Opinion
Never, never give up: A life defined by truth and service
When Eugene “Gene” Boyce passed away on Oct. 28, NC lost not only one of its finest legal minds but also a man who carried a piece of American history with him.
Opinion
Remembering Gene Boyce: A North Carolina legal giant who never gave up
The passing of G. Eugene Boyce on Oct. 28, 2025, marks the end of an era for North Carolina’s legal community. I had the honor of working briefly alongside Gene on the Goldston Highway Trust Fund litigation. That experience taught me more about constitutional law and legal ethics than years of practice could otherwise provide....
News
Coolidge Foundation chair: Teach US to be itself again
At the Martin Center for Academic Renewal’s recent policy banquet, author and Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation board chair Amity Shlaes nominated Calvin Coolidge as America’s greatest education president.
News
Historic discovery rewrites T. rex history
An NC State paleontologist discovered definitive proof that the Nanotyrannus is indeed its own species of dinosaur.
Opinion
Locke’s lessons for a government in gridlock
John Locke's insights aren’t dusty history, but living ideas guiding how our government must act and what citizens must expect.
Opinion
NC leaders should pay attention to fiscal warning sign from DC
With the federal debt now equaling the size of the entire national economy, NC can no longer assume that Washington’s money will keep flowing freely.
Opinion
Drawing new districts is a terrible idea
The North Carolina General Assembly is about to redraw the state’s congressional districts for the 2026 elections. It will be the fourth-such map employed this decade — and a terrible idea. Lawmakers aren’t responding to new census data or a court order. As is patently obvious, they are responding to pressure from President Donald Trump....
News
Judge orders UNC trustees to preserve records in Signal case
After nearly an hour of arguments, Superior Court Judge R. Allen Baddour ruled only to order the preservation of records, declining the broader requests for forensic imaging and affidavits.
Opinion
In defense of university faculty
Whatever shortcomings exist in American higher education (and we acknowledge that there are many), they cannot be solved by undermining the tenets of free speech and due process that enable the institution to function in the first place.
News
NC lawmakers to revisit congressional maps next week
North Carolina lawmakers plan to return to Raleigh next week to consider a new congressional map after President Donald Trump called on Republican-led legislatures to counter redistricting efforts by Democrats in blue states. “President Trump earned a clear mandate from the voters of North Carolina and the rest of the country, and we intend to...
Opinion
Folk school operates a time machine
Olive Campbell said, “education should not discredit” the “humble tasks of farm, shop and home.” It should link “the culture of toil and culture of books."
Opinion
To combat radicalism, teach the Founding
Our system of government, with its multiple layers and separate branches, its freedoms to speak and assemble, is designed not to produce consensus but to manage disagreement, to channel it to productive rather than destructive ends. For too many young people, these are unfamiliar truths. That’s on us.
