President Trump’s announcement of tariffs on steel and aluminum set off a spate of comments comparing his actions to the Hawley-Smoot tariff act that many feel precipitated and certainly exacerbated the Great Depression of the […]
If you think the headlines of 2018 reveal a recent phenomenon of combative American politics, then the study of history may surprise you. People describe the politics of today as a blood sport. Opponents plot […]
It was nearly 60 years ago that leaders from Charlotte College hosted the first official gathering on their new campus. Just as the big kickoff began, the weather turned and rain forced everyone to find […]
The great thing about making predictions is that people only remember when it is correct and the vast number of prognosticators were wrong. Unless the prediction is so out-of-bounds proven wrong that it is never […]
Individuals influence events and ideas. This statement seems obvious. But many people, whether the sentiment is spoken or not, believe that circumstances dictate every personal outcome. Circumstances are indeed powerful influences. Yet, individuals are not […]
The difference between liberal and conservative ideology can best be seen when confronted with numbers such as the following from a recent Joint Legislative Committee hearing in the North Carolina state legislature on Medicaid enrollment: […]
Although there have been scores of state constitutional amendments since 1776, the Old North State has adopted only 3 state constitutions. As part of the over 1,500 page tome, North Carolina Government, 1584-1974: A Narrative […]
As we say goodbye to Volume Two of the North State Journal and welcome our third volume today, I have taken stock of the excellent journalism our stable of writers, photographers and designers have created […]
Lately, state constitutions have been in the news. The redistricting arguments in Pennsylvania, for one, have drawn attention to the Pennsylvania Constitution. As a result, people have been reminded that states are quasi-independent entities. In […]
As shocking as the Parkland school shootings were, there have been other school shootings in American history that have been equally as shocking: the Columbine murders in 1999, the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007 and […]
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