President Donald Trump is unpopular. He’s unpopular because he’s boorish, crude and silly; he’s unpopular because he has a unique capacity to turn winning news cycles into referenda on his use of Twitter. But the […]
Last week marked the first days of the new year and we are off to a good — albeit cold — start. Here in North Carolina, we saw heavier than expected snowfall due to the […]
The holiday season is upon us, and it is easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of this busy time of year. Whether it’s decorating the house, shopping for gifts for family, […]
This week, America found a new cause to rally around: Keaton Jones. Keaton is a middle school student who was apparently viciously bullied at school for the crime of having a scar on his head […]
The cost of medicine is a problem for many North Carolinians and Stanly County citizens. The increasing cost of medications is impacting the young and old in our communities. For years we have all heard […]
Every year, millions of North Carolinians travel out of our state for work, vacation or to visit friends and family. Of those travelers, did you know that more than 600,000 of us have concealed carry […]
Two weeks ago, it seemed that former President Bill Clinton was finished as a public figure. A variety of public intellectuals on the left had consigned him to the ashtray of history; they’d attested to […]
Business owners and investors in North Carolina are concerned about some members of Congress who support raising taxes on carried interest capital gains. Under basic tax principles, carried interest income earned from selling a capital […]
Americans have been buried in the last six weeks by a blizzard of reports of sexual harassment, assault, misconduct and malfeasance from our politicians, journalists and Hollywood glitterati. In the last week alone, we’ve seen […]
During America’s founding era, a significant debate took place about the nature of representation in a democratically elected government. Were representatives supposed to act as simple proxies for their constituents? Or were they supposed to […]
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