Opinion
What to do when they’re wrong
After hundreds of studies, it’s safe to say that most diversity training either produces no long-term benefits or actively damages workplace relationships.
Opinion
Get in the fight to protect free expression in higher ed
Saying there is a liberal bias in the media is the same as saying that Pugs are the cutest dogs in the world. Most everyone already knows both to be true. The bias is ubiquitous. We see it every day. I am a member of the UNCW Board of Trustees and recently, we learned of...
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Drink up
Opinion
Olympics should be about athletes, not the activists
The saddest thing about the whole Gwen Berry incident is that media coverage, by and large, cares more about this individual’s activism than the extraordinary events that transpired that day for the athletes. DeAnna Price, the Olympian hammer thrower and 2019 U.S. hammer throw world champion, took first place during the U.S. Olympic Track &...
Opinion
John Hancock’s giant middle finger against tyranny
John Hancock is known for his sizeable signature etched on the Declaration of Independence. Nearly 250 years removed from his signing, almost everybody has been asked to offer their “John Hancock” on a document at some point in their life. It might be a myth that Hancock said, “There, King George will be able to...
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Cracked
Opinion
Why can’t journalists just be honest about guns?
Recently, Judge Roger Thomas Benitez, a senior U.S. District Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, ruled that the 1989 California assault weapon ban is unconstitutional. The ruling prompted the media to fall back on a common yet egregiously incorrect claim that the AR-15 is the “weapon of choice” for mass...
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Border policy change
Opinion
State blows it on history
North Carolina has the worst history and civics standards in the Southeast. Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia, Florida, South Carolina, and Mississippi all got “exemplary” or “good” ratings.
Opinion
North Carolina is leading by example with conservative budgeting
At $6 trillion, President Joe Biden’s first budget calls for an unprecedented level of federal spending. Republican members of Congress who criticize the president’s plan are understandably reminded by Democrats that the GOP did not do much to resist—and even contributed to—excessive government spending during President Donald Trump’s time in office. During those four years, rampant...
Opinion
Critical race theory is drenched in Marxist principles
The political left wishes to discredit concerns over critical race theory (CRT) being taught in our schools by adverting it is nothing more than “political theater.” Unfortunately, their criticism is misplaced. The reality is that some North Carolina schools are actively pushing CRT doctrines, albeit not calling it by the name. This article will reveal...
Opinion
Cooper’s comments suggest he would abandon N.C. flat tax
The governor objects to income tax breaks benefiting people earning more than $200,000. But the plan he criticizes would offer tax breaks for everyone.
