From red-state capitals to Washington, Republican politicians are conceding what’s been obvious for decades: Their “pro-life” advocacy ends with a child’s birth.
How I wanted to see
A million Americans have been lost to the pandemic, according to the federal government’s official count, making this a disaster that defies most comparisons. And yet it’s so much worse.
Loss always brings gifts. The greater the loss, the greater the gifts.
In storytelling there are typically two types of characters. One is a “flat character” or a character who is simplistic and consistent. We don’t know a lot about flat characters other than they have a name and they exist. The other is a “round character” or a character who is complex and dyn…
Much good work has been done in recent years to memorialize and celebrate the history of St. Philips Moravian Church, the only historic African American Moravian church in the United States. The original log church building has been rebuilt by Old Salem and fashioned with a museum; the secon…
We are a contentious lot, we Americans. Some of us are quick to anger, easily riled sometimes, especially when we have a choice — or not — about what we want and don’t want to happen.
In 1974, when the inflation rate was 11.04%, President Gerald Ford came up with a slogan: “Whip Inflation Now.” WIN buttons were manufactured by the millions and people were asked to wear them to demonstrate grassroots solidarity to combat the economic scourge. The campaign was later describ…
A week after the murder of George Floyd, Richmond police tear-gassed peaceful protesters at the Robert E. Lee monument.
Ten years ago this month I gave a TEDx talk titled “The Myth of the Gay Agenda.” It was shortly after President Barack Obama announced his public support for same-sex marriage, becoming the first commander in chief to do so while still in office. During the talk, I shared some graphics highl…
When Ellery Brown was pregnant, she and her husband Johnny asked her aunt, a Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa, for a list of suitable baby names. From the list they chose Ketanji Onyika, which means “lovely one.”
Should we formally bid adieu to the cherished right to privacy? Should we eulogize the constitutional protection that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito offers as “not deeply rooted in the nation’s history”?
RALEIGH — With only one day left to cast ballots in the 2022 primaries, most North Carolinians are worried and frustrated. Many are furious. Some 62% of voters responding to a recent High Point University poll said the country had “gotten pretty seriously off on the wrong track.” Even higher…
Marriage is an excellent teacher on life — on how to live it and survive it and share it with someone you love.
These are times of deep division and distrust among both our political leaders and ordinary citizens, contributing to civil unrest, paralysis in legislative action and widespread animosity. There are differing opinions as to the responsibilities and priorities of the government.
Richard Alley, a professor of geosciences at Penn State University, joins host Lawrence Eppard to help us understand the collapse of the Conger Ice Shelf in East Antarctica and its implications. Plus: Climate Investing with Zach Stein from the Carbon Collective!
Episode 38: Richard Kyte and Scott Rada also discuss the similarities between Florida's so-called Don't-Say-Gay law and a high school football coach who wants to pray with his players.
Commentary: The biggest decisions we make in life are whether to say “yes” or “no” to new opportunities.
"If the court is stripping away rights, why would it stop at a woman's body autonomy?"
Irony doesn’t begin to explain why pro-choice activists chose Mother’s Day weekend to picket the homes of Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Chief Justice John Roberts, who appear ready to overturn Roe v. Wade.
So I got COVID.
With the unprecedented magnitude of the leaked opinion that the Supreme Court has the requisite five votes to overturn Roe v. Wade, the gauntlet has been thrown and the dynamics for the upcoming 2022 midterm elections could not be clearer.
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s labor markets are healing — slowly. As of March, our state’s headline unemployment rate was 3.5%, comparable to where it was before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. More importantly, while our labor-force participation is still significantly below …
Many may wonder if the senseless, destructive war that Russia launched against Ukraine could be stopped if someone would just take out Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin. I have thought that while sitting in church praying for the war’s end.