Opinion

I pledge allegiance to the flag

In order to be loved, a country must be lovely. It need not be flawless. In fact, no society—excepting the eternal City—is flawless. But to garner affection, it must be loveable. The World War II generation recognized our nation’s loveliness and gave everything they had to defend it. In fact, the sacrifices of that generation...

Bruce Ashford
Opinion

Moving beyond the mask and our culture of fear

“Operation Warp Speed” sounds like one of those made-up superpowers from a cartoon, but the speed of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout is a reminder America is still on top. From an entrepreneurial and medical technology standpoint, the United States remains the gold standard. Yet, in many other ways for the nation, the cracks are in...

Ray Nothstine
Opinion

Interest in Mark Robinson is a reminder that tepid conservatism won’t win elections

A number of high profile Republican political candidates are already jockeying to be the next U.S. Senator from North Carolina. Yet, much of the attention quickly pivoted towards the suspense of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson running. Even if Robinson was merely drumming up his name ID for the news cycle, with no serious consideration of...

Ray Nothstine
Opinion

Hats off for not seeing race

We all have witnessed individuals and some in the media engage in race hustling and race-baiting to sell a story. Some of these narratives are eye-opening and often draw attention to important issues but many are simply designed to leave Americans in a state of self-loathing. However, it is nice to see signs that some...

Joshua Peters

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Opinion

Progressive ideology takes us backward

Katharine Gorka from The Heritage Foundation was a recent guest of the John Locke Foundation, and she discussed her essay How Identity Politics Revives Slaveholders’ Argument For Group Rights published by The Federalist. In her essay, Gorka draws a line from identity politics today to the ideas brought back from Europe by rich slaveowners. She...

Joshua Peters
News

Lee County School Board drops investigation of Womack

The Lee County School Board voted unanimously to take no action against Republican board member Sherry-Lynn Womack after board attorney Jimmy Love found she violated no board policies by attending the Trump Rally in Washington, D.C., last month. Womack was cleared after a long school board meeting Tuesday, Feb. 9. As reported by the News...

Dallas Woodhouse