Nov. 10, 1898, is an infamous day that forever exemplifies a tyrannical government’s capacity to murder and terrorize, even here in North Carolina. Most are unaware that this day also helped spawn many draconian laws that carry the echoes of terror even today. These terrorists and their sympathizers eventually implemented liquor prohibition, alcohol-control state laws...
Some have called for “constitutional carry” in North Carolina. They advocate for the right of each citizen to carry firearms, whether openly or concealed, without a permit or other hindrance from government. This is seen as a necessary corollary to the right to keep and bear arms under the federal and state constitutions. The history...
A lawsuit from N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein helped expose a politically motivated law put in place during progressives' years of political power.
The N.C. attorney general challenges a law once championed by his own party's progressive wing.
As of 1776, North Carolina has recognized the common law misdemeanor of “going about armed to the terror of the people."
Only one person whose highest previous office was U.S. House has ever won elected to the U.S. Senate from North Carolina.
N.C. Appeals Court Judge Lucy Inman is aggressively campaigning for a seat on the state Supreme Court. Inman announced her intentions shortly after being defeated by fellow Court of Appeals Judge Phil Berger Jr. in 2020 for an open seat on the state’s highest court. Berger defeated Inman 51% to 49%, a margin of 71,517...
I have shared a list about North Carolina politics with you before. It was fun, at least for me. Here’s another one. In no particular order, these are my top five most interesting and impactful members of the state’s congressional delegation from the critical Civil-War-until-World-War-II period. George Henry White only served two-terms in Congress, but his impact...
During the past century, education has usually trumped transportation as an election issue. But every 30 years or so, a North Carolina governor has made the issue his own.
Whether you think North Carolina should pursue federal government pork or not, it's clear this state gets a smaller portion of the pie than its population would suggest.
U.S. Sen. Josiah Bailey of North Carolina (1930-1936) considered FDR's New Deal program harmful to the nation.
