Opinion
How a party civil war could affect NC Democrats
Establishment Democrats, after watching in horror as prominent, long-time incumbents lose to DSA candidates, have begun hitting back hard.
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All Americans share heritage of freedom
Is there a hierarchy of Americanism? Many National Conservatives and other on the populist Right appear to think so. Using such terms as “legacy Americans” and “heritage Americans,” they distinguish citizens whose ancestors arrived in the United States before the 20th century from those whose ancestors arrived more recently, or who are themselves naturalized Americans....
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Another John Birch moment
If the right fails to police their side and lets it be conquered by white nationalism and conspiracy madness, we will be dragged down the same way the left has been by "woke." And we will have nobody to blame but ourselves.
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The Constitution and its enemies
Today’s would-be philosopher kings are just as hungry for power as their 20th-century predecessors, and they are just as willing to destroy the institutions of constitutional government in order to get it. To prevent that, we must make sure those institutions continue to be well manned.
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Words Matter: The good, bad, and ugly of DEI. Part 3: The ugly
“DEI” is commonly and carelessly used as if its three components were equivalent. They are not the same. This three-part series of essays explains and distinguishes among the three terms: diversity, equity, and inclusion. These terms would never have been used if there were not some sense in which each has a positive meaning. This...
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What really divides us as Americans?
There is a ubiquitous anti-Americanism among the nation's elites. But millions of ordinary Americans who've avoided their institutions and don’t reside in big coastal cities remain stubbornly patriotic.
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History is calling — will we answer?
Alexis de Tocqueville once described history as “a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.” Right now, in contested regions across the world, enemies of freedom and decency are adding new works of horror to this already gruesome gallery. Some American leaders have risen to the challenge of the moment....
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Abandoning allies like Ukraine & Taiwan would ultimately be more costly for NC
At least 1,600 Ukrainian refugees have settled in North Carolina since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. We’ve also paid, in federal taxes, our own share of the military and humanitarian aid to this ally in need, not to mention all our charitable donations. During the last three days of September, Congress passed a 45-day...
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Know your enemy (and quote them too)
During my formative years, the United States and the West in general was said to be locked in a “clash of civilizations” with the Islamic world, or at least radicals within it. Groups like Al Qaeda, the Taliban, Al Shabaab, Boko Haram, and later ISIS dominated the news. There was always a bombing, beheading, stoning,...
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Book bans are dangerous. Curating age-appropriate school material is not.
Book bans have been a real problem in history, typically by totalitarian governments — whether Marxist, fascist, theocratic, or otherwise. But parents who don’t want their young children given explicit tutorials on how to practice the latest sexual fads are not Robespierres in training. They just want the bare minimum of decency and common sense...
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Entrepreneurship and classical education: where opportunity and values meet
In recent years, the push for more STEM courses in K-12 education has advanced alongside calls for entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk start new businesses that improve our quality of life and, perhaps more importantly to its political supporters, help the United States stay ahead of competitors abroad, particularly in...
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Two tragedies for Ukraine and Russia
THE TRAGEDY OF THIS WAR For the last year, the world has been flooded with news of the impending and now the actual war of Russia against Ukraine. While numbers are incomplete, I estimate there have been at least 100,000 soldiers and civilians killed and many times that wounded and sickened. Then there are the...
