Opinion
Celebrating the late birthday of NC women’s right to vote
By 1971, however, feminism and women’s rights were emerging issues, and North Carolina had not ratified women’s most basic political right, the right to vote.
Opinion
‘In the Pines’ combats disinformation in telling of NC’s darkest tale
Today marks the 125th anniversary of the 1898 Wilmington Coup, the only coup d’etat to occur on United States soil. Also referred to as the Wilmington Massacre, it is a dark moment in North Carolina history. While producing the award-winning short film “In the Pines,” a drama set in the days leading up to the...
Opinion
Understanding the context of the Wilmington Coup 125 years later
Today, 125 years ago, Wilmington was ablaze and a sitting government was overthrown. One historian has described the events of Nov. 10, 1898, “as the most serious incident of racial violence in the history of North Carolina.” It has been called the Wilmington coup-d’etat. Some refer to it as the Wilmington Massacre. Some historical context...
Opinion
Alcohol prohibition’s little-known tie to NC’s white-supremacist Wilmington Massacre
Nov. 10, 1898, is an infamous day that forever exemplifies a tyrannical government’s capacity to murder and terrorize, even here in North Carolina. Most are unaware that this day also helped spawn many draconian laws that carry the echoes of terror even today. These terrorists and their sympathizers eventually implemented liquor prohibition, alcohol-control state laws...
Opinion
Considering Aycock, public education, and control
The North Carolina State Capitol is a beautiful Greek Revival-styled building whose construction was completed in 1840. It no longer houses the General Assembly and state Supreme Court, but 1 E. Edenton Street is still used as the office of North Carolina’s governor. Anyone who wanders the beautiful, oak-laden grounds of the Capitol will doubtless...
Opinion
Telling a story about Democrat-led massacre enrages the left
This year marks the 25th anniversary of “Life is Beautiful,” an endearing movie that “offers the possibility of hope in the face of unflinching horror” – in this case, the Holocaust. It won three Oscars, including Best Foreign Language Film and Best Actor. The internet movie site IMDB includes the Italian film in the comedy, romance,...
News
Locke wraps ‘In the Pines’: Interview with producer Greg de Deugd
The John Locke Foundation, a free market think tank in Raleigh, has recently wrapped production of its first film: a short titled ‘In the Pines.’ We sat down with Locke’s creative director, Greg de Deugd, who also produced the film. CJ: You are the producer of “In the Pines.” What does the producer do? GD:...
Opinion
Racism is dead.
Racism is dead. And progressives have killed it. However, you will see no celebration for this monumental occasion. You will see no victory lap from progressives. This is soul-crushing news for progressives as they are forced to confront their existential crisis. I have been meditating on the idea that racism is dead as a cultural...
Opinion
Unhealthy obsession over race is imploding on Democrats
Democrats eschewed fundamental beliefs about fairness for radicalized agendas and perpetual victimhood politics.
Opinion
Is N.C. media whitewashing radical demands of black UNC Students?
Triangle-based media outlets have been extensively reporting various issues surrounding Nikole Hannah-Jones declining to accept an offer of employment at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Several media outlets are reporting on UNC-Chapel Hill black student leaders and organizations’ demands from campus administrators. On July 7, the News and Observer’s Kate Murphy reported:...
Opinion
A ”Christian Terrorist”?
Carolina Journal’s Paul Chesser take a critical look at a Washington Post story on Eric Rudolph — and finds it wanting.
