US Rep. Alma Adams, D-NC12, was recently investigated, then cleared, by the House Ethics Committee regarding an alleged inappropriate relationship with a female staffer.
When people of faith abandon the civic arena and abdicate our God-given role in society, our influence is lost and the culture decays.
Those who know for a fact that they have secrets of this magnitude may begin to self-select out of the process in the age of the internet. Others may just hope it never comes up or assume they can ride out any controversy.
Beth Wood’s hit-and-run accident on Dec. 8 and her subsequent actions have blemished an exemplary public service career and diminished her ability to perform the work the people of North Carolina elected her to do. Wood has earned broad praise for her work as state auditor. She has worked aggressively to expose waste, corruption, and...
Nearly a decade ago, former Canadian politician Michael Ignatieff argued in the New York Times that democracy can only thrive when its practitioners respect the difference between adversaries and enemies. “An adversary is someone you want to defeat,” he wrote. “An enemy is someone you have to destroy.” Ignatieff was drawing on personal experience. He...
The chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan is a brutal reminder of the lack of leadership in America now. Much of the blame falls on President Biden. Yet, given the U.S. failed at an orderly retreat after its 20-year endeavor —not to mention over $1 trillion in spending on Afghanistan — a perfect symbol for an even...
When legislative leaders try to evade transparency, rank-and-file members could say, "No, sir. We're not doing that."
If it is to stand for anything at all other than short-term victories or “owning the libs,” the conservative movement must stand for standards.
Here we are, two years later. We’ve taken many, arduous, often tedious steps. Only to return to where we began, having gone nowhere. In late 2016, as Gov. Roy Cooper was preparing to take office, the General Assembly decided it would change the makeup of the Bipartisan Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement. Republicans lost...
Although you may strongly disagree with victorious politicians against whose election you worked, keep in mind that they believe their public service will advance the public good as they see it.
According to a new Civitas Institute poll, 70 percent of likely North Carolina voters disapprove of the protesters toppling Silent Sam, while only 22 percent endorse it.
