Opinion: We can’t always have a pleasant life. But we can have a meaningful life, because what makes a life meaningful is very different from …
Episode 12: Richard Kyte and Scott Rada also discuss the the FDA’s decision to pause the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. And with graduation se…
It’s been almost four years since North Carolina’s Republican legislative leaders capitulated to global economic pressure and effectively admi…
Fossil fuels — coal, petroleum and natural gas — have given us a comfortable quality of life. They heat and cool our homes, cook our food, man…
Easter Sunday will live in family memory as the day we, along with a handful of friends, gathered at the river — not “the beautiful, the beaut…
Nothing says desperation like reaching into the bowels of absurdity for one’s defense.
RALEIGH — Is it the job of government to make you happy? While it may seem like a straightforward question, there are some important subtletie…
Last month, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian took the bold step of daring to criticize the actions of the Georgia General Assembly. As Bastian p…
It’s been so long since I’ve traveled anywhere, I’ve almost forgotten how to pack.
Fewer Americans are attending traditional church services. Fewer are attending Catholic schools, too.
We are writing to ask all our fellow North Carolinians to join us in voicing strong opposition to state Senate Bill 514. It is sponsored by N.…
President Biden’s announced intention to complete the withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, exactly 20 years after the t…
Clinical trials for booster shots to supplement COVID vaccines are moving right along right here in town. This time, scientists want to test s…
Opinion editor Mick Scott describes a cold March day trip to Danville during the times of COVID-19:
North Carolina is poised to make great gains as we recover from the pandemic. We are becoming a major hub for life sciences companies. Real es…
Brandenburg v. Ohio has long been a seminal First Amendment case taught at practically every accredited law school in the nation.
The secularization of U.S. society — the waning of religious faith, practice and affiliation — is continuing at a dramatic and historically un…
When you were a child, who was the person you most looked up to, the one you hoped to be just like when you grew up?
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Back in the day when “Saturday Night Live” was funny, Chevy Chase would open the “Weekend Update” segment by saying, “I’m Chevy Chase … and yo…
Nadarajan “Raj” Chetty is known for his extensive research showing that economic mobility varies enormously within the U.S. Economic mobility …
Say what you will about former President Donald Trump, but there was a cynical, P.T. Barnum-like genius to his brief and catastrophic run at t…
Opinion: Why can’t those who own guns and know the most about them take responsibility for ensuring they're used safely and without malicious intent?
Episode 11: Scott Rada and Richard Kyte talk about how their different life experiences frame how they each look at firearm safety. Later, the…
When the NFL decided not to punish players who kneeled during the pre-game national anthem, some fans reacted by refusing to attend games, buy…
Tom Wolf, lame-duck governor of Pennsylvania, announced on Twitter that he wanted the commonwealth to legalize pot. His comment was hailed as …
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