The outcome of the presidential election puzzled many people. How could such a brash, offensive personality — who didn’t understand the nuances of conservatism, who spoke in politically incorrect... Read More
by Paul O'Connor, Capitol Press Association, published in Salisbury Post, November 23, 2016. In the days before national chains, my Uncle Ted would only stop at auto-club approved motels during our... Read More
Cooper finished election night about 5,000 votes ahead, but McCrory refused to concede, insisting that all provisional and absentee ballots would need to be counted. As those ballots have been counted... Read More
After a year of waking up every morning to listen to name-calling and howling on TV I figured, Enough politics – after the election what everyone needed was a break to calm down. About a week... Read More
Happy Thanksgiving? Bah, humbug, say a lot of Democrats. Two weeks after a loss they didn’t see coming, they’re still sorting through four of the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining... Read More
The National Federation of Independent Business is America's leading small business advocate. We are proud to represent 350,000 small, independent business owners nationwide, including over 7,000 in... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, November 25, 2016. If President Donald Trump and a Republican Congress can repeal Obamacare and replace it immediately with better medical coverage for less cost... Read More
Regardless of the ultimate outcome of the governor’s race, North Carolina will continue its role as one of the nation’s leading practitioners of conservative reform and innovation. I’m not... Read More
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, November 18, 2016. The Democratic Party is reeling at all levels after the Nov. 8 election. They didn’t see this coming. The narrative before Donald Trump’s... Read More
by Paul O'Connor, Capital Press Association, published in The Salisbury Post, November 14, 2016. Although we can’t be certain who our next governor will be, we can be relatively certain that, for... Read More
