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Social isolation to rise via use of AI companions, Elon research centers find
Wednesday, 02 September 2026 17:01(The Center Square) – Social isolation will increase as people increasingly use artificial intelligence companions, says a new study and poll from two Elon University research centers.
Graduation, proficiency rates rise in North Carolina
Wednesday, 02 September 2026 13:06Election 2026: North Carolinians knew 6 years ago Cooper consulted Fauci
Tuesday, 01 September 2026 16:05Fort Bragg, 4 other installations in pact for nuclear microreactors
Tuesday, 01 September 2026 15:55Election 2026: Balkcom sprints toward Nov. 3 against Ager
Tuesday, 01 September 2026 10:33The Daily Update
A Nation Transformed - August 17, 2026
Monday, 17 August 2026 01:47Behind one airport decision: the data on Sharia views and Muslim immigration growth in America since 1980.
North Carolina's Widening Gap - August 14, 2026
A new poll shows Whatley trailing Cooper in NC's Senate race, with 15% of Trump voters ready to cross over.
Friday, 14 August 2026 07:24
North Carolina’s $1.2 Million Question - August 12, 2026
North Carolina faces questions over $1.2 million in taxpayer funding sent to a group promoting puberty blockers and hormones for minors.
Wednesday, 12 August 2026 08:11
Flock Cameras in Wilmington - August 11, 2026
Wilmington’s Flock cameras promise safety but raise big questions about privacy, warrants, and who controls our data.
Tuesday, 11 August 2026 13:17Featured Articles
Johnston Smith 100,000 Cameras and Counting
- Monday, 17 August 2026 14:15Flock cameras now cover the U.S. with 100k+ units, solving crimes but raising bipartisan privacy fears. See why warrants—not bans—may be the fix.
Free Speech, If We Can Keep It
North Carolina’s new anti-DEI law reshapes campus free speech, “divisive concepts,” and university neutrality across public colleges.
- Monday, 03 August 2026 11:34
The Land Is Part of What We're Celebrating
Patriotism means caring for the land we inherit. From Cape Fear to Carolina forests, Trevor Blackwelder makes the conservative case for local conservation.
- Tuesday, 07 July 2026 14:00
What If Republicans Finally Took the Big Hit to Govern?
Republicans risk one-term power to pass SAVE-style election laws and test limits on birthright citizenship in a bold AI thought experiment.
- Wednesday, 01 July 2026 11:23Podcasts
Gen Z Gender Divide - Episode 48
Wednesday, 29 July 2026 11:13Gen Z men and women are drifting into separate political worlds—Reagan Faulkner unpacks why, and how conservatives can respond with hope.
The Capital at 250: A Firsthand Look at American Exceptionalism - Episode 47
Reagan Faulkner’s D.C. trip at America 250 shows how innovation, sacrifice, and faith still prove American exceptionalism.
Thursday, 16 July 2026 10:11
Builder Versus Critic - Episode 46
Reagan Faulkner contrasts builders and critics, arguing America has a formation shortage and calling this generation back into the arena.
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