Opinion
Recipe for good government
The documents that reflect the ingredients of good government have been preserved because of their importance to all North Carolinians.
Opinion
This Friday, light 2 lanterns on your front porch for liberty
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.
Opinion
Old World canon law’s influence on NC’s New World legal system
Even in cases where North Carolina departed from canon law, that code still remained in the background, providing a millennia of guidance and wisdom.
Opinion
The role of NC in the US Constitution’s story
The first NC convention to vote on the Constitution was held in Hillsborough, in July and August of 1788. The delegates voted 184–84 to neither ratify nor reject, but wait.
