So a year ago, I learned that my friend killed himself. My friend was a tenured professor in the UNC system, the Wilmington campus. He was an award-winning teacher notorious for speaking truth to power — and for being unapologetically provocative in so doing. It’s why the university tried to deny him tenure in the...
Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Here’s this week’s review: School choice survey: A new survey of N.C. parents of K-12 students suggests the state’s response to COVID-19 has increased interest in school choice. In a survey...
Free speech is in trouble on college campuses. Social justice indoctrination is to blame. Speakers at a Friday, Dec. 6, panel in Raleigh issued this warning about the impact social justice advocacy has had in higher education. The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal and the National Association of Scholars hosted the event, “Leveling...
Terry Stoops on Common Core Commission money problems; Mike Adams on winning his free-speech case against UNC-W; Bill Kristol on GOP midterm gains; Joe Stewart on the funny side of politics; Sarah Curry on the state budget process
RALEIGH — Welcome to Carolina Journal Online’s Friday Interview. Today the John Locke Foundation’s Donna Martinez discusses liberal bias in academia with Mike Adams, who teaches criminology at UNC-Wilmington and writes a popular column for TownHall.com. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
