July 4, 2026, is just days away. It’s the semiquincentennial celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which marked the birth of our country 250 years ago. In…
November 28, 1814 | Johnston Blakely was promoted to captain for his naval conquests during the War of 1812. According to the North Carolina History Project, “Blakely never enjoyed the fame that he for so…
Grattan Brown writes for the Martin Center about taking steps to save the humanities in higher education. For more than two decades, professors have been “flipping” classrooms to move course…
The latest cover story in the History Channel’s magazine profiles “Mountain Men: Living Off the Land.” The article is not yet posted online, but the following excerpt opens the piece.…
This week’s Carolina Journal Online Friday interview features a conversation with Barton College historian Jeff Broadwater about the importance of America’s fourth president, James Madison. John Hood’s Daily Journal recommends…
The bimonthly magazine associated with The History Channel rarely strikes this reader as particularly political, which is why the timing of the latest cover story is particularly interesting. Sure, the…
First I want to say that, with regards to Terry’s last line I think he is lying. He is not wondering anything of the sort. He knows that these folks…
Harvard historian Niall Ferguson‘s latest Newsweek column focuses on possible outcomes in the unsettled Middle East. Like former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Ferguson discusses “known knowns,” “known unknowns,” and…
Michelle Malkin reports here about a new movie and educational program from our friends on the Marxist left. On Sunday, Dec. 13, the History Channel will air “The People Speak”…
This week’s Carolina Journal Online Friday interview features a conversation with N.C. State University historian Holly Brewer about John Locke’s thoughts concerning slavery. Michael Moore’s guest Daily Journal focuses on…
From the Presentment sheet 8/30/05: HB 1023 AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A STATE LOTTERY TO SUPPORT SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION, TO FUND COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS, AND TO GENERATE FUNDS TO FURTHER…