This is not the only time that a war was won when the Leader was a Mad Man. One thing for sure, he would surely get Mad if you said he was Mad.
Published: Tuesday, October 24th, 2017 @ 12:16 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Thomas Jefferson articulated the absolute right of a state to secede from the Union. He did so in 1798, in 1799, in 1816, and up until his death in 1826 (July 4, the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence).
Published: Wednesday, October 18th, 2017 @ 3:24 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Well, it's over. For all the talk about the Trump Revolution and a desire to send The Establishment a message - we got very little action to support ANY of that.
Published: Friday, June 10th, 2016 @ 3:53 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Back in the days of The Revolutionary War, we had a militia called the Minute Men that always stood at the ready.
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 10:21 am
By: Rod Eccles
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Thomas Jefferson wondered how the country would respond in the case its government passed a law that was clearly unconstitutional.
Published: Friday, July 24th, 2015 @ 5:11 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Timeline of Events Leading to the Revolutionary War and beyond to its conclusion, and through the anti-climatic birthing pains.
Published: Saturday, July 4th, 2015 @ 3:54 am
By: Diane Rufino
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We will celebrate American independence again on July 4. It's a fitting date. It marks the 239th anniversary of the document that declared the original 13 American colonies free from the yoke of British control.
Published: Thursday, July 2nd, 2015 @ 11:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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That’s a mighty apt take on the current environment on Jones Street, as supplied from one disgusted insider who confided in me.
Published: Monday, May 11th, 2015 @ 10:35 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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From what Jones Street insiders are telling me, Cumberland County Rep. Rick Glazier (D) is the closest thing to a leader in the General Assembly's lower chamber. And HE is a leader of a distinct minority in the House.
Published: Saturday, March 7th, 2015 @ 9:57 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The “conservative revolution” in Raleigh is telling us the state is so cash-poor that it can’t afford some vital road repairs and construction.
Published: Sunday, February 15th, 2015 @ 2:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It is really interesting to see and hear all of these people who have badmouthed our military through every operation - dating back to Vietnam - beating the drums to go to war against ISIS / ISIL.
Published: Friday, February 13th, 2015 @ 9:40 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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When we speak about "academic freedom" what, exactly, do we mean? How far should academic freedom extend? How do we know when someone claiming it has actually abused it?
Published: Monday, January 26th, 2015 @ 6:17 am
By: John William Pope Center
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JDC Manufacturing, a company co-owned by Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan's husband Charles "Chip" Hagan, lowered the total cost of a 2010 stimulus-funded energy project but kept all of the savings, sending none back to taxpayers who had funded the stimulus grant.
Published: Thursday, October 16th, 2014 @ 4:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Found in Yancey County, Mount Mitchell is the largest mountain in North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, August 30th, 2014 @ 5:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Every major political matter is always immediately perceived as the last blow which will end America/Civilization/Liberty/The World; each instance we have found the aftermath wasn't as devastating or in fact did not exist whatsoever.
Published: Wednesday, August 27th, 2014 @ 12:12 am
By: Christopher Maye
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If you listen to the drive-by media or the zombies and trolls following Bill Barber around, you’d think North Carolina state government was now a shoe-string operation.
Published: Monday, August 25th, 2014 @ 12:30 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Controversy is arising over a cirriculum change to the AP American History class, claiming it is rewriting history; In this editorial, I will express my views on the issue.
Published: Thursday, August 7th, 2014 @ 10:10 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Whether you turn first toward the family, friends, government, nonprofit groups, or business to solve society’s largest problems, you might find some interest in the latest work from William Eggers.
Published: Monday, June 30th, 2014 @ 8:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Although born in Scotland in 1733, Samuel Johnston lived in North Carolina from infancy. Historians have described the native Scot as a "prominent voice for the Patriot cause" who possessed "Revolutionary zeal." Even so, many North Carolinians today are unaware of his illustrious political and legal
Published: Saturday, February 1st, 2014 @ 1:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Until about five years ago, few people said much about America's federal student loan system. There was no talk of a "crisis," and discussions about change were pretty much limited to tinkering around the edges.
Published: Tuesday, December 31st, 2013 @ 1:48 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Chris Fitzsimon, Bill Barber and the gang want us to believe that the GOP majority in Raleigh has cut state government to the bone.
Published: Friday, November 8th, 2013 @ 6:19 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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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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Imagine if Samuel Adams had said: "What's the point to standing up to the British? I mean, King George is the king. He's in control.
Published: Saturday, August 10th, 2013 @ 12:37 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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It sounds odd to hear me praising McClatchy, but they've done some bang-up work pointing out the waste in the NC Rural Center and making a case for its closure.
Published: Friday, July 19th, 2013 @ 3:52 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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"The tax reform plan will cut personal taxes and simplify taxes for every North Carolinian who works," said Civitas President Francis X.
Published: Wednesday, July 17th, 2013 @ 1:49 am
By: Brant Clifton
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It's amazing. Bill Barber, Chris Fitzsimon, and their echo chambers at McClatchy and WRAL have been trying to sell us that a hard-right revolution is sweeping through Raleigh - making school kids dumber, taking food out of senior citizens' mouths.
Published: Monday, July 1st, 2013 @ 12:03 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The Competitive Enterprise Institute - an excellent organization based in DC that fights the good fight for the free market - is suing on behalf of some small businesses and individuals to challenge the federal government's authority to collect taxes from the states to finance ObamaCare.
Published: Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 @ 7:42 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Avery was the last county to be formed by the North Carolina General Assembly, making it the hundredth-county in the state.
Published: Saturday, May 18th, 2013 @ 11:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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What's that smell, you ask? Why it's the patchouli-and-granola Chapel Hill-Carrboro crowd stinking up Jones Street and tying up police officers' valuable time -- comparing themselves to MLK and protesting "draconian cuts" to public education.
Published: Saturday, May 18th, 2013 @ 11:29 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Maybe more so than any other novelist below the Mason-Dixon line, including the 19th-century William Gilmore Simms of South Carolina, Inglis Fletcher of North Carolina painted the most comprehensive, historical portrait of the land on which she lived.
Published: Friday, March 29th, 2013 @ 1:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Republican majority in the North Carolina Senate has put its money where its mouth is and introduced legislation allowing the state of North Carolina to "opt out" of the implementation of ObamaCare.
Published: Sunday, February 3rd, 2013 @ 10:53 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Supposedly, our state is in the midst of a "conservative revolution." But the message we're getting out of our new administration in Raleigh is sounding a lot like something crafted by the NC Democrat Party's communications staff.
Published: Saturday, January 26th, 2013 @ 2:18 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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While in North Carolina the Republican Party seems poised for a highly successful election cycle this year, the federal races for president and Congress present no clear partisan trend.
Published: Saturday, November 3rd, 2012 @ 7:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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