The North Carolina legislature, with Republican supermajorities, has failed to come up with a new state budget, because Senate Leader Phil Berger, among others, wants casinos included in it. It has been reported that Senate and House leaders are proposing casinos to be developed in Anson, Nash, and Rockingham counties. I don’t know about you, but...
Support for a state Supreme Court justice's federal First Amendment lawsuit does not mean support for the content of her speech.
With the summer holidays finished and kids back in school, the long session of the North Carolina General Assembly is exiting turn four and headed down the back straight to the checkered flag of this monumental and historic legislative session. Over the next week, some major decisions will be made by North Carolina’s leading political...
I was 17 and a senior at Habersham Central High School in Georgia. I had just finished my first-period Human Anatomy class and was walking into my second-period class. As I entered the room, I looked to my right and saw, surprisingly, that the television was on. It was playing a video of an airplane...
College and university rankings are a Massive Deal, as Regina George might say — and not just during football season. U.S. News & World Report was once a weekly newsmagazine. Now its primary business is to publish rankings of college and university programs (as well as hospitals and other institutions). It has many competitors, as...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming more advanced by the minute, and evolving into a more integral part of society every day. Among the latest innovations is a software called ChatGPT, an AI chatbot that spits out humanlike conversational dialogue while learning exponentially from itself and its previous inputs. ChatGPT can research or write anything from...
Over the past week, I had the pleasure of traveling to Charleston, South Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia — two of the most beautiful towns in the country (leaving aside all those obviously better places in North Carolina). It was great to see my two young children enjoy every second of the sand and waves at...
In a women’s varsity soccer conference tournament, Cary High School lost 3-0 to Apex. During the regular season, Cary had tied Apex 1-1, then beat Apex 1-0. I have figured out why Cary lost in this final match-up. I listened to Cary Coach Norcus’ talk with his team at half time: “Okay, women, I’m going...
