It is impossible to understand what is happening to America — and to the rest of the West — without understanding the most dynamic ideology of the last hundred years: leftism. We need to begin with the understanding that leftism (or “progressivism”) and liberalism are not only not the same ideologies, they are in fact […]

One of them confused Nikki Haley with Nancy Pelosi — both are, after all, women, whose first initial begins with an “N.” One of them confused the president of Mexico with the president of Egypt, while the other confused the leaders of Hungary and Turkey. What does it prove? Basically, nothing. Certainly nothing about who […]

The United States is at a crossroads in the Middle East. We either must be prepared to withdraw from the region to avoid continued efforts to kill American service members, or take decisive actions to intimidate Iran and convince theocratic dictatorship it can’t afford to continue its current proxy war. The Biden administration seems incapable […]

Who ever said “overnight success usually takes about 20 years” hit the nail on the head.  A good case in point; the Republican Majority in the North Carolina General Assembly has tried for 13 years to require a photo ID to vote. Well, miracle of miracles, when you go to the polls to vote in […]

Members of the Duplin County Board of Education were recently honored as we celebrated School Board Appreciation month in January. As we honor the commitment of our board members all year long, January tends to be a little more special as we get an opportunity to share with our board members what they truly mean […]