First in Freedom: Halifax Resolves adopted 248 years ago today
Today marks the 248th anniversary of the Halifax Resolves, a catalyst of the Declaration of Independence.
Today marks North Carolina’s 234th birthday! U.S. Sen. Ted Budd, R-NC, was among those remembering the Old North State’s special day on social media. On Nov. 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state to ratify the United States Constitution and the only state with two ratification conventions. In 1729, the state started as a...
In the Pines, a John Locke Foundation-produced short film based on the 1898 insurrection that toppled Wilmington’s elected local government, recently won Best Film and two other awards at the Golden Hour Film Festival in Morganton. In addition to Best Film, Pandora Broadwater won Best Actress for her role as an older version of protagonist...
Is a picture really worth a thousand words? In very online debates among very online people, the exchange rate is even more skewed. Case in point: a recent Wall Street Journal illustration generated tens of thousands of words of argument, invective, and speculation. The image in question depicted a dramatic drop in the share of...
Twenty-one years ago today, on Sept. 11 , 2001, I dropped my toddler and infant off at day care in a Virginia suburb of our nation's capital, completely preoccupied with the long commute into downtown. I was a reporter at Reuters Television covering North America. My newsroom was blocks from the White House and the Capitol.
It might be a stretch to call Greensboro, North Carolina, a hidden gem. After all, it’s the third biggest city in the state and has more people than Buffalo, New York; Richmond, Virginia; or even St. Louis, Missouri. Still, it’s far from obvious that Greensboro is special if one is merely passing through on their way to...
In what had once been a land of opportunity and progress, the state had grown large and oppressive. Its leaders lost their way. Its people nearly lost their freedom. How oppressive had the state become? No matter how you chose to make your living, government officials made constant demands on you. Every major transaction was...
Minneapolis teachers union agreement stipulates White teachers be laid off first, regardless of seniority Of course, this is unconstitutional, and not to mention racist, but when has that mattered to the religion of woke? SURPRISE! Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act [Sic] Will Raise Taxes on the Middle Class By $20 Billion The $20 billion is scored...
McCullough is well known for his books, but his voice also helped propel history to the masses.
When your political party has no bench to speak of, then any “purple state” governor warrants a second look, and that makes Gov. Roy Cooper a potential presidential candidate. Yet Gov. Cooper has a problem because he’s a Clinton Democrat. To be fair, his ideology gives Cooper few viable options, because “Biden Democrats” are more elusive...
Can we all agree that it simply takes too long today to plan, permit, design, and complete major public-works projects? There are roads I regularly travel where orange barrels have become a seemingly permanent feature.
If Cawthorn’s remarks are true, maybe the bigger story is that even somebody with the moral failings that he has is scandalized by the debauched behavior in D.C.