The spirit of the Ukrainian people should inspire all Americans as we stand at the critical crossroads. We should look to the Ukrainians and stand with them as they craft their own future of freedom and democracy.
Alexis de Tocqueville once described history as “a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.” Right now, in contested regions across the world, enemies of freedom and decency are adding new works of horror to this already gruesome gallery. Some American leaders have risen to the challenge of the moment....
As Russia’s full-scale war against the independent country of Ukraine approaches its 20th month, the role of the United States in arming, training, and funding the Ukrainians has become a point of contention between Joe Biden and some of his potential GOP opponents, as well as among Republicans on Capitol Hill. Does the issue deserve...
At least 1,600 Ukrainian refugees have settled in North Carolina since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. We’ve also paid, in federal taxes, our own share of the military and humanitarian aid to this ally in need, not to mention all our charitable donations. During the last three days of September, Congress passed a 45-day...
THE TRAGEDY OF THIS WAR For the last year, the world has been flooded with news of the impending and now the actual war of Russia against Ukraine. While numbers are incomplete, I estimate there have been at least 100,000 soldiers and civilians killed and many times that wounded and sickened. Then there are the...
U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, N.C.-11th District, is finding himself on the receiving end of brutal criticism after his recent comments about Russia. Carolina Journal recently reported that Cawthorn is facing tough questions on attendance, driving, and Russia, which invaded Ukraine about three weeks ago. Now there’s more. According to The Associated Press, Cawthorn “offered a...
For the past two months—and much longer if I think back when our exchanges began—I have been at loggerheads with a close correspondent about the Trump years and what I refer to as President Biden’s Much Ado about Nothing moment in which “four of his five wits went halting off” (but that may be overgenerous). We...
U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, N.C.-11, is facing criticism on several fronts as he begins his re-election campaign in his far-western N.C. home district. Cawthorn previously stated he would move to a district closer to Charlotte to run for re-election. At the time, he stated he “did not want to see a go along to get...
After months of sustained body blows from millions of dollars in negative ads from the Ted Budd-supporting Club for Growth, former Gov. Pat McCrory began punching back hard Thursday. He’s trying to land a knockout punch on Congressman Budd based on his statement and votes concerning Russia and Vladimir Putin. “As Ukrainians bled and died,”...
Editor’s note: This article has been updated since it was posted to include a link to the image of a Russian tank posted on Ebay being flagged as “misinformation” by the Poynter Institute. Battlefield wedding ceremonies; a Ukrainian farmer stealing a Russian tank with his tractor; Ukrainian mothers and children fleeing to find a line of...
Doctors, nurses, and other aid workers from North Carolina’s Samaritan’s Purse are lifting off Friday morning from Greensboro and headed to Poland to deploy a field hospital. The humanitarian aid organization based in Boone has been helping in situations like Ukraine for more than 50 years. Dave Philips, deputy director of international projects, said they...
