Opinion
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Truth or consequences
Our Constitutional First Amendment guaranteeing freedom of speech is a fundamental requirement for a successful democracy. But false statements produce consequences that threaten our democracy and the well-being of our society.
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Partisan elections are the best kind
RALEIGH — When I returned home to North Carolina from the nation’s capital in 1989 and subsequently registered to vote, I opted not to join a political party. Although my conservative views were already well-established — and publicly on display in the syndicated newspaper column I’d created three years earlier…
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Socialism or free enterprise?
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was developed during the Great Depression that occurred in the 1930s. It was a federal government program that established electricity for a seven state area, and it bolstered the free enterprise economy of the region. World War Two followed the depression era. The TVA was…
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Get off the voter ID merry-go-round
RALEIGH — North Carolinians want their election laws to include a photo ID requirement. They’ve made this clear many times. In 2018, a large majority of voters chose to add such a requirement to the state constitution.
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With electric vehicles, is our wellbeing at risk?
Transportation vehicles produce 28 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions according to the U.S. Government. Light vehicles, that is, automobiles, pickup trucks, and light vans produce 59 percent of the transportation vehicle emissions. The light vehicles can be powered by batteries. The state of battery technology is not sufficiently advanced…
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Broyhill helped build the modern GOP
RALEIGH — As the founder of one of North Carolina’s largest companies, James Edgar Broyhill helped build high-quality, durable furniture. His son James Thomas Broyhill, who died February 18 at the age of 95, helped build something just as lasting: the North Carolina Republican Party.
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New law properly checks governor’s power
When COVID-19 first struck North Carolina nearly three years ago, Gov. Roy Cooper responded with a series of executive orders that closed or limited the operations of schools, businesses, public amenities, and even churches. Cooper’s attempt to regulate worship services didn’t survive legal challenge, but most of his other pandemic…
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Christmas gets a cheeky defense
One of the ironies of the holiday calendar is that Christmas follows closely after Thanksgiving. Many of the Pilgrims and Puritans who helped make Thanksgiving an American tradition were appalled by and opposed to the celebration of Christmas.
