North Carolina’s Semiquincentennial Committee advances plans for America’s 250th with exhibits, markers, partnerships, and statewide celebrations.
More than 250 years ago, a group of women defied a distant government, demanding transparency and the right to make their own decisions. Today, mothers are once again standing up to challenge bureaucrats who presume to know what’s best for their families.
The patriots’ fight for liberty and representative government at Bunker Hill remains relevant to modern struggles against government overreach and the erosion of accountability.
This Friday, just two lights glowing in the night on North Carolina porches and monuments statewide will connect past and present—and show that the spirit of 1776 is still alive in 2025.
The North Carolina General Assembly’s Semiquincentennial Committee held its fourth meeting on March 13 to discuss ongoing efforts to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution.
Americans insisted the power to tax lay with their own legislatures. Allowing faraway politicians to fund royal governors would make them vassals, not citizens.
The General Assembly’s Semiquincentennial Committee held its third meeting Thursday to discuss ongoing plans to commemorate North Carolina’s role in America’s founding during 250th Anniversary celebrations in 2026. Invited speakers included Michael Leonard, from The Conservation Fund, and Rep. Edward Goodwin (R) from North Carolina’s 1st District, which includes the historic town of Edenton. Leonard began his remarks by...
In early 1776, battle lines in NC had already been drawn between loyalists to the British crown and American patriots. At the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge, these lines burst into the open.
The inaugural meeting of the North Carolina General Assembly’s Semiquincentennial Committee convened Tuesday to discuss the state’s plans for commemorating America’s 250th Anniversary on July 4, 2026.
As we once again commemorate the formal birth of the United States, it’s important to think about what makes America exceptional — what makes it, despite evident flaws, so worthy of our loyalty and affection. American exceptionalism isn’t about our country’s vast expanse and bounty of resources. Nor do we venerate the Founding as if...
Each of us has a role to play in winding, adjusting, and repairing the clockwork of constitutional government — it’s the gift we should all give our country on its birthday.
