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We are a week from the June 23 11th Congressional District Republican second primary, so it is a good moment to see how the race is going.
Published: Wednesday, June 17th, 2020 @ 1:24 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The South Carolina-based Catawba Indian Nation wants to build a $340 million casino in Kings Mountain. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians opposes the competition.
Published: Tuesday, May 28th, 2019 @ 4:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced 49 appointments to various state boards and commissions for North Carolina
Published: Sunday, November 4th, 2018 @ 1:50 am
By: Governor's Office
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This week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., in preparation for a 2020 presidential run, decided to fight back against President Trump's brutal nickname for her: Pocahontas.
Published: Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018 @ 3:14 am
By: Daily Wire
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Most Americans have been propagandized rather than educated on the causes of the War Between the States (aka, The War of Northern Aggression; aka, The War to Prevent Southern Independence; aka, the Civil War).
Published: Monday, May 21st, 2018 @ 3:01 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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I read a book about the estimated 50,000 Black soldiers who wore the CSA uniform and fought in numerous battles.
Published: Friday, May 22nd, 2015 @ 4:02 am
By: Ted McDonald
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The Catawba Indian Nation's plan to build a $340 million casino/resort in Cleveland County would end the Eastern Band of Cherokees' gaming monopoly in North Carolina. First, the proposal must receive unprecedented federal approval in a case complicated by murky laws, allegations that campaign contri
Published: Thursday, January 2nd, 2014 @ 3:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The first permanent white settler in what is now Tennessee was William Bean, who settled in 1769 on Boone's Creek, near where it flowed into the Watauga River.
Published: Monday, December 16th, 2013 @ 12:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In my continuing efforts to perfect my punditry persona of "crotchety not-so-old man," I have recently discovered a wonderful new source of material: the life and times of John Kincaid.
Published: Sunday, September 29th, 2013 @ 11:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Although scholars disagree regarding the exact path of Hernando De Soto's expedition in the Southeast, all agree that the Spaniard and his expedition passed through present-day Piedmont and western North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, February 20th, 2013 @ 9:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I've been researching the topic for several months, as part of a book project, and have come across a number of fascinating historical figures who deserve to be better known to North Carolinians.
Published: Thursday, October 4th, 2012 @ 6:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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History is full of cases in which people subverted their own just causes by acting impulsively rather than carefully considering the costs and benefits.
Published: Thursday, July 12th, 2012 @ 12:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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