RALEIGH – The John Locke Foundation is proud to announce Jessica Thompson as our new Director of Government Affairs and General Counsel. Jessica is returning to her roots in North…
Patterson Sheehan writes for the Martin Center about life as a conservative student at the University of North Carolina’s flagship campus. I am so grateful for and blessed by my…
The Charlotte Observer reports the University of North Carolina has reached a compromise with Rush Radio station WRDU, the sister station of Greensboro’s WPTI. Both stations broadcast Tar Heel football…
I still haven?t yet heard from all of the dozens of Tea Party protests held across North Carolina today, but my preliminary count as of 9:30pm is that at least…
Carolina football fans are not exactly thrilled with reports that the Tar Heels will get an invite to Charlotte’s Car Care Bowl. “Stinks,” “sux”, and “disappointed” are among the reactions.…
Fielding an incredibly bad football team has its advantages, as Duke has learned. This item about big-time college athletics reminds me that the lead item in the latest Carolina Journal…
It looks like a heavy Democratic turnout for the Obama/Clinton race did little to bolster support for local-option tax increases (a quarter-cent sales tax and 0.4 land transfer tax) on…
I was impressed by the number of fans Washington State brought to the NCAA Regional Final in Uptown last night. More impressed that they stayed in their seats after losing…
Smithfield Foods Inc. is looking at a walkout from their union folks in the Tar Heel area. Currently at 300 workers, the strike could become much larger. (gotta love unionized…
You’ll hear more about the state math score madness from both Lindalyn Kakadelis and Terry Stoops on the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio. We’ll highlight discussion from some Tar…
The following passage caught my eye, as I scanned Duke grad Lee Edwards‘ 1999 book, The Conservative Revolution: The Movement That Remade America (Free Press). He’s describing the fusionism that…
This piece focuses on the tensions between blacks and Latinos as they battle for political victories. The article focuses mostly on California, but you’ll notice a brief mention of workplace…