Biden tries to tackle his gas price problem by announcing sale of 15 million barrels from Strategic Petroleum Reserve Don’t fret, once the polls close President Biden will put our national security first again. Maybe? Hopefully? Maybe President Biden should try getting a competent energy policy for some actual long term solutions instead of playing...
North Carolina should be more like our nation’s capital. No, not because of being a swamp filled with lobbyists, bureaucrats, and career politicians. But instead, in terms of how we indulge in and regulate alcohol. Our federalist style of governance in the U.S. allows states, and districts, to act as “laboratories of democracy”—a state can...
The tragic death of five shooting victims in Raleigh should give us an extended pause. First, it should remind us of the immense value of life. For the ideologues, politics is and will remain the sole focus of the shooting. In fact, for many, frantic calls for gun control inevitably become the only solution. Yet,...
In the 21st century, woke progressivism has inundated itself in mass culture, academic institutions, and left-wing political policy. However, in its most recent expansion it has perniciously invaded scientific institutions in an attempt to totalize a political agenda. In seeking to have a totalizing narrative, woke progressivism attempts to leave no stone unturned. The insatiable...
When the Tobacco Control Act (TCA) was signed in 2009, it had the admirable goals of eliminating youth smoking and reducing tobacco-related harms. President Obama called the bill the “kids tobacco legislation,” and vowed that the “law will reduce the number of American children who pick up a cigarette and become adult smokers.” But he was clear that the...
If last week's 15-year-old Raleigh mass murderer survives his injuries, he could someday be released back on our streets because Democrat State Supreme Court Justice Jimmy Ervin cast a deciding vote in prior, extremely controversial, cases that critics contend elevate the desires of convicted killers above protecting the innocent public.
Growing up undercover Persian is one of the most surprising things for people after getting to know me. I was raised Persian since around five-years-old. My step-father is from Iran and married my mother. Daily, I experienced the Persian Iranian culture through the food, language, music, holidays, and people. It blended in well with my life as...
