News
The enduring importance of NC’s ‘Mecklenburg Declaration’
Debate continues about whether residents of one North Carolina county declared independence from Great Britain more than a year before the rest of the country.
News
NC Senate marks America’s 250th at Old Capitol
North Carolina senators walked one block south and nearly 250 years back in history Tuesday morning.
Opinion
Carolinians set stage for Declaration
Was the American War of Independence fated to succeed? Not necessarily.
Opinion
Another publication merits ‘Happy Birthday’
While Gibbon's "Decline and Fall" did not, of course, influence the crafting of the roughly contemporaneous Declaration of Independence, American Founders such as James Madison and John Adams soon became avid readers of the work.
News
250 years later, Halifax Resolves still shape NC’s place in history
On the 250th anniversary of the Halifax Resolves, North Carolina highlights its early leadership in the push for independence and its lasting historical impact.
News
Council of State holds meeting at historic Halifax
Gov. Josh Stein opened the April Council of State meeting with a nod to history, but the day’s most urgent message centered on a present-day threat: wildfires burning across North Carolina.
Opinion
Why the Halifax Resolves matter
On April 12, a large crowd of North Carolinians will gather in the town of Halifax to commemorate the 250th anniversary of a pivotal historical event. It was on April 12, 1776, that 83 delegates representing all 35 (at the time) counties plus nine municipalities affirmed what became known as the Halifax Resolves. They instructed...
News
Chief justice focuses on fundamental rights in 250th anniversary year
A recent trip to Ukraine helped North Carolina Chief Justice Paul Newby focus on fundamental rights. He explained why during a presentation Saturday at the Carolina Liberty Conference.
Opinion
What ‘the 4 Chaplains’ still teach America
In a time when American public life is often fractured by suspicion and resentment, their story calls us back to something older and sturdier: courage rooted in conviction, unity grounded in service, and prayer that moves beyond words into action.
Opinion
The hoarder who helmed our state
The Third Provincial Congress had to set up a new government for a province in rebellion. Fortunately, they also had a talented leader in Samuel Johnston.
Opinion
Carolina congressmen tell off constituents
Ever written your congressman? I have. I always get a prompt and cordial, if bland, reply. Back in 1988, I actually spent a few weeks as a Capitol Hill intern reading and drafting responses to constituent correspondence. I’ve never written more boring prose (although longtime readers of mine might well disagree). Then as now, I’d...
Opinion
When Carolina ladies made history
Americans insisted the power to tax lay with their own legislatures. Allowing faraway politicians to fund royal governors would make them vassals, not citizens.
