While Gibbon's "Decline and Fall" did not, of course, influence the crafting of the roughly contemporaneous Declaration of Independence, American Founders such as James Madison and John Adams soon became avid readers of the work.
Political and cultural causes are important. They motivate us to make the world around us better and hone our sense of justice. Also, the excitement of fighting the good fight can be, for lack of a better word, fun. But everything has its time and place. And even if we think a particular political issue...
As you’ve no doubt heard by now, the interim chancellor at the University of the North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Lee Roberts, ordered the removal on April 30 of an “encampment” on a grassy area of campus called Polk Place. Later that day, protestors returned to Polk Place, took down its American flag, and raised...
Over the past week, I had the pleasure of traveling to Charleston, South Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia — two of the most beautiful towns in the country (leaving aside all those obviously better places in North Carolina). It was great to see my two young children enjoy every second of the sand and waves at...
Last month I joined dozens of other writers, scholars, activists, and leaders across the country in declaring ourselves “Freedom Conservatives.” What do FreeCons stand for? You can read our statement of common principles at FreedomConservatism.org. Of course, virtually all Americans value freedom. But they don’t necessarily define the term in the same way. Nor do...
To be free is not necessarily to be happy. It certainly doesn’t make one free of social attachments, or capable of obtaining any particular goal.
To assume that your rival shares your own assumptions and criteria for success is to court Hannibal’s fate. No thanks.
North Carolina’s redistricting process has already been reformed in recent years. These reforms came not by legislation but by litigation.
There is one trend that many observers across the political spectrum seem confident in predicting: a political turn away from free trade.
What, pray tell, does my scintillating nighttime reading about the olive-oil markets of Gaul and bathroom graffiti in Pompeii have to do with public policy in North Carolina?
RALEIGH — Historian Wilfred McClay recently delivered a Headliner lecture to the John Locke Foundation on the topic “The Complex Roots of American Patriotism.” He also discussed the topic with Carolina Journal associate editor Mitch Kokai. The interview also aired on Carolina Journal Radio. (Go to http://carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
