When Washington Started A War
It was the war that made America, and George Washington was involved right from the beginning. But don’t think Paul Revere and crossing the Delaware.
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Category: Books and the Arts
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Historical Revisionism Gets Revised
What, pray tell, does my scintillating nighttime reading about the olive-oil markets of Gaul and bathroom graffiti in Pompeii have to do with public policy in North Carolina?…
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Reaching Out to North Carolinians
We’re entering last week of the 2006 electoral season, which is why I want to call your attention away from elections and political issues today. Take a break.
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Our Blogging Founding Fathers
The Founding Fathers were bloggers. Well, okay, let me rephrase that. Many of the Founders were the 18th-century equivalent of a certain category of modern-day bloggers.
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Idolize the Dream Gig
Wanna be an American Idol? If you can't make the cut, blame Adam Smith. Smith was an eighteenth-century Scottish Enlightenment philosopher. I don't know if he could sing, but he had some interesting things to say, by implication, about why would-be performers also wait tables, teach lessons, drive school busses,…
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On the Dewey Decimate System
The subtitle of a new book on John Dewey reads: “How the patron saint of schools has corrupted teaching and learning.” It’s all too true.
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Three for the Holiday
July 4th is a celebration of William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, and John Penn. Well, it's not just a celebration of these three men's accomplishment.
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Seeing Politics in the Stars
A vacation blast from the past: The undeniable, inescapable truth that Star Trek is liberal and Star Wars is conservative.
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A New Window Into History
A few mouse clicks will help you learn about neglected pieces of North Carolina's past.
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Public, Not Government, Radio
Public radio is, all things considered, a valuable option for those interested in news and public policy debate. Too bad it subsists in part on funds forcibly taken from people who don’t listen and never will.