Opinion

Christmas gets a cheeky defense

One of the ironies of the holiday calendar is that Christmas follows closely after Thanksgiving. Many of the Pilgrims and Puritans who helped make Thanksgiving an American tradition were appalled by and opposed to the celebration of Christmas. One of my ancestors, the pioneering Connecticut publisher John Tully, made a big stink about the issue...

John Hood
News

State constitution’s economic liberty protection could help fired Durham police sergeant

The N.C. Constitution’s protection of economic liberty could help a fired Durham police sergeant in his lawsuit against the city. A unanimous three-judge panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals has overturned a trial court’s ruling against the fired officer. Michael Mole’ will be able to pursue his claim that Durham violated his rights under...

CJ Staff

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