News
Canadian faces two months in prison for illegal voting in NC
A Canadian man faces two months in prison and a year of supervised release after pleading guilty to federal charges of voting illegally in North Carolina.
Opinion
How RFK Jr. and ‘We The People’ helped swing the election to Trump
As the campaign’s North Carolina state director, our goal was to win — and we believed we could, especially in a fair fight.
Opinion
Gratitude for a new optimism in American politics
For years, public discourse has been dominated by division, partisanship, and a winner-take-all mentality that has often alienated citizens, broken bonds among friends and family, and discouraged solutions-oriented policymaking. Yet, many Americans are embracing a new chapter rooted in a renewed focus on individual liberty and responsible governance.
Opinion
The Libertarian Party’s identity crisis
The lesson here isn't just about the LP's decline but about the challenges of maintaining principled organizational structures in an age of personality politics, social media influence, and powerful national party committees.
Opinion
Trump should say hello to Cleveland’s presidential approach
The second man to return to the White House after losing a re-election bid could learn valuable lessons from the first.
Opinion
It’s the economy, stupid
Are you better off today than you were four years ago? Trump’s simple question resonated powerfully. Overwhelmingly, voters were drawn to a candidate who promised economic improvement.
Opinion
Trump won the ‘double haters’
Instead of focusing primarily on what Donald Trump did, consider the possibility that the outcome may be due more to what his opponents did or didn’t do.
Opinion
A true American comeback story
I can think of no better example of a 21st century iteration of “Americana” than a guy beaten down, almost out, getting up, dusting off, and fighting back and winning.
Opinion
The harmonic 2024 duet of the RNC and MAGA
While a lot of inputs lead to these results, don't underestimate the harmonic effect produced by the RNC and the Trump campaign seamlessly singing from the same song book.
Opinion
Respecting the rule of law: NC must wait for a winner to award electoral votes
As elected Republicans, we are compelled to speak out against a recent proposal for NC to award its electoral votes to Donald Trump before the votes are counted. This is antithetical to conservative principles.
Opinion
Podcasts emerge as new campaign battleground
Politicians have always sought emerging media formats to expand their reach and name recognition — this year is no different. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are fighting over the domination of a new medium: podcasts.
Opinion
The uplifting human response to the hell of Helene
As we wait to learn the full extent of the devastation, this uplifting human response from locals is already buoying the spirit of these traumatized communities.
