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HILL: Magic boyhood circles
“What was wonderful about childhood is that anything in it was a wonder. It was not merely a world full of miracles; it was a miraculous world.” I was reminded of this sentiment by the […]
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HILL: Pax Americana ― 2025 to 2053
There’s a certain symmetry between the recent passing of former President Jimmy Carter and the impending departure of current President Joe Biden from the White House. Carter was a friend and hero to Biden. He […]
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HILL: Political wish list for 2025
When it comes to making New Year’s resolutions, everyone says they want peace and harmony in our political world. Such a condition has never occurred in American politics. There have been times of heightened comity, […]
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HILL: The people thing of the people
Some people on the far left think we live in a pure democracy. We don’t. Others think we live in a pure republic. We do not. We live in a (take your pick) democratic republic, […]
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HILL: The Coach Bill Belichick hire at Carolina
For a 48-hour period last week, UNC Chapel Hill was the center of the college football world ― not basketball. Bill Belichick was hired to coach the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar […]
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HILL: The government we need
The whole debate over whether the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is needed can be summed up in three words: Yes, it does. Ask yourself the following questions and then see if the answers below […]
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HILL: Lord Acton ― Meet Joe Biden
This started as an essay on how even a little bit of political power can corrupt otherwise well-meaning souls who enter politics. And then, President Joe Biden issued his “absolute” pardon of his son Hunter […]
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HILL: Remember when Lt. Gov. Jim Gardner was stripped of all powers?
There was much hand-wringing, pearl-clutching and fingernail-gnawing among liberal activists last week when the Republican-led General Assembly “reassigned” (“took away,” say the critics) some duties of statewide elected officials who were elected on Nov. 5 […]
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HILL: Can Elon Musk really cut $2T out of the federal budget?
Elon Musk says he can cut $2 trillion out of the federal budget. We know he can catch returning booster rockets with iron arms at his SpaceX flight facility in Boca Chica, Texas, so maybe […]
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HILL: Where to begin
In the aftermath of a sweeping victory, it is hard to know where to begin. One place to begin is with humility and gratitude. The motto of a youth football league in Durham where I […]