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Leonardo, Slavery, and a Historical Correction
Andrea Widburg of the American Thinker contemplates a recent piece of news in the world of historical research. Few would dispute Leonardo da Vinci’s preeminence as one of the top…
Italian
Romance language
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Warren as corporatist
Kevin Williamson of National Review Online labels U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren a “corporatist.” “Corporatism” is one of the most misunderstood words in the political vocabulary. American progressives use it to…
Elections & Public Integrity
Challenging conventional wisdom on changing election demographics
A popular argument in recent years suggests that changing demographics yield good news for Democrats in upcoming elections. Josh Gelernter challenges that argument at National Review Online. Democrats, and journalists,…
Education
You might be a progressive if, you like Italian style fascism
John Goodman, president of the National Center for Policy Analysis, provides this important history lesson. Progressives constantly repeat the big lie that they are for the little guy. Just read…
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Today should be an Italian-American Holiday
Today is Connie Francis’ birthday. She turns 70 years old. If your first thought is “who is Connie Francis?“–damn you’re young. Connie, of course, was and is a pop singer…
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The multilingual timebomb
Barack Obama, who speaks no language other than English, scolded Americans the other day for not being able to say more than “Merci beaucoup” when they go to France. His…
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Mary Easley Still At-Large
Possibly armed with a state-issued credit card. Really now, you cannot get more low rent than our Rocky Mount potentate spending $109,000 in public money to send his wife on…
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Southern hospitality
The N&R puts a positive spin on Gov. Easley’s expensive trip to Italy: Gov. Mike Easley spared no expense on his trip to Italy in April. That’s a shame because…
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A taxing week
A split panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals might not agree that 2005 lottery legislation created a new tax, but John Locke Foundation President John Hood explained this week…
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Don the Black Shirt: Fascists Win One
“This tool is a fantastic statement by the General Assembly that North Carolina is focused on the future and determined that our citizens will compete and win in the new…
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Warren Buffett’s attitude
Buffett‘s secrets of success: Last week at the New York press conference, ?An Italian journalist asked whether Buffett had considered leaving his money to the U.S. government, which is already…