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MOORE: America’s 21st-century Sputnik moment has arrived
February 14, 2025 The North State Journal North State Journal, opinion Comments Off on MOORE: America’s 21st-century Sputnik moment has arrivedA teacher points to a board as students listen in a fourth grade classroom at William Jefferson Clinton Elementary in Compton, California, last week. (Eric Thayer / AP Photo) Just how much longer will American [...] -
ESTRICH: Eyes on the prize
February 2, 2025 The North State Journal North State Journal, opinion Comments Off on ESTRICH: Eyes on the prizeDonald Trump steps on stage at a campaign event in Manchester, New Hampshire, in January 2024. (Matt Rourke / AP Photo) The Justice Department has ordered its civil rights division to halt any ongoing litigation [...] -
HUDSON: America’s golden age has arrived
January 31, 2025 The North State Journal North State Journal, opinion Comments Off on HUDSON: America’s golden age has arrivedPresident Donald Trump hands a pen to Allyson Phillips, mother of Laken Riley, after signing the Laken Riley Act in the East Room of the White House on Wednesday. (Evan Vucci / AP Photo) It [...] -
SHAPIRO: The dumbest fallacy in foreign policy
January 11, 2025 The North State Journal North State Journal, opinion Comments Off on SHAPIRO: The dumbest fallacy in foreign policyA “revolutionary” flag hangs in the Old city of Damascus, Syria, on Thursday backdropped by the Sayyidah Ruqayya shrine. (Omar Sanadiki / AP Photo) After 50 years of tyranny and repression, the government of Bashar [...] -
KRAWIEC: Free speech for me but not for thee
December 20, 2024 The North State Journal North State Journal, opinion Comments Off on KRAWIEC: Free speech for me but not for theeU.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas delivers the commencement address to the 2016 Hillsdale College graduating class in Hillsdale, Michigan. (Todd McInturf / The Detroit News via AP) I’ve talked before about the lack [...] -
HUDSON: It’s time to rein in big bureaucracy
December 14, 2024 The North State Journal North State Journal, opinion Comments Off on HUDSON: It’s time to rein in big bureaucracyPresident-elect Donald Trump speaks as he arrives for a meeting with the House GOP conference Nov. 13 in Washington, D.C.. From left are Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Tom [...] -
KRAWIEC: Thanksgiving, family and politics
December 6, 2024 The North State Journal North State Journal, opinion Comments Off on KRAWIEC: Thanksgiving, family and politics(Bree Fowler / AP Photo) As I write this, my turkey is in the oven and the table is set. It’s Thanksgiving Day. By the time you read this, you will be creatively finding ways [...] -
THOMPSON: Congress must make small business tax deductions permanent
November 17, 2024 The North State Journal North State Journal, opinion Comments Off on THOMPSON: Congress must make small business tax deductions permanent(J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo) Main Street can’t seem to catch a break. Inflation may have eased off, but it’s still driven up the cost of everything from raw materials to rent. North Carolina’s [...] -
Crutchfield & Willis: North Carolina must count every vote
November 9, 2024 The North State Journal North State Journal, opinion Comments Off on Crutchfield & Willis: North Carolina must count every votePeople stand in line during the last day of early voting Saturday in Charlotte. (Mike Stewart / AP Photo) As elected Republicans serving North Carolina, we are compelled to speak out against a proposal that [...] -
KELLOGG & HOELSCHER: Dual status disaster
October 26, 2024 The North State Journal North State Journal, opinion Comments Off on KELLOGG & HOELSCHER: Dual status disasterDebris and trash rest around homes in Swannanoa on Oct. 10 in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. (Cory Lavalette / North State Journal) There has been much coverage and controversy about the failure to move [...]