I have a question. There was appropriate outrage when Arizona and other states considered bills that would allow individuals to not do business other individuals because the transaction would offend their religious… Read Article →
To state the obvious, the left has never liked Clarence Thomas. What’s interesting is how often they train their sites on his personal behavior rather than his judicial rulings. Jeffrey Toobin provides… Read Article →
In his Feb. 18 column, David Brooks uses the story of the Prodigal Son to explore contemporary social dynamics. He writes: “We live in a divided society in which many of us… Read Article →
I have begun wondering if one result of the inequality developing in America is that the highly educated people who get paid to diagnose the country’s problems have precious little knowledge about… Read Article →
Frank Bruni’s column in today’s Times reminded me of this piece from last year. Happy New Year! By J. Peder Zane Ross Douthat must live in the eye of the hurricane…. Read Article →
In memory of Louis D. Rubin Jr., who passed earlier this week, here is a piece I wrote about him and the Fellowship of Southern Writers in 2007. William Faulkner had been… Read Article →
My second News & Observer column ran today. “Most everybody agrees that education is a key to success and that our urgent and daunting challenge is to figure out how to help… Read Article →
I wrote this for the Raleigh News & Observer in 2008 when Jonny published his first novel and am reprinting it as he publishes his second, “Want Not.” Read more about Jonny… Read Article →
The odd nostalgia for poverty and grime never seems to fade. It is usually at the core of arguments made against gentrification: the idea that the poor and downtrodden are more interesting,… Read Article →
In yesterday’s Raleigh News & Observer, I argued that the Affordable Care Act is a signature moment because it forces middle-class Americans to finally begin paying the price for big government. Of… Read Article →