On Tuesday, the North Carolina Green Party issued a statement calling on Gov. Roy Cooper and the North Carolina Legislature to call for a permanent ceasefire and end all aid to Israel. “The North Carolina Green Party is calling on Governor Roy Cooper and the North Carolina Legislature to call on President Biden to stop...
Christmas is considered one of the most widely celebrated holidays in the world, and one that was clearly shaped by US traditions. Many people are unaware though that North Carolina has also heavily influenced Christmas celebrations worldwide. From decorations to days of observance, North Carolina has remained pivotal for this Christian holiday and secular day...
Imagine being locked in a 6-foot by 8-foot closet for 22 to 24 hours a day with no access to natural light, only glaring florescent light or complete darkness. In that cramped space add a single bed, an uncovered toilet with a sink attached, and a small desk, all bolted to the concrete floor. Imagine...
Durham County Detention Center is maintaining a policy of keeping their inmates almost entirely in solitary confinement, allegedly over fears of COVID. But the risk of COVID-related death on young men, who make up the vast majority of the jail’s population, is very low. A much greater risk for the incarcerated is suicide, and decades...
Below are a few stories that caught my attention this week. Most of them are related to identity politics. Unfortunately, identity politics is the new religion for those that have none and the sane are left to pay the price. Palm Springs’ woke council votes in pilot scheme to pay 20 transgender residents up to...
Gov. Roy Cooper and state health secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen addressed the nascent Omicron variant Tuesday, Nov. 30, but they were reticent to raise alarms, in contrast to local media reports over the past couple of days. Rather, they pushed vaccines. Cohen, in one of her last COVID-19 briefings alongside Cooper, even offered a novel...
UPDATE: As of Monday evening, the Kennedy family has boarding passes and is scheduled to depart Johannesburg, South Africa on a direct flight to the United States. — As the United States moves to restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries effective Monday, Raleigh actress Lauren Kennedy-Brady and her family are stuck in...
America has largely moved on from COVID-19, even as much of the world is still deep in its throes. Thing is, many politicians in the U.S., as well as left-leaning media outlets, would have us believe otherwise. Sure, in their heart of hearts, they want COVID to go away, for the world to truly move...
The freedom to choose — where we work, what we eat, what we wear, etc. — is a core tenet of libertarianism, and that freedom, though often questioned and even attacked, endures. Even as we’re still crawling out of the entangled system of government-imposed lockdowns, suppressions, and restrictions. Sad results from the pandemic. The Centers...
The 30th president used his pets to highlight tax and spending priorities.
During the period of apartheid in South Africa, all-white labor unions representing workers in the diamond mines were able to have put in place minimum wage laws for diamond mine workers. At the time lower-skilled black workers were competing with white workers and taking “their jobs.” The all-white unions were quite upfront about their motives...
