Last fall, Canada, Mexico, and the United States agreed on a new trade deal to update and replace NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement). The new United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) will create over 175,000 new […]
When it comes to public school education, the last grade the state of North Carolina received was a “C-minus.” But that’s not as bad as the “F” Gov. Roy Cooper deserves for jeopardizing education opportunities […]
Leftist Democrats in the North Carolina General Assembly are full of new and innovative ideas these days. The blue wave has left us with a cesspool of liberal activism, both legislative and judicial, and goes […]
One out of 10 North Carolina adults is dealing with diabetes and an alarming one in three may be walking around with its precursor — prediabetes — and not even realize it. The sad part […]
After World War II, Japanese diplomats wanted to change the image of Japan from one of being murderous war mongers tobeing one of creative world leaders. To cultivate goodwill among the American public during years of […]
Recent investment headlines remind us of when the internet bubble popped almost 20 years ago as commentators shock their followers with statements like this one from Barron’s in late November: “Now the talk is about […]
The empty congressional office of the 9th District of North Carolina brings to mind other close congressional elections in the past. In 1984, former Harris Teeter executive Republican Alex “Landslide” McMillan defeated Democrat D.G. Martin […]
In 1957, 4.3 million babies were born in the United States. In 2017, 60 years later, the number was 3,853,472. That’s an 11 percent decline in a nation whose population has nearly doubled over those […]
“We’ve got 9 million taxpayers and 720,000 participants in this plan who understand that they aren’t consuming health care, it’s consuming them.” — Dale Folwell, N.C. Treasurer In North Carolina, a storm is brewing that highlights […]
For decades, people in the media and outside of the electoral process have been saying: “There is no election or voting fraud in North Carolina! None. Nada. Never.” Last week, when allegations of “election irregularities” […]
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