Opinion
Three ways our state governs differently
For nearly a century, it has been our common practice to pay for public assets with cash. North Carolina ranks 48th in state and local debt.
Opinion
This Friday, light 2 lanterns on your front porch for liberty
This Friday, just two lights glowing in the night on North Carolina porches and monuments statewide will connect past and present—and show that the spirit of 1776 is still alive in 2025.
Opinion
Free markets, not tariffs, built America’s strength
President Donald Trump unites Americans over fundamental fairness, but can divide over core principles of conservatives, like free-market economic policies.
Opinion
Misunderstanding greatness
Elon and his DOGE team are digging deep into computer databases, reviewing payment processes, and finding billions of dollars in waste, fraud and abuse. How could doing so possibly be a bad thing?
Opinion
Should taxpayers fund ‘Imagining Palestine’ at UNC?
Many taxpayers see the pro-Hamas, antisemitic, and anti-American activity on campus and they don’t want to pay for it.
News
Bill requiring civic education in NC higher ed clears committee
A measure is moving in the General Assembly that would require at least three credit hours of instruction in American history or governance in order to graduate from a University of North Carolina institution or a community college.
Opinion
Healthy Main Streets should be a bipartisan concern
Though generally outnumbered in municipalities, conservatives have a lot to contribute to the conversation on how to make NC Main Streets thrive.
Opinion
How Roman law might impact NC’s birthright-citizenship lawsuit
The framers disliked the immense power of the Roman chief legal official, or “praetor." Considering the praetor's power on injunctions could give the court a window into original intent.
Opinion
The tortuous road of renaming
This series of name changes reflects a congeries of politics, ideology, national and regional pride, and even, you might say, a play on words.
Opinion
Searching Sowell for wisdom about tariffs’ likely impact
A renowned economist from North Carolina highlights the history of tariffs' negative unintended consequences.
News
NC250: Semiquincentennial Committee meets to discuss anniversary of American Revolution
The North Carolina General Assembly’s Semiquincentennial Committee held its fourth meeting on March 13 to discuss ongoing efforts to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution.
News
NC House advances Pledge of Allegiance bill
State lawmakers in the NC House of Representatives are moving forward a bill that would require schools to incorporate daily recitations of the Pledge of Allegiance and ensure prominent display of the United States and North Carolina flags. If passed, House Bill 186 mandates that local school boards, charter schools, regional schools, and laboratory schools will be...
