The short answer is yes, civic ignorance helps to propel government growth and overreach. Ultimately, it has a considerable impact on our worldview about this nation, which is much ... Keep Reading
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Editor’s article picks: government not the answer and other selections
There is a lot of discussion going on nationally about the future of conservatism and what that means. This is not new but has been energized by the emergence of President Donald ... Keep Reading
Memorial Day reading list
"No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave." ~ Calvin Coolidge I've written quite a bit on Memorial Day over the years. The ... Keep Reading
Is judicial activism the greatest threat to liberty in North Carolina?
If you were to poll North Carolinians on an open-ended question about what they think the biggest threat to liberty is in the state, there would certainly be lots of different and ... Keep Reading
Abandoning Limited Government Because of Hypocrisy? Not so fast.
Over at NC Policy Watch, Rob Schofield has a short essay titled "North Carolina's big government conservatives and the endless legislative session." Schofield makes a few solid ... Keep Reading
A Short Reflection on Thanksgiving and Freedom
It's hard to say definitively if gratitude is a diminishing virtue. It feels that way sometimes. Cicero, for good reason, called gratitude the chief virtue and "the parent of all ... Keep Reading
Newspaper: Races Appear to be Tightening for Final Stretch
According to the Civitas Poll, Republicans gained some momentum for October when compared to the previous month. While the midterm elections are headed into the home stretch, ... Keep Reading
Declaration of Independence Still Greatest Guidepost for Liberty
Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence, called the document "an expression of the American mind." The late historian Pauline Maier referred to it as ... Keep Reading
God, Guns, and the Growing Disdain for Both
Recent tragedies have disappointingly created finger-pointing, rather than a unity of sympathy for the victims The same old arguments about gun rights have become ... Keep Reading
