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February 12, 2026

Opinion

  • HARSANYI: Price controls won’t work any better for Republicans than it does Democrats

    February 6, 2026 The North State Journal North State Journal, opinion Comments Off on HARSANYI: Price controls won’t work any better for Republicans than it does Democrats
    Republican Senate candidate Josh Hawley is guided to the podium to speak by President Donald Trump during a 2018 rally in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. (Carolyn Kaster / AP Photo) Demonizing greedy bankers and landlords is [...]
  • BARONE: Trump’s outrageous threats get practical results

    January 31, 2026 The North State Journal North State Journal, opinion Comments Off on BARONE: Trump’s outrageous threats get practical results
    President Donald Trump delivers a speech to the World Economic Forum on Jan. 26 in Davos. (Evan Vucci / AP Photo) Think about it. Heads of government do not normally reveal the texts of private [...]
  • GINGRICH: Argentina’s election and 2026

    January 30, 2026 The North State Journal North State Journal, opinion Comments Off on GINGRICH: Argentina’s election and 2026
    Javier Milei, president of Argentina, listens to speeches after the signing of a Board of Peace charter during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22. (Evan Vucci / [...]
  • MOORE: Stop pretending that colleges are nonprofit institutions

    January 23, 2026 The North State Journal North State Journal, opinion Comments Off on MOORE: Stop pretending that colleges are nonprofit institutions
    A rendering of Northwestern’s planned new football stadium. (Courtesy Northwestern) Here’s a recent story from the Chicago Tribune that jumped off the page when I read it. Northwestern University is finishing up the construction of [...]
  • KNOTT: Reflecting on Year 1 of Trump 2

    January 20, 2026 The North State Journal North State Journal, opinion Comments Off on KNOTT: Reflecting on Year 1 of Trump 2
    Congressman Brad Knott (R-N.C.), right, and Congressman Tim Moore (R-N.C.), left, join President Donald Trump and deliver remarks at the Rocky Mount Events Center on Dec. 19. (Karl B. DeBlaker / AP Photo) Jan. 20 [...]
  • MOORE: The economists got 2025 all wrong

    January 11, 2026 The North State Journal North State Journal, opinion Comments Off on MOORE: The economists got 2025 all wrong
    President Donald Trump smiles during a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House on Friday. (Evan Vucci / AP Photo) Well, Donald Trump has done it again! He stumped the [...]
  • MATTHEWS: Christmas 2025 came and went so quickly

    December 25, 2025 The North State Journal North State Journal, opinion Comments Off on MATTHEWS: Christmas 2025 came and went so quickly
    (Alex Brandon/ AP Photo) Around this time of year, I like to write a column wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. But by the time you see this, Christmas will have come and gone, and we’ll [...]
  • MATTHEWS: The other victims and near-victims on Charlotte’s public transit system

    December 18, 2025 The North State Journal North State Journal, opinion Comments Off on MATTHEWS: The other victims and near-victims on Charlotte’s public transit system
    A train passes a stop where community members gathered Sept. 22 for a vigil honoring the life of Iryna Zarutska, who was fatally stabbed on a Charlotte commuter train in August. (Nell Redmond / AP [...]
  • MATTHEWS: War of words between NC Supreme Court Justices Anita Earls and Phil Berger Jr.

    December 11, 2025 The North State Journal North State Journal, opinion Comments Off on MATTHEWS: War of words between NC Supreme Court Justices Anita Earls and Phil Berger Jr.
    (Courtesy N.C. Judicial Branch Not that she hasn’t done this before, but recent comments from North Carolina Senior Associate Justice Anita Earls have given us quite the preview of how the 2026 race for the [...]
  • ELDER: Michelle’s ‘hair’-raising theory: White folks stop blacks from learning to swim

    November 28, 2025 The North State Journal North State Journal, opinion Comments Off on ELDER: Michelle’s ‘hair’-raising theory: White folks stop blacks from learning to swim
    Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks about her new book “The Look” during an event Nov. 12 in Washington, D.C. (Allison Robbert / AP Photo) No, this isn’t a satirical Babylon Bee headline: “‘Black Women [...]

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    February 9, 2026 Comments Off on Raimi’s ‘Send Help’ devoid of substance, inventiveness
  • Top teacher regional finalists named
    February 9, 2026 Comments Off on Top teacher regional finalists named
  • The Word: An utter impossibility
    February 8, 2026 Comments Off on The Word: An utter impossibility
  • Undercover investigation of Meta heads to first stand-alone trial in New Mexico
    February 7, 2026 Comments Off on Undercover investigation of Meta heads to first stand-alone trial in New Mexico
  • HARSANYI: Price controls won’t work any better for Republicans than it does Democrats
    February 6, 2026 Comments Off on HARSANYI: Price controls won’t work any better for Republicans than it does Democrats
  • BARONE: Trump’s outrageous threats get practical results
    January 31, 2026 Comments Off on BARONE: Trump’s outrageous threats get practical results
  • GINGRICH: Argentina’s election and 2026
    January 30, 2026 Comments Off on GINGRICH: Argentina’s election and 2026

RSS From the North State Journal

  • This week in history: Feb. 12 to Feb. 18
    Feb. 12 1554: Lady Jane Grey, who claimed the English throne for nine days, and her husband, Guildford Dudley, were beheaded after being convicted of high treason. 1809: Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the [...] The post This week in history: Feb. 12 to Feb. 18 first appeared on The North State Journal.
  • Education Lottery funding drop’s link to law change, past Cooper appointee
    RALEIGH — A recent audit by the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor revealed that contributions to public education from the state lottery have decreased over the past three years, even as total lottery [...] The post Education Lottery funding drop’s link to law change, past Cooper appointee first appeared on The North State […]
  • Famous birthdays this week: Feb. 12 to Feb. 18
    These celebrities have birthdays this week: Feb. 12 Film director Costa-Gavras is 93. Author Judy Blume is 88. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is 84. Country singer Moe Bandy is 82. Musician Michael McDonald [...] The post Famous birthdays this week: Feb. 12 to Feb. 18 first appeared on The North State Journal.
  • College Democrats, students sue over polling place removals
    RALEIGH — The College Democrats of North Carolina are leading a lawsuit over the State Board of Elections removal of on-campus early voting sites at three of the state’s college campuses. The complaint, filed for [...] The post College Democrats, students sue over polling place removals first appeared on The North State Journal.
  • MATTHEWS: The Nancy Guthrie case from a caregiver’s perspective
    On Feb. 1, the family of Nancy Guthrie learned some distressing news. The 84-year-old mother and grandmother did not show up for church on Sunday, which was very unusual. Family members went to check on [...] The post MATTHEWS: The Nancy Guthrie case from a caregiver’s perspective first appeared on The North State Journal.
  • ‘Melania’ falls steeply, ‘Send Help’ holds steady at No. 1 on quiet weekend for theatres
    NEW YORK — Hollywood largely ceded attention to football over a slow box-office weekend, with the survival thriller “Send Help” repeating as No. 1 in ticket sales and the Melania Trump documentary “Melania” falling sharply [...] The post ‘Melania’ falls steeply, ‘Send Help’ holds steady at No. 1 on quiet weekend for theatres first appeared […]
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