Only one person whose highest previous office was U.S. House has ever won elected to the U.S. Senate from North Carolina.
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...
It’s worth taking a moment to remember key moments in American history when people from North Carolina played an outsized role in the fight for freedom.
RALEIGH — Ask a conservative to compile a top list of American political heroes, and you’ll not be surprised to see names such as Thomas Jefferson, Barry Goldwater, and Ronald Reagan. The names Nathaniel Macon, Josiah Bailey, and John W. Davis might seem less obvious. But all six men are profiled in a Raleigh author’s latest book, Conservative Heroes, the topic for the John Locke Foundation’s Monday Shaftesbury Society luncheon.
A Raleigh author’s latest work spotlights leaders from Jefferson to Reagan who have stood for limited government devoted to establishing order and preserving liberty.
RALEIGH — If North Carolina were a separate country, its economy would be one of the weakest in the developed world based on average employment rates, and its tax climate for economic growth would be nothing short of "horrendous." John Locke Foundation President John Hood reaches those conclusions in his new book, Our Best Foot Forward. Hood officially unveils his book during a noon speech today at the JLF office in Raleigh.
The president was personally liked. But his policies were failing.
Esteemed North Carolinians of the past, through their quotes, show the way to identifying and expunging government corruption.
U.S. Sen. Josiah Bailey of North Carolina (1930-1936) considered FDR's New Deal program harmful to the nation.
U.S. Sen. Josiah Bailey of North Carolina (1930-1936) considered FDR's New Deal program harmful to the nation.
