In a runoff election featuring two physicians, Greenville surgeon and state Rep. Greg Murphy easily defeated Kinston pediatrician Joan Perry for the Republican nomination in the 3rd U.S. Congressional District. At 9:40 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, the State Board of Elections reported Murphy led Perry, 60%-40%. He advances to the Sept. 10 general election, where...
Silent Sam, UNC-Chapel Hill’s monument to students who fought and died for the Confederacy, and the object of many quarrels, was toppled Monday night in a historic protest that caps decades of controversy and vandalism — leaving many to question the future of similar memorials around the state. The statue, torn down Aug. 20 by...
The UNC system operates several foundations that raise money for their associated universities, and national researchers who have looked at these types of organizations have called them “slush funds” and “shadow corporations” that too often operate in secrecy, even though they spend taxpayers’ money. In North Carolina, these foundations buy property and then lease space...
An amusing book about misleading language unfortunately treats the Left more gently than the Right.
The use of extreme language, analogies, or images that demean others merely serves to demean ourselves, our causes, and our society.
The lion’s share of the book focuses on the much-discussed Troopergate scandal, in which the Palins allegedly targeted Wooten for termination following threats against their family. When public safety commissioner Walt Monegan didn’t bow to her wishes, Palin fired him. Such were the charges from political opponents, at least. ..If for no other reason, Blind Allegiance is a worthwhile read for its firsthand account of the scandal. Whether the retelling is accurate is another question. Consider the source. Bailey devotes page after page to sanctimoniously smearing Palin’s reputation, yet he claims the book is a way to confess his own sins and clear his own conscience. That declaration would seem more genuine were he not cashing in by trashing his former boss. Bailey has an ax to grind, and he does so with glee.
Editorial page writers need to understand it's not enough to get their news just from the mainstream media echo chamber.
RALEIGH — Feminists should declare victory, then go home. That’s one way to summarize conservative columnist and author S.E. Cupp’s response to today’s radical feminists. She believes their ideas resonate with very few young women today. Cupp explained why during a recent presentation at North Carolina State University. She also discussed feminism with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
Isn't it strange how a state's major news outlets are ignoring one of the biggest stories of the weekend?
RALEIGH — In a year that political experts predict will bring electoral misery to incumbents in Washington, anything can happen. State and national Republicans, buoyed by positive polling numbers, are targeting Tar Heel congressional races once considered safely in the Democrats’ camp.
After finishing Obama Zombies, you cannot help but note some irony. First, Obama’s “digital domination” didn’t come cheap. There was a specific reason he opted out of public campaign financing. But liberals supposedly deplore the role of money in politics, don’t they? The second irony is that the tools of communication Obama employed to spread his message, led by television, personal computers, and cell phones, are the tools of freedom — communication is freedom — in critical demand by oppressed people across the world. It’s incredible to think about Obama using those tools to implement a socialist agenda that serves only to restrict freedom.
