Opinion
Children are the greatest blessing, and they’re pure entertainment
“The family is the fountainhead of all mental and moral influence,” declared the famous abolitionist Frederik Douglass.
Opinion
Why fathers are so important
Father’s Day was this past Sunday. Many people spent time with their fathers or even post photos celebrating the men in their life on social media. Still, more than ever, there is an epidemic of children living without a solid fatherly influence. Today 1 in 4 children in America live without any kind of father...
Opinion
Does Madison Cawthorn have a point about Washington’s morality?
If Cawthorn’s remarks are true, maybe the bigger story is that even somebody with the moral failings that he has is scandalized by the debauched behavior in D.C.
Opinion
North Carolina still has room for improvement on taxes
In states that do tax income, 16 have lower rates than North Carolina.
News
Friday Interview: The Morality of Capitalism
RALEIGH — The Occupy Wall Street protesters and their imitators across the country have aimed much of their wrath at capitalism. But a recent book offers a different perspective. It’s titled The Morality of Capitalism: What Your Professors Won’t Tell You. Editor Tom Palmer is executive vice president for international programs at the Atlas Network and senior fellow at the Cato Institute. He discussed the book’s key themes with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
Opinion
Our Desperate Need for Moral Leadership
I heard two very different people Thursday dismiss the notion of "moral leadership." But those who see shades of gray everywhere aren't sophisticated. They're color-blind.
