Exposing North Carolina’s liberal/progressive movement.
The Mapping the Left (MTL) project combines data, research and news articles to show the magnitude of the radical Left’s infrastructure in North Carolina. For decades, the liberal/progressive movement has mostly been invisible to the general public. Hiding from the “liberal” label, the well-organized progressive movement has built a network of groups that work together to push an extreme, liberal/progressive agenda that the media has failed to report upon.

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Harper v. Hall Impact on Tricia Cotham
State House member Tricia Cotham’s move from Democrat to Republican has become a major focal point for Raleigh. With her…
Two Questions About Election Reforms in the House Budget
The 415-page 2023 North Carolina House budget includes a two-page section on election reforms (PART XXVI, starting on page 345)….
Making Mail Ballots Due on Election Day Is Right
Below is my prepared public comment for the North Carolina House Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform Committee meeting on…
How 1,760 “Ghosts” Voted in the 2020 Election
A loophole in North Carolina law allows ballots from unverified registrations to be countedAbout 1,760 ballots from never verified voter…
Bill to Have Counties Equally Represented in Senate Will Fail
A bill in the General Assembly would amend the state constitution so that counties would be equally represented in the…
Supreme Court Can Right a Wrong in Voter ID Rehearing
The North Carolina Supreme Court is rehearing Holmes v. Moore, a voter ID case, today. That is a good thing,…
Repairing the damage to the North Carolina Supreme Court.
What defines an activist court? Is it one that establishes new rules by expanding and stretching the constitution to write…
Bill Creates a Smoother Transition for Judicial Retirements
A bill in the General Assembly would allow some judges who reach the state mandatory retirement age to complete their…
State Should Protect Privacy or Withdraw from Voter Registration Data Program
North Carolina joined the ERIC data-sharing program to clean its voter registration rollsSeveral states have recently withdrawn from the program…
Testimony for Removing the Literacy Test from North Carolina’s Constitution
I spoke in favor of House Bill 44, removing the literacy test from the North Carolina Constitution at a meeting…
Impact of Wake County Elections Bill: Partisan Index for Wake County Commissioner Districts
House Bill 99 looks to modify Wake County Commissioners elections from partisan and countywide to non-partisan elections and by district….
Wake Elections Bill Goes Too Far, and Not Far Enough
House Bill 99, sponsored by Erin Paré (R-Wake), introduces an essential reform to how county commissioners would be elected in…