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The enduring importance of NC’s ‘Mecklenburg Declaration’
Debate continues about whether residents of one North Carolina county declared independence from Great Britain more than a year before the rest of the country.
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Major ranking moves NC’s Senate race from ‘toss up’ to ‘lean D’
According to the May 2026 Carolina Journal Poll, a survey of 600 likely voters, 49.8% of voters would support Cooper, while 38.7% would support Whatley.
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NC-11 ratings shift towards Democrats amid Edwards ethics probe
NC-11's rating shifts in favor of Democrats, as Edwards, caught up in an ethics investigation, faces a strong Democratic challenger in the fall.
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Report: NC State and UNC Charlotte rank in the top ten for free speech
Two North Carolina universities made the top ten in the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression's (FIRE) 2025 College Free Speech Rankings Report.
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Raleigh-based federal Appeals Court judge to step down
Federal Appeals Court Judge James Wynn plans to step down from his seat. His decision to take senior status will give President Biden the chance to appoint four judges to the 14-member Appeals Court based in Richmond, Virginia.
Opinion
Family structure shapes economic outcomes
What’s the matter with kids today? What makes them such noisy, crazy, dirty, lazy loafers? You can talk and talk until your face is blue, but they still just do what they want to do. No, I’ve not suddenly become a clueless curmudgeon. But I could be auditioning to play one, since I’m quoting song...
Opinion
Carolina is a high-cost university
The U.S. Department of Education has started taking applications from former university students hoping to force taxpayers to pay off their loans. President Joe Biden’s loan-transfer diktat is one of the worst policies of modern times: hugely expensive, patently illegal, and grossly unfair to the millions of borrowers who worked hard and sacrificed much to...
Opinion
Fighting the nationalist impulse: a defense of the local.
National conservatives understand better than most that many in our modern civilization feel uprooted and adrift. Their attempt to address the malaise of modernity gives them broader political support than is warranted. In the end, they do not apprehend the roots of the modern political crisis, and their suggested solutions would undoubtedly deepen the social...
Opinion
Jefferson neighbors seek liberty
The travails of Albemarle County Baptists and other religious dissenters during the 1760s and 1770s had a strong impression on Thomas Jefferson.
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College students face epidemic of uncertainty as COVID-19 fears spread
College students are returning to campus amid delta variant fear spikes, restrictions, and, now, some University of North Carolina faculty pushing for a return to remote instruction. But how does a return to campus affect students psychologically? “It’s kind of a mood-killer,” said Grayson Rosas, a senior at N.C. State University. College campuses are full...
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Vaccine requirements issued as some college students return to campus
Some universities across the state have announced that they will be requiring the COVID vaccine for students returning to campus. UNC System public universities are not requiring, but encouraging, the vaccine. Some private schools, including Duke and Wake Forest, are requiring it. Wake Forest issued a warning letter to students last week. “As previously communicated, Wake...
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McCrory in the U.S. Senate race: What are his chances?
Former N.C. Governor Pat McCrory threw his hat in the ring on Wednesday to represent North Carolina in the United States Senate. It’s a coveted seat being vacated by the retirement of Republican Senator Richard Burr. Since 2000, twenty former governors have run for U.S. Senate as first-time candidates, compiling a 13-7 record, for a...
