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JAMES: Welcome back to school
This week marks the beginning of a new school year for many across our state and country. The halls of our schools are once again filled with the excitement — and noise — that young […]
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SHAPIRO: The policy of unintended consequences
One of the great lies of modern politics is that when a policy fails, it’s because someone just didn’t care enough. It’s a nostrum repeated frequently: If President Trump were to only care more about […]
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SHAPIRO: What is democratic socialism?
The new rising star of the Democratic Party is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The 28-year-old former bartender doesn’t know much about politics — this week, she bungled her way through an interview answer by referring to Israeli […]
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HUDSON: Squeaky wheels getting some grease in the Uwharries
We’ve all heard the old proverb, “The squeaky wheel gets the grease.” In a lot of cases, this means the problem talked about most loudly or the issue causing the biggest headache usually gets fixed […]
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SHAPIRO: The Rise of the Mob
This week, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., issued a clarion call to Democrats outraged at the policies of the Trump administration: It’s time for mob action. In the wake of mobs targeting Secretary of Homeland Security […]
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HUDSON: Congress is keeping promises to the American people
As the saying goes, “A little progress each day adds up to big results.” Just as long-term pressure creates diamonds or water in a river eventually smooths stone, dedicated and persistent efforts often yield big […]
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SHAPIRO: Supreme Court: Be polite when you violate others’ rights
Last week, the Supreme Court ruled on the Masterpiece Cakeshop case. That case involved a religious Christian man, Jack Phillips, who decorates cakes for a living. Two men came into his shop one day and […]
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SHAPIRO: Why Jerusalem matters
This week, the Trump administration inaugurated the new American embassy in Jerusalem. The celebration in Israel was palpable; the embassy move came amidst the national celebration of the 70th anniversary of the creation of the […]
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HUDSON: Congress must lead on veterans reforms
Caring for our veterans isn’t a partisan issue — it’s an American issue. It’s a priority for all of us. We owe it to the men and women who have served and sacrificed for our […]
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SHAPIRO: The day the Iran deal died
Team Obama lives in a world of fiction. As President Trump announced to the world that he would finally put a stake through the heart of the Iran deal — the signal foreign policy “achievement” […]