Can History Help Us Move Forward with Iran?
The U.S. aerial strike against Iran was conducted under such unique circumstances that it offers as many questions as lessons…. Read Article →
Posts By: jpederzane
The Undo President: Trump Gets Country Off Wrong Track
Americans are usually an optimistic people – except when it comes to our country’s future. Right-track/wrong-track surveys have long found… Read Article →
Only liberals can stop illiberalism
By J. Peder Zane When my liberal friends share their apocalyptic fears about right-wing brown shirts, I say, “I’ve never… Read Article →
Gov. Cooper’s lack of vision hurts North Carolina
Roy Cooper is the boilerplate governor. He does not deserve re-election because another four years will just be more of… Read Article →
Walking With My Baby
Even as the pandemic makes us think globally – reminding us through the metaphor of a random sneeze rather than… Read Article →
False Claims of Racism Are Also Dangerous
Even the suggestion of racial animus can get you fired these days as a Winston-Salem manlearned recently after he asked an… Read Article →
Ignoring vulgar lyrics is not a form of enlightenment
Why do so many white people put themselves at the center of every story about race? Why do they keep… Read Article →
We are locked in battle. Compromise is not betrayal.
I wanted to ask my acquaintance if he was experiencing a torturous mid-life crisis or had lost his mind altogether…. Read Article →
Gun control debate requires rational minds
Echoing my liberal friends, “frightening” and “absurd” leapt to mind when I first heard about Republican ideas to arm teachers…. Read Article →
Tear Down This Monument, Part II
In 2013, I renewed my call in the Raleigh N&O that North Carolina remove the Confederate monument that towers before… Read Article →