Speaker of the House (1757-1837)
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…
Nathaniel Macon passed away on this day. His name was synonymous with North Carolina during the early 1800s. He served as U.S. Speaker of the House (1801-1807). In total, he…
Ask a political conservative to list his heroes, and you’ll likely hear the names Thomas Jefferson, William F. Buckley, and Ronald Reagan. You’re less likely to hear Nathaniel Macon, Josiah…
Ask a right-of-center thinker for a list of the nation’s most important conservative historical figures, and some names will jump to the top of the list. William F. Buckley. Ronald…
A recent Wilson Daily Times news article and editorial quoted Mitch Kokai discussing a recent hubbub involving Gov. Pat McCrory and his interaction with Moral Monday protesters. The Dunn Daily…
Dan Way reports for Carolina Journal Online on the legal battle surrounding a law to shift oversight of the Charlotte airport from the city to a new regional authority. Troy…
Leading up to tomorrow night’s 21st anniversary dinner celebration with George Will, John Locke Foundation experts are busy this week sharing their knowledge with audiences across the state. Before the…
“Some people think borrowing five or six millions a trifling thing. We may leave it for our children to pay. This is unjust. If we contract a debt we ought…
Long before North Carolina adopted a slogan, Nathaniel Macon lived up to it. For throughout his life the Old Republican preferred ?to be rather than to seem.? Macon reminded and…
Given a chance to change our current system of government, the American Founders would: follow the written words in the Constitution, cut federal spending and reduce the public debt, eliminate…
If you’ve never heard of Nathaniel Macon, you’ve missed an important figure in North Carolina’s history. Troy Kickler of the N.C. History Project reminded a John Locke Foundation Shaftesbury Society…
The John Locke Foundation’s resident historian, Troy Kickler of the N.C. History Project, recently took his knowledge on the road. Kickler joined a star-studded panel of historians presenting their research…