movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the Constitution of 1788
I can’t watch the Kentucky Derby without thinking of North Carolina’s heritage of horse racing, particularly in the region around the colonial town of Halifax. The staff at the Halifax…
This is the fourth of a four-part series covering our findings in “Reforming North Carolina’s General Assembly.” Part One covered legislative pay, Part Two dealt with session limits, and Part…
Former UNC Trustee, militia colonel, and superior court judge, Samuel Spencer passed away. He was also a leading Anti-Federalist during the ratification debates at the Hillsborough Convention (1788). Willie Jones was the political faction’s mastermind, and Spencer, a…
In recent elections, North Carolina has often been referred to as a battleground state. In some ways, that was the case in the late 1780s. On November 21, 1789, North Carolina…
Without North Carolina's debate over the Constitution, it's possible we wouldn't even have a Bill of Rights.
Amid the ongoing national debate about Second Amendment rights, Jay Cost offers National Review Online readers historical perspective. The Bill of Rights was the means by which the Federalist supporters…
Rick Henderson reports for Carolina Journal Online on U.S. Senate Democrats’ attack against the John Locke Foundation and other groups that challenge climate change alarmism. Troy Kickler’s Daily Journal highlights…
George Leef’s latest column for Forbes examines a questionable critique of the Second Amendment. The massacre in Orlando has prompted many demands for still more laws intended to prevent deranged…
There were the Federalists, the Anti-Federalists, and the Meso-Federalists, I guess. Unemployed residents of South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia, will have a single shared unemployment benefits system. This way,…
Barry Smith reports for Carolina Journal Online on a bill that would give North Carolina auto insurers more leeway to set their own rates. Troy Kickler’s Daily Journal explains why…
The North Carolina History Project has hosted various programs, including living history events, constitutional workshops, and academic symposia, to foster national and state constitutional literacy. Previous lecturers have included Kevin…
If the recent state budget crafted by Republicans tossed so many public school teachers into the unemployment lines, why did so many school districts have job openings as the school…