Daddy and Christmas
Christmas is a time to make and find magic wherever you can. Read More
Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
My Spin by Tom Campbell
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Bill Friday warned usCollege teams in major sports have become little more than farm clubs for professional leagues. Athletics are essentially running major colleges and universities. Read More |
Carolinian paired calypso and Christmas
A North Carolinian from Belews Creek North Carolina wrote "Mary's Little Boy Child," a song that Harry Belafonte made famous. Read More
I was wrong. I apologize. I was part of the madness
Journalists must always take a good long look in the mirror, and make sure they’re always asking the right questions, for the right reasons. Read More
Jacksonville food truck ruling is good news for economic liberty
Municipal food truck regulations and restrictions are being challenged, thanks to a Court of Appeals ruling. Read More
Sen. Thom Tillis’s laughable complaints about politicized courts
The politicization of the courts has grown much more intense in recent decades, thanks to a concerted effort pursued by the political right. Read More
My boyfriend dumped me and all I got was this dumb ambassadorship
I had no idea that parting-gift ambasadorships were even a breakup thing. Read More
This time, Democrats have a point
A single Supreme Court seat isn’t worth destroying the NCGOP’s credibility. Read More
Lift back up public education
A priority is going to be to get more resources so we can do what is needed for each and every student, as well as paying teachers more. Read More
Why Medicaid expansion isn't over
Most lawmakers in both parties, conservatives and progressives alike, favor policies that ensure access to basic medical services, including taxpayer-funded subsidies for poor people and those with chronic conditions. They don't favor a single-payer-system. Read More
Missing the mark
The way advertisers and social media firms and many news organizations stand to make their money isn’t the news itself, but your attention. Read More
Will the DOGE succeed?
Many federal programs don’t have easily measured objectives, making it more difficult to judge efficiency and effectiveness. Read More
Will The Jones Street Mob maintain its iron grip on state GOP?
If you’ve had enough of your hard work and your personal beliefs being spat upon by Raleigh elites, this is your opportunity to stake your claim to the party you love. Read More
Republican Appeals Court Judge Griffin asks the NC Supreme Court to throw out votes
Griffin is asking the Supreme Court to toss more than 60,000 votes in his effort to unseat Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs. Read More
The Belichick hire at Carolina
If ACC teams want to forfeit any semblance of quality academic achievement for their student-athletes they should leave and become a football factory and a .500 team in the Big Ten and SEC forever. Read More
The Republican grievance is gutting the executive branch
The Republican legislative assault on democracy has been far broader, and far more comprehensive, than any of the isolated abuses Democrats committed in the ‘80s and ‘90s. Read More
How will NC be affected if bubble bursts on overinflated US economy?
Excessive government spending risks leaving our state vulnerable in future economic downturns. Read More
Leaning into hope
Narrow love is not God’s love. Exclusion is not God’s way. We have been slow offering such grace to those among us who suffer. Read More
New import taxes are a bad bet
North Carolina has a lot to lose if Trump's tariffs provoke a trade war. Read More
Hey, Judge Griffin. Cut the crap
This shameful ploy to steal an election you can’t believe you lost has gotten beyond embarrassing. Where’s the honor, Your Honor? Read More
Why the Helene/Institutional power bill found a natural home in North Carolina
While this piece was posted prior to the vote in the legislature it contains some important points worth reading. Read More
Ballots were not rejected in NC ‘for lack of voter ID’
North Carolinians support voter ID. Roughly 99.9% of them used a voter ID in the recent election. Read More
More pardons?
Biden's pardon of his son is the president flipping the bird to an ungrateful (and also rather decadent!) nation that coldly turned on him after a single debate. Read More
New Trump venture smells to high heaven
Were Jill Biden's eyes watering or was she misting up as she was reminded Trump was going to be president. Again. Read More
Meredith Poll Gauges Voter Response to 2024 Elections, Policy Proposals
Social media has eclipsed every other type of information source except for cable news as the primary place people go for their political information. Read More
