The newly created Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, as part of the House Judiciary Committee, held its first hearing Thursday to investigate discrimination by the federal government and social media platforms against conservatives and others.
The so-called mainstream media, consumed with COVID and Ukraine, continue to either discount or downright ignore the Durham report and a recent court filing, which, pending an investigation, could have huge ramifications for Democrats and the Biden administration. U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican, is crying foul. “The recent revelations of the Durham...
RALEIGH — [Editor’s note: Veteran political columnist and television pundit Robert Novak, 78, passed away Tuesday morning after a yearlong battle with brain cancer. In his honor, Carolina Journal Online is republishing an interview with Novak produced originally for Carolina Journal Radio in July 2007.] Robert Novak marked his golden anniversary in the nation’s capital with the book The Prince of Darkness: 50 Years Reporting in Washington (Crown Forum, 2007). Novak recently addressed a John Locke Foundation Headliner luncheon in Raleigh. He also discussed his book with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
RALEIGH — Decades have passed since debate about ownership of the Panama Canal generated headlines, but the heated canal debates of the 1970s continue to affect American politics today. That’s a key theme in the book Drawing the Line at the Big Ditch: The Panama Canal Treaties and the Rise of the Right. Author Adam Clymer, former chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, discussed the book recently with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
RALEIGH — Carolina Journal Radio’s Mitch Kokai discusses the presidential candidacy of Democrat Hillary Clinton with political analyst Dick Morris, the man who helped Bill Clinton win and keep the presidency back in the 1990s, but who is no fan of Mrs. Clinton. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
RALEIGH — Accessing North Carolina’s seaports in Wilmington and Morehead City will get more complicated over the next few months, but the short-term inconveniences will lead to physical and technological improvements state and local officials believe are necessary for long-term security from terrorists. One security analyst said it would be a mistake for ports to screen cargo the way airlines screen people and baggage, because it would severely impede commerce in an era when the United States is becoming more dependent on maritime trade.
RALEIGH — U.S. Rep. Richard Burr, a Republican representing North Carolina’s 5th District, is serving his fifth term in Congress. He also is a candidate for a U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat John Edwards. In a wide-ranging interview, Burr discussed the war on terrorism, reforming the CIA, a proposed Medicare prescription-drug plan, and whether President Bush's domestic agenda reflects a departure from traditional conservative views on the proper size and scope of the federal government.
RALEIGH—Magazine publisher and espionage enthusiast Bernie Reeves urged attendees at a luncheon Monday to visit an upcoming International Spy Conference in Raleigh. The conference, “Spies, Lies, and Treason: The KGB in America,” will feature speakers from the CIA, Britain’s MI6, and a former KGB major general. Reeves, publisher of Metro magazine, said he got the idea for the conference through a series of talks with longtime friend Dr. Christopher Andrew, who was recently commissioned to write a history of the secret services in Britain.
RALEIGH — Beyond the publicity-seeking protests and the condescending “teach-ins,” the effects of the war on terror and the aftermath of Sept. 11 on universities have been subtle but significant. In some respects, universities have been asked to contribute to U.S. security efforts in ways other sectors could not. UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke, N.C. State, UNC-Charlotte, and other campuses are conducting research, tracking foreign-born students, and providing training in how to protect digital information from terrorists.
The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 in New York City and Washington, DC resulted from a massive failure of the United States’ intelligence agencies, a prominent defense and security writer. Bill Gertz, a Washington Times reporter known for his ability to get information from Pentagon sources, offered his insights about the attacks reports Paul Chesser.
