unsuccessful vote to override the governor’s veto of a bill to reopen N.C. gyms and bars. Amy Cooke’s Daily Journal contrasts mob rule with the rule of law.

A federal judge ruled the Department of Health and Human Services’ rule to force hospitals to disclose their negotiated prices with insurers was legal. The rule, introduced last November, was quickly challenged in court by America’s powerful hospital lobby. Michael Brady of Modern Healthcare reported: During …

UNC-Chapel Hill economist Martin Zelder submits the following column: NORTH CAROLINA’S REMARKABLY ENCOURAGING CORONAVIRUS SITUATION Coronavirus numbers are everywhere you look, and the source of anxiety. Some numbers — like the total number of recorded cases since the start of the epidemic — must, by their very definition, grow…

John Staddon writes for the Martin Center about American universities’ longstanding leadership in scientific research. Miguel Urquiola is professor and chair of the department of economics at Columbia University. His special field is education and his book Markets, Minds, and Money: Why America Leads the World in University Research…