Health Care
Focusing on creating and pushing legislation that secures a free, competitive health care market for North Carolinians.
NHRMC agrees to partnership with Novant Health, UNC Health
In some non-COVID related health news, the New Hanover Regional Medical Center (NHRMC) is moving forward with its proposed research and clinical partnership with Novant Health and UNC Health. The…
Hospitals’ poor pandemic preparations cost us all
Vik Khanna argues in a Federalist column that we are all suffering now from hospitals‘ lack of preparation for a pandemic. When the eventual COVID-19 post-mortem is conducted, the big…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online on the impact for rural health care of Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 shutdown orders. John Hood’s Daily Journal uses an example from N.C…
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
You’ll find plenty of “cracks, potholes, and detours” in North Carolina’s state transportation budget. Those are the words Joseph Coletti uses to describes transportation budget problems. He explains why in…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online on tensions between Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican members of the Council of State. Jordan Roberts’ Daily Journal describes a health care…
Targeting COVID-19 rules that force people to die alone
Helen Raleigh of the Federalist pans COVID-19 restrictions that have led to lonely deaths. Everyone who knew Elizabeth Valerie Reiter describes her as someone who was kind, thoughtful, and always…
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
Some question why police officers can get jobs in North Carolina with less training than barbers. Jon Sanders addresses in the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio an even more…
Virologist ponders the ‘mask wars’
Chris von Csefalvay writes for City Journal about the political debate surrounding face masks. As states begin to reopen and America tries to recreate normalcy, masks have replaced social distancing…
N.C. Data Shows No Spike in COVID-19
Despite what you may be hearing from the media – and even from our Governor – North Carolina shows no signs of a spike in COVID-19 cases. In his research…
The Fog of COVID-19 Data: North Carolina is “holding at a steady pace”
There has been a lot of chatter about spikes in COVID-19 infections. The North Carolina media is maintaining a somewhat constant reporting of the numbers with very little discussion of…
‘Flattening the curve’ as bait and switch
Karl Dierenbach writes for the Federalist about abuse of the concept of “flattening the curve.” At one point, the theory of “flattening the curve” was ubiquitous. The basic concept was…
Fighting the narrative of a failed reopening
Editors at National Review Online reach different conclusions from most of their media brethren about the impact of reopening the economy in states across the country. Now, states like Florida,…