constitutional law

On March 24, Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker announced he was temporarily suspending all pistol permit services until April 30.  State Senators Warren Daniel (R-Burke) and Danny Britt (R-Robeson)…

Under the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, many state and local governments around the country have issued “stay at home” orders. These orders make broad exceptions for workers at a…

On March 24, Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker announced his office was suspending all pistol permit and concealed-carry services. The suspension would last through April 30, he said. The…

“Redistricting is a lot like completing a homework assignment, turning it in, and only then being told what the assignment was.” Brent Woodcox, special counsel at the General Assembly, drew…

Back when the impeachment inquiry was still in the hands of the House Intelligence Committee, I got an email message from an old friend asking, “What do you make of…

The title of this piece pays homage to Karl Popper’s great work of political philosophy, The Open Society and Its Enemies. Popper wrote the book during the Second World War…

Perpetuities and monopolies are contrary to the genius of a free state and shall not be allowed. – North Carolina State Constitution, Article I, Section 34 As I explained in…

Article I, Section 34 of the North Carolina Constitution states: Perpetuities and monopolies are contrary to the genius of a free state and shall not be allowed. Commonly known…