Governments, seemingly eager to supply their critics with ammunition, constantly validate historian Robert Conquest: The behavior of any bureaucratic organization can best be understood by assuming... Read More
There has been a lot of attention regarding the six constitutional amendments on this year’s ballot. Much of the attention has been centered around either partisan support - or opposition - of the... Read More
One of the six constitutional amendments slated for the November ballot is a proposalto establish a constitutional right “to use traditional methods, to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife.” While... Read More
I have yet to read a respected study concluding that single parent homes raise better children than homes with both biological parents. Put the other way, homes with both the Mom and Dad raise better... Read More
If critics of Confederate monuments truly want to accomplish their goal of removing such objects from the public square, I’m a good example of the kind of person they ought to be trying to persuade... Read More
In North Carolina politics, Democrats dominate urban areas while Republicans win suburban and rural voters. Outcomes are determined largely by which counties have the highest turnout in a given... Read More
The term "race" is the twenty-first century’s equivalent to the fifteenth century’s "the world is flat." The earth was never flat and there has never been a race of humans. Race was the... Read More
Back in the 1990s, Republicans in North Carolina had the bad habit of nominating candidates who were so far out of the mainstream that they couldn’t win general elections. Contrary to what their... Read More
In addition to casting ballots for local, state and federal candidates, this November North Carolina voters will be asked to vote on six proposed amendments to the state constitution. Six is... Read More
Our nation’s capital, Washington D.C., is a beautiful city of wide boulevards, historic memorials and buildings and political intrigue. I was fortunate to observe each of these in person forty... Read More
