The long weekend celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr is here — a great time to reflect on what exactly his vision was and whether we are living up to it. While there is a lot of debate on where MLK would stand today and who gets to claim him, most conservative Americans...
People can speak without government permission. The First Amendment guarantees it. But regulators in many states have found a workaround. They simply redefine some speech as conduct and then punish people for talking without an occupational license. Health coach Heather Kokesch Del Castillo received a cease-and-desist letter when regulators caught her talking about kale without...
The No. 1 legal nemesis of North Carolina’s conservative-led legislature over the past decade, US Circuit Judge James (Jim) Wynn, has decided to step down from the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals, opening a fourth seat for President Joe Biden to fill on the Richmond-based panel. The court hears appeals from North Carolina as...
Director Michael Mann damages but does not total his “Ferrari.” North Carolina has many perks: Cheerwine, Krispy Kreme, UNC basketball, the beauty of the mountains and the coast. But, for me, none of those hold a candle to witnessing adrenaline junkies racing customized chassis on the banked asphalts of Charlotte, North Wilkesboro, and Bowman Gray....
North Carolina has experienced the country’s fifth-fastest rate of growth in private-school enrollment since 2020, according to state data collected by the Associated Press. Our charter schools are booming, as well, with enrollments shooting up at a faster rate than in all but two other states. Last year, the General Assembly changed the chartering process...
“That peace, safety, and concord may be the portion of our native land, and be long enjoyed by our fellow citizens, is the most ardent wish of my heart, and if I can be instrumental in procuring or preserving them, I shall think I have not lived in vain.” — Thomas Jefferson North Carolina is...
A former state Supreme Court justice promises a lawsuit tied to the concept of "fair" elections. State and federal courts have ruled out that type of suit in redistricting cases.
