A Republic or an Empire? - The Declaration of Independence of July 4, 1776, embraces two value sets. The first is natural rights, and the second is limited government. After 250 years, neither value has survived, and the opposite of each currently prevails in America. Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration in three days while staying at a rooming house in Philadelphia. […]
Battlefields Mean Business - Battlefield parks preserve stories of conflict, sacrifice and transformation while also serving as public spaces that attract visitors, support tourism and contribute to local and regional economies. They’re also a billion-dollar business. Understanding this range of benefits is increasingly important for policymakers, community leaders and stakeholders who seek to balance resource protection with economic vitality. For […]
Putting ‘Professionals’ in Charge - I’m not one to generally quote Senate Majority Leader John Thune as my authority on Cabinet appointees, but when it came to Bill Pulte — the housing chief with no national security experience who was President Donald Trump’s first choice for Director of National Intelligence — he was right to express concern. Pulte has no […]
News From Around the South, 6/8 to 6/15 - NORTH CAROLINA: Republicans axe NC State student center as an early voting site Republicans on the Wake County Board of Elections rejected the NC State University student center as an early voting site for the general election, resisting the fervent pleas of speakers who wanted to keep it as a polling place. The Talley Student […]
A Requiem For Privacy - When President Donald Trump appointed an obviously unqualified friend, a home builder executive, to be acting director of national intelligence, he inadvertently triggered attention to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The director of national intelligence is the head of the umbrella agency that gathers intelligence from the 17 federal spying agencies and […]
