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Thoughts for Veterans Day
(Note: This piece was originally posted in 2018 under the title “Remembering World War One.” I’ve started reposting it every year because we need to remember the first world war,…
St. Petersburg
city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States
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Thoughts for Veterans Day
(Note: This piece was originally posted in 2018. I’m reposting it because much of what I said then remains relevant and important today.) Just over one hundred years ago—on November…
Liberty
Thoughts for Veterans Day
(Note: This piece was originally posted in 2018. I’m reposting it because much of what I said then remains relevant and important today.) Just over one hundred years ago—on November…
Elections & Public Integrity
Veterans Day Flashback
Two years ago, in a Veterans Day piece called “Remembering World War I,” I suggested that the Great War and its aftermath has something important to teach us about the value…
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Some Democrats working to squelch impeachment talk
Susan Ferrechio of the Washington Examiner reports on the congressional Democrats who don’t want to proceed with impeachment of President Trump. While a few dozen House Democrats are clamoring to…
Research Brief
Law & Public Safety
Remembering World War I
Just over one hundred years ago—on November 11th, 1918—Germany signed the Armistice that brought World War I to an end. Propagandists’ high-flown rhetoric notwithstanding (“the war to end all wars,”…
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When ‘winning’ doesn’t win
Kevin Williamson of National Review Online examines President Trump’s impact on the Virginia governor’s race and other elections this week. So, here’s the math: Ed Gillespie, the Republican candidate for…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Public Financing of MLS Stadiums Warrants a Red Card
When Major League Soccer (MLS) started play in 1996, there were 10 teams in the league and the whole undertaking faced an uncertain future. Despite the wild popularity of soccer…
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CLT aviation baseline 2015: everybody else
Time for the yearly look at air service from Charlotte (and Concord). Here the flights offered by all the airlines besides US Airways/American Airlines as of Thursday, August 13. The…
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CLT aviation baseline 2014: everybody else
Recently ran a summary of US Airways and American Airlines flights from Charlotte. Here’s the service level for all the other airlines flying from Charlotte and Concord. Flight levels are…
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Concord and Allegiant do it again
The airline announced yesterday that it is starting twice-a-week service from Concord to St. Petersburg, FL beginning in November. But that’s only part of the story. Recall that last year…
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Gone Forever? Ethics In Journalism Takes A Hike
Carolina Journal Publisher Jon Ham weighs in on changes in journalism — including stepping away from a focus on ethics. When I was in J-school, we talked about “journalistic ethics”…