3+ hour, 31+ min ago   (659+ words) The debate over capitalism vs. socialism often looks like a battle of cartoon caricatures: Monopoly Man versus the Marx Monster. Across the planet there are countless flavors of capitalism and socialism, unique mashups of free markets and government policies. Into…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (377+ words) Turn on cable news, and you will hear that voter identification remains one of the most divisive issues in American politics. But the American people apparently did not get the memo. On this question, the country is not divided. Only…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (450+ words) “You are entitled to your opinion,” the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan famously said. “But you are not entitled to your own facts.” For 40 years now, I’ve been opining about politics and public policy while also trying to lean against…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (541+ words) On Aug. 22, a new set of U.S. tariffs went into effect. Those tariffs charge American buyers of Canadian goods — 569 categories of stuff including dairy, alcohol, electronics, furniture, building materials and other items amounting to a usual annual value of nearly $25 billion…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (725+ words) American women have been talking about breaking the glass ceiling since the 1970s. But the truth is this: In one important arena, women broke through that barrier at the very beginning of our nation’s story, creating a lasting legacy of service…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (554+ words) Most people picture a doctor’s office or emergency room when they think about healthcare. But for thousands of North Carolinians, the most crucial care happens in the comfort of their home. Medicaid home and community-based services allow those with disabilities…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (588+ words) ELM CITY — As students arrived for the first day of classes, Elm City Middle School Principal Dana Page directed traffic and offered words of encouragement to sixth, seventh and eighth graders on Monday, Aug. 24. “It’s probably one of my favorite…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (332+ words) One of the most compelling parts of Stephanie Slade’s invaluable new book Fusionism: Liberty, Virtue, and the Future of the American Right is her discussion of J.D. Vance’s political transformation. Once he entered electoral politics, however, J.D. Vance changed…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (886+ words) Americans’ trust in core institutions has been dropping for decades, according to Gallup. It dropped from almost 50% in the late 1970s to about 40% in 1990, where it stayed until 2006, when it plunged down to the mid 30s. Around 2020, it plunged again and now…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (93+ words) The Wilson Times Time to go back to school Teachers and administrators have been preparing for the first day of classes on Monday, Aug. 24, for Wilson County Schools students. Board approves 1 recovery house expansion, denies another Pittman joins healthcare leaders…...