The inarticulate, bombastic and often politically incorrect President-elect Trump is slowly on growing me.
Published: Friday, February 10th, 2017 @ 11:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Do not let the title fool you. This is not an endorsement book for Trump. I suspect the title is to gain attention that seems to come with the mention of TRUMP. This book is about David Stockman's belief that we are in for a big bubble bust in our monetary system.
Published: Thursday, November 10th, 2016 @ 3:50 am
By: Bobby Tony
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It is not the return 'ON' my money that I worry about, it is the return 'OF' my money.
Published: Sunday, October 16th, 2016 @ 3:52 am
By: Bobby Tony
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A look at the necessity of strong rhetorical leadership in a Presidency
Published: Thursday, September 15th, 2016 @ 8:05 pm
By: Ryan Case
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In an effort to understand the political ramifications of Donald Trump, I stumbled across the problem, which is probably evident to anyone else but me who observes politicians. Whenever I am trying to resolve an issue in my mind, I usually commit my thoughts to writing which I can review later
Published: Monday, September 12th, 2016 @ 12:45 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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After two week of nonstop convention coverage, I thought a brief bit of informative levity would be in order.
Published: Thursday, August 4th, 2016 @ 5:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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If the 2016 election cycle ever leaves the focus on personalities and gets down to issues, we might focus on questions like candidate Ronald Reagan asked voters in 1980: "...Are you better off than you were four years ago?"
Published: Sunday, April 10th, 2016 @ 2:40 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Ronald Reagan reflects on the life and sacrifice of Jesus Christ and how His simple life and early death has transformed the world.
Published: Thursday, March 31st, 2016 @ 2:19 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Born Ann (Nancy) Francis Robbins in New York City, to an estranged father, she would later be adopted at age 14, by a stepfather who she adored, and, later, she would be known to her family, and as an actress on stage and in film, as Nancy Davis.
Published: Wednesday, March 9th, 2016 @ 2:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement on the passing of former first lady Nancy Reagan
Published: Monday, March 7th, 2016 @ 5:21 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement after learning about the death of former First Lady Nancy Reagan
Published: Monday, March 7th, 2016 @ 12:46 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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What IS a Republican? Is it merely someone who marks an 'R' on their voter registration card? Is it someone who seeks to protect the common people from the excesses of government bureaucracy?
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 11:51 am
By: Brant Clifton
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"God who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God?
Published: Sunday, October 18th, 2015 @ 5:56 am
By: Diane Rufino
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THAT is the spin being circulated by the establishment in the wake of John Boehner's resignation from Congress.
Published: Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 @ 10:51 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Today, Congressman Jones voted against approval of President Barack Obama's nuclear agreement with Iran.
Published: Saturday, September 12th, 2015 @ 4:05 am
By: Christopher Maye
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During his 1988 State of the Union address, President Reagan succinctly shared his modus operandi of diplomacy, stating....
Published: Wednesday, September 9th, 2015 @ 1:44 am
By: Thom Tillis
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For those of you who may not be familiar with this Ripon crowd, they were founded to counter the rise of the Goldwater / Reagan people in the GOP and to return the party to the grand old days of Nelson Rockefeller and Teddy Roosevelt.
Published: Sunday, June 28th, 2015 @ 2:47 am
By: Brant Clifton
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This is the biggest bunch of OPPOSITE-SPEAK I have ever read. I can't believe people who put women down and hate abortion as they do would have a woman say such. Barbara Bush is the ONLY Republican Woman to tell the "woman haters of Conservatism" to stick it where the sun don't shine.
Published: Saturday, April 11th, 2015 @ 6:12 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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This outfit is the composite of conservatism in the USA.
Published: Sunday, March 8th, 2015 @ 7:26 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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Reagan biographer and Human Events editor John Hayward has summed up the recently completed CRomnibus fight in Congress nicely.
Published: Sunday, December 28th, 2014 @ 3:09 am
By: Brant Clifton
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On October 28, the final presidential debate of the 1980 election was held in Cleveland, Ohio. In his closing remarks, Ronald Reagan asked viewers: “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?
Published: Saturday, November 22nd, 2014 @ 11:34 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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It asks a serious question: How do you know if what history tells is accurate and truthful?
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 7:41 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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This tragedy affects thousands of families all across the world every day. Whether it is a miscarriage, an ectopic pregnancy, a still birth, or the loss of an infant, the pain is very real for the parents.
Published: Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 @ 2:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Contemplate an event from recent world history that has potential to produce an informative, thought-provoking book, and it's unlikely that you would choose one 48-hour period with action limited to a hotel conference room in a remote corner of the world. Even less promising: Most of the action...
Published: Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 @ 12:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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My good friend and mentor, Wayne Martin, sent this to me. I send it to you as just one more example of the way terms like "liberal" and "conservative" are thrown around these days.
Published: Sunday, August 3rd, 2014 @ 11:25 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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At the national level, Republicans have surrendered on taxes, debt, gays in the military, ObamaCare and amnesty. On the state level, the NCGOP is in the midst of surrendering on ObamaCare, taxes, and amnesty.
Published: Sunday, May 25th, 2014 @ 10:00 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Because I enjoy watching and analyzing legislative politics, it pains me to say this: for the 2014 election cycle in North Carolina, the most competitive and fateful races will be found at the top and bottom of the ballot — not in state house and senate contests, which probably aren't going...
Published: Thursday, March 27th, 2014 @ 12:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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I enjoyed listening to Ronald Reagan as much as I did Bill Clinton and Barrack Obama --- all excellent orators and clear points on issues.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 11:36 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Conservative icons such as Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater, and Milton Friedman would have appreciated some of the North Carolina General Assembly's key accomplishments in 2013. That's the assessment of John Locke Foundation President John Hood, who discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for...
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 2:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Pop quiz: what do you do when you are a politician who finds himself incapable of debating the merits of an opposing viewpoint?
Published: Wednesday, February 26th, 2014 @ 5:25 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Though their degrees were conferred on Friday the 13th, East Carolina University's most recent class of graduates knows they are lucky to be Pirates. "I'm ready to go; I'm just a free spirit," said Kelley Logan, a graduate from the College of Health and Human Performance. "But ECU will always...
Published: Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 @ 1:39 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The left does a great job of spinning their agenda as one of freedom. The freedom to love whoever you want to love.
Published: Monday, December 9th, 2013 @ 10:03 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Over the past three years, the North Carolina legislature has enacted Ronald Reagan's favorite tax reform, Barry Goldwater's favorite regulatory reform, and Milton Friedman's favorite education reform. Yet some North Carolina conservatives of my acquaintance seem to think that the Republicans who...
Published: Thursday, November 21st, 2013 @ 1:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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