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Debt has ALWAYS been the ruin of great powers. Is the U.S. next?

Posted on March 15, 2025 by Brant Clifton

THAT is the question posed by preeminent historian Niall Ferguson in a recent thought-provoking Wall Street Journal column: […]  What I call Ferguson’s Law states that any great power that

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Congress, Economy, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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*Non-violent* *uprisings* and other anti-DOGE nonsense

Posted on March 15, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Do you ever wonder why we struggle to find quality people to run for and hold office?  Perhaps it’s because they don’t want to bother with the mayhem inflicted against

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Media, NCGOP, Politics
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Surprisingly supportive words for Elon from an equally surprising source

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Richard Hudson‘s job title up in DC is “representative.”  That means he is supposed to be our voice up on The Hill.  Since 2013, he’s paid attention almost exclusively to

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Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Richard Hudson

How sausage gets made at The N&O

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Things have been a wee bit tough over in the sparsely-populated N&O newsroom.  McClatchy paid waaaaaaaaaaaaay too much for this rag to the people who now own our local paper. 

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McClatchy, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, Politics

A Berger-spawned RINO roars, thumbs his nose at the base. (Uncle Phil is pleased.)

Posted on March 10, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Recent alums of Phil Berger’s legislative staff are now calling the shots in the state auditor’s office. We’ve all witnessed the havoc Berger’s Jones Street team has played with conservative

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Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics
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NC Dems rallying AGAINST cutting spending, saving the country (WHERE IS THE NCGOP?)

Posted on March 9, 2025 by Brant Clifton

No, your eyes are not deceiving you. Once again, we refer you to THIS PAGE for an update on just how bad politicians have screwed our economy. In the real

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Congress, Media, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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#NCSEN26: Tillis tangling w/ Vance, Trump political teams

Posted on March 7, 2025March 7, 2025 by Brant Clifton

He’s won two US Senate races by the hair of his chinny-chin-chin.  He’s never seen 50 percent of the vote against a Democrat Senate candidate, but somehow — based on

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campaign 2026, Congress, Media, NCGOP, NCSEN26, NCSEN26, Politics, Ted Budd, Thom Tillis
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Don’t like attempts to save the country? Then, (1) smear Elon and (2) lie to your readers.

Posted on February 23, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Our country has so much debt that it outweighs the value of our national economy.  If we don’t do anything, the good ol’ US of A and its economy will

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Congress, Economy, Media, Politics
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The SCC Files: College defying Trump on DEI

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Brant Clifton

The shot-callers at Sandhils Community College have already made it pretty clear about the lack of respect they have for the people whose money keeps the doors open over there.

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Media, Moore County, NC legislature, NC State Government, Politics
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Hey, Tom Homan: Training classes offered in NC on how to “fight ICE”

Posted on February 19, 2025February 19, 2025 by Brant Clifton

If you happen to live in or near Greensboro or Durham — those twin gateways to Hell — you might be familiar with Siembra NC: *Sounds like a nice, moderate,

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Congress, Donald Trump, Law & Order, Media, Politics, Uncategorized
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