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
250 years of Independence: a Fourth of July Celebration Guide
Carolina Journal and the John Locke Foundation are tracing North Carolina’s bold and often overlooked role in America’s fight for independence — from the Edenton Tea Party to the the Mecklenburg Declaration and beyond. Through its NC 250 project, Locke brings those stories back to life. Now, the countdown gives way to the main event:...
Opinion
Pro-Hamas protesters strike again
You can’t persuade students by threatening their classmates. And you certainly can’t persuade Americans by insulting their country and their flag.
Opinion
This month in 1861: After taking Outer Banks forts, Union forms pivotal black regiments
The NC black regiments, formed after the victory, also helped win a key Union battle at the war’s end, the capture of Wilmington by taking Fort Fisher.
Opinion
Let’s recommit to letting economic freedom ring
This "Fourth of July," let's recognize just how much we need the principles from our founding and recommit ourselves to ringing the bell of economic liberty loud and clear.
Opinion
Free speech or extortion?
In recent weeks, pro-Palestinian protests have roiled college campuses nationwide. In many instances, protests led to encampments, which in some instances resulted in takeovers of university grounds, facilities, and buildings. Thus far, North Carolina’s colleges and universities have been spared the worst effects of the protests and rioting, thanks in no small part to quick...
News
Praise rolls in for Roberts, fraternity for protecting the flag at UNC
On Thursday, Sen. Ted Budd, R-NC, joined the chorus of praise for UNC's chancellor and a group of students who stepped in to protect the American flag from protesters. Nearly half a million dollars has been raised through GoFundMe for the students and country music star John Rich has offered them a free concert.
Opinion
Lee Roberts showed what true campus leadership looks like
Despite the seemingly countless examples of university presidents exemplifying what not to do when confronted with vile antisemitic mobs, Lee Roberts, the interim chancellor at UNC Chapel Hill, displayed unmatched boldness on behalf of students and the citizens of North Carolina this week. Roberts, who assumed the post of interim chancellor in January of this...
News
Speaker Moore files Shalom Act amid anti-Israel protests
Speaker Moore files Shalom Act as tensions rise at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Opinion
Our long-gone Great War veterans and the free society
Free societies require real sacrifice, which might explain why our culture struggles to cultivate and embody freedom today.
Opinion
Get in the fight to protect free expression in higher ed
Saying there is a liberal bias in the media is the same as saying that Pugs are the cutest dogs in the world. Most everyone already knows both to be true. The bias is ubiquitous. We see it every day. I am a member of the UNCW Board of Trustees and recently, we learned of...
Opinion
Band of Giants Recalls Revolution’s Heroes
A recent book teaches us about the extraordinary and ordinary people who made America independent of the British Crown.
