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July 7, 2025

Articles by Neal Robbins

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ROBBINS: If Republicans hated ice cream

June 26, 2025 Neal Robbins

As a parent and fan of classic cartoons, I am accustomed to the frequent and comical use of reverse psychology. Consider two scenes. First, you want your child to eat their vegetables instead of wanting […]

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The Word: Brace up

June 22, 2025 Charles Wesley Naylor

When a person has suffered a loss, an accident, or a bereavement, friends often say, “Brace up — be a man.” By this, they mean: “Summon your courage and will to endure. Gather your inner […]

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JOECKS: Newsom’s presidential launch is a riot

June 22, 2025 Victor Joecks

Most governors would see looting, mayhem and attacks on police officers as problems to fix. California Gov. Gavin Newsom sees them as a means to boosting his presidential ambitions. After several days of violent riots […]

money, budget, dollar
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MOORE: Why the CBO almost always gets it wrong

June 21, 2025 Stephen Moore

These days it seems that a mysterious group called “the CBO” rules the world, or at least Washington, D.C. Unfortunately, it’s not very good at predicting things, and its bad calls can lead to bad […]

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HARSANYI: Greta Thunberg, useful idiot for Hamas

June 20, 2025 David Harsanyi

Professional leftist Greta Thunberg was brought to Israel this week after the “selfie yacht” she was traveling on attempted to break through a naval blockade of Gaza. Her boat, the “Madleen,” was part of a […]

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GINGRICH: Who governs America?

June 20, 2025 Newt Gingrich

Riots in defense of illegal immigration in Los Angeles are finally being quelled by President Donald J. Trump’s decision to send in federal forces. But there are signs that Chicago, Atlanta and other major cities […]

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STAM: The logical fallacy of WUNC’s attack on Opportunity Scholarships

June 19, 2025 Paul Stam

On June 5, WUNC published an article with this headline: Report shows most NC voucher recipients already attended private school — here’s why that matters. The N.C. Public Radio station then linked to the article […]

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The Word: Is God our friend?

June 15, 2025 Charles Wesley Naylor

I suppose more songs have been written on the subject of God being our friend than on any other topic. We sing the old song, “What a Friend We Have in Jesus,” and we do […]

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DION: Six things I did before the apocalypse

June 14, 2025 Marc Dion

Old guys like me always believe the world is getting worse. You’re young and strong and you’re hell in a fistfight, and you figure if you lose your white-collar job, you can just go tend […]

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JACKSON: Amazon data center is a big win for the region

June 13, 2025 Rep. Neal Jackson

Amazon’s commitment to invest $10 billion in a cloud computing and artificial intelligence data center campus in Richmond County signals a transformative era for the Sandhills region. Located in Hamlet’s Energy Way Industrial Park, this […]

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