While modern conservatism in America brings together a number of discrete groups, interests, and priorities, one of its unifying themes is maximizing freedom — by which conservatives mean maximizing the right of individuals, families, and private associations to make their own decisions rather than having them overruled by government coercion.
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Opinion: Moore’s memorable milestone will place him in interesting company
The speaker of North Carolina’s House of Representatives is set to make history next year. As he marks an impressive milestone, he would be wise to learn some valuable lessons from those who preceded him.
If all goes as expected, Rep. Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, will bang his gavel on opening day of the 2021 legislative session. It will mark his seventh year in that position. He will start his fourth consecutive term as the state House’s top officer.
North Carolina has an opportunity. Meaning North Carolina as whole, but also as a sum of its complex and diverse parts.
Gov. Roy Cooper has taken much from us, decisions made and edicts issued because of the COVID-19 pandemic. I’ve said this before.
Opinion - Court packing: Repeating history’s unconscionable mistakes
A national pandemic. New minimum wage standards. Calls for a “New Deal.”
If you didn’t know any better, you might think I was referring to early 20th Century America —when the flu ravaged the nation and President Franklin D. Roosevelt passed unprecedented progressive policies seemingly every day.