NC 250
Benjamin Cleveland: Frontier Patriot
You may have heard of the term “living large.” Benjamin Cleveland, one of North Carolina’s heroes of the American Revolution, embodied that phrase in many ways. Known primarily as a…
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NC 250
Overmountain Men and the Kings Mountain victory
The monumental Patriot victory in the American Revolution at the Battle of Kings Mountain occurred on Oct. 7, 1780. It was a momentum-changing triumph that helped shift the course of…
Liberty
Don’t rule out a ‘Ted Cruz type’ for 2028
Jim Geraghty of National Review Online looks past the current election cycle at Republicans’ next presidential campaign. The easy thing to do, upon seeing the news that Texas Senator Ted…
Liberty
State Freedom Caucus groups push conservative agenda
Shawn Fleetwood writes for the Federalist about a recent gathering of conservative state legislators. A common misconception throughout modern American politics is that, because a state is run by Republicans,…
Elections & Public Integrity
Op-Ed: Will Black voters save the Democratic Party from socialism?
This op-ed originally appeared in the Winston-Salem Journal on August 27. While Black voters have long been the most consistent supporters of the Democratic Party, they are also some of…
NC 250
Griffith Rutherford: Man of action
Griffith Rutherford was a civic and military leader from the North Carolina frontier who was involved in all aspects of the colony’s Revolutionary struggle. He lived just southwest of Salisbury…
Elections & Public Integrity
How “swingy” are North Carolina General Assembly districts?
While most North Carolina General Assembly districts trend Republican, this looks like a good year for Democrats. They enjoy a 48-42.6 percent advantage over Republicans on the state legislative generic…
Liberty
Michigan Democrat has problem with black voters
Andrew Stiles of the Washington Free Beacon dissects a problem for Michigan’s Democratic US Senate candidate. The Michigan Senate primary exposed an inconvenient rift in the Democratic coalition. Abdul El-Sayed,…
Liberty
National Review pays tribute to Lindsey Graham
Editors at National Review Online react to the sudden death of South Carolina’s US Sen. Lindsey Graham. There might be senators who’ve had more zest for the job than Lindsey…
Energy
Power in numbers: Land use for proposed new solar, natural gas plants
Two recently proposed power plants illustrate the stark difference in land use and efficiency in power generation. On June 17, the North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a special-use…
Liberty
Red states uniting against California’s green agenda
Arianna Hooker writes for the Daily Caller about a new legal action targeting California regulations. Seventeen Republican attorneys general filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging a California environmental law they…
Elections & Public Integrity
Op-Ed: North Carolina and Virginia should declare a gerrymandering truce
This op-ed originally appeared in the Richmond Times-Dispatch and the Greensboro News & Record. It is reprinted here with their permission. 2026 has become an unexpectedly fierce mid-decade continuation of…