The protagonists are the Greensboro News and Record, a couple of North Carolina physicians and the North Carolina Medical Society itself. Let’s examine these one at a time: First, there is a puff piece on the News and Record website today highlighting Guilford Green, the local LGBT advocacy organization. And […]
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10% Stop Attending Church After Pandemic
An interesting report seems to indicate that approximately 10% of those who attended church prior to the pandemic stopped attending after the pandemic. (I would have predicted that the drop-off would have been even greater than 10%). But if the planners of the pandemic response were intending to undermine churches– […]
Conservative Baptist Network Releases Report Detailing Liberal/ Non-Scriptural Drift
The Conservative Baptist Network has issued a comprehensive report called “The Evidences of Concerns Within the Southern Baptist Convention”. It reflects a well-intentioned effort to detail the questionable actions the denomination’s leadership has taken during recent years that suggest a leftward drift taking place. Take the time to peruse this […]
VDH: What Happened to Our Country?
Victor Davis Hanson had a masterful piece about ten days ago. I am taking the liberty of republishing it here. The title? “A Country We No Longer Recognize, A Coup We Never Knew”: Daily Signal: Did someone or something seize control of the United States? What happened to the U.S. […]
The Causes of the Great NC Christmas Blackouts: Adversarial Processes Produce Better Outcomes
On Friday, December 23, many people in the state lost power because of high winds. But on Christmas Eve– the morning of Saturday, December, 24– the state’s citizenry was subjected to rolling blackouts for the first time in history in the midst of a record demand for electricity. The weather […]
The Freedom Caucus/ McCarthy Skirmish
To understand what happened, one must also understand that the GOP is not a conservative party. Instead, it is a center-left party that masquerades as being conservative. The fellow we were told must be speaker of the House– Kevin McCarthy– has a New American Freedom Index rating of 60 percent […]
Benedict Accurately Diagnosed West’s Self-Inflicted Maladies
A fascinating article describes Pope Benedict’s critiques of the western world in a 2006 book. Here are some notable excerpts from the article: In (his book), Benedict noted that in contemporary Europe, anyone who dishonoured Judaism or Islam would “pay a fine” — but that “when it comes to Jesus […]
Congress Passes “Kill Switch” for Automobiles
The infrastructure bill, passed in Congress with the help of Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans, is now reported to contain a provision that requires car manufacturers to include a “kill switch” in new cars. The requirement will take effect in five years. This is reported by former Congressman Bob Barr. […]
Update on our Christmas Present: “Rolling” Power Outages in NC
A significant development was announced yesterday with regard to the power outages during severe, frigid weather this past weekend. The N.C. Utilities Commission will hold a hearing on Tuesday during which Duke Energy is being asked to answer questions about this situation. An article at BusinessNC.com discusses this hearing and […]