Club 519’s legal fight is over. Now they’re celebrating.

The pandemic was hard on all small businesses in North Carolina, but perhaps most of all on “private bars”—bars that make 75% or more of their profits from alcohol sales.

Club 519 was among the state’s private bars forced to close under the governor’s emergency orders. The bar’s owners, Crystal and Rob Waldron, fought back—and their case, based on the state constitution’s “fruits of their labor” clause, helped convince North Carolina’s governor to change his policy. Clearly, writes Jessica Thompson, a reason to celebrate.

The Hill: Rein in the governors—how to prevent emergency powers abuse after COVID

If we’ve learned anything in the past few years, it’s that emergency power is easily abused. During the COVID-19 pandemic, governors across the country claimed unprecedented power in the name of combatting the virus.

Daniel Ortner explains why these governors are so intent on preserving expansive emergency power and how to stop such abuses in the future.

‘The Mother of the Boston Tea Party’ risked her life to defend her property

Our history books tell of patriots like Paul Revere and Sam Adams. But there is a lesser-known hero who stood up for property rights during the Revolution—and her story is no less important.

Brittany Hunter introduces us to Sarah Bradlee Fulton, a.k.a. “The Mother of the Boston Tea Party.”

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