Opinion
NC’s civics education should be revolutionary
By assessing civics statewide and tracking progress with a standardized benchmark, we could ensure students understand how our history equips them to be informed, engaged citizens.
Opinion
NC’s bumpy road to joining the United States of America
"Because NC held out as long as it did, James Madison was forced to usher a bill of rights... NC required a bill of rights as a condition of ratification."
Opinion
The Constitution and its enemies
Today’s would-be philosopher kings are just as hungry for power as their 20th-century predecessors, and they are just as willing to destroy the institutions of constitutional government in order to get it. To prevent that, we must make sure those institutions continue to be well manned.
News
New report uncovers bias against faith-based pre-K providers
Despite recent United States Supreme Court rulings affirming religious neutrality in public education, a new Manhattan Institute report reveals that many publicly funded pre-K programs across the United States continue to exclude faith-based providers. The practice violates the Free Exercise Clause of the Constitution and undermines the Supreme Court’s clear mandate for government neutrality toward religion, the...
News
Rare copy of US Constitution found in Edenton home to be auctioned off in Asheville
As the United States marks the 236th anniversary of the signing of the US Constitution in Philadelphia, a rare copy of it is getting ready to be auctioned off in Asheville.
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.
Opinion
NC should be 20th state to call for Convention of States
Delegates from around the country, almost all of whom were state officials, arrived in a steamy legislative chamber 237 years ago. They were sent by their respective states to Philadelphia with the charge to “render the federal constitution adequate for the exigencies of the Union.” Fresh from their revolutionary and victorious fight for freedom from...
Podcast
N.C. Law Enforcement Pushes the Privacy Envelope
Daren Bakst on privacy issues in law enforcement; Troy Kickler & Michael Sanera on the Constitution and how progressives view it; Roy Cooper on repairing SBI; Richard Lowry on the Fallujah campaign in the Iraq War; and John Hood on pressure to raise taxes.
