city in and county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
Today is the 251st anniversary of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. The document was joyously celebrated last year in Charlotte with heightened pageantry on its 250th birthday, and this year…
Last Friday was the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge, fought on Feb. 27, 1776. In addition to writing about that crucial battle last year, the John…
We all know that legislatures exist to make laws and pass budgets. Of equal importance is ensuring that those laws and budgets are faithfully executed. The World Bank’s textbook on…
North Carolina enters 2025 with a housing market that is often described as “relatively affordable,” especially when compared to coastal states or Sun Belt peers like Florida and Arizona. But…
Introduction American patriot Patrick Henry noted, “The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.” Government…
When you consider the coming of the American Revolution to the colony of North Carolina 250 years ago, you might be tempted to take for granted the remarkable circumstances that…
Andrew Kerr of the Washington Free Beacon pans a recent response to questions from North Carolina’s leading Democratic candidate for US Senate. As crime emerges at a flashpoint in the…
Now, North Carolina stands alone. It is the only state in the nation that was expected to pass a budget in 2025 and failed to do so. Even more striking:…
North Carolinians were shocked when they saw a video of Iryna Zarutska being stabbed to death while riding a light rail train in Charlotte on August 22. Shock turned to…
The plaintiffs were destined to lose Pierce v NC State Board of Elections, a racial gerrymandering claim against state Senate districts in northeastern North Carolina. They not only failed to…
“The government should actively intervene to address income inequality” is a statement broadly accepted and promoted by progressives for decades. But is such intervention justified? The burden of proof lies…
Dan McLaughlin of National Review Online dissects problems with standard gun-control arguments. Targeting guns is foolish as a diagnosis and worse as a cure. Those who leap at gun control…