by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 9, 2013 | Opinion
I’m often late to the party, not just in matters of style or music (if I ever get there), but in terms of keeping up with great thinkers who are saying important things. That’s why I was behind the curve — but no less delighted — when I...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 5, 2013 | Opinion
In a surprising turn of events, Israeli officials who tried for 10 years to have a stone Hebrew inscription declared a forgery have now filed suit to keep it because it is an “antiquity.” The artifact, known as the “Jehoash Inscription,” is a...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 2, 2013 | Opinion
Political crises and massive uprisings in Syria and Egypt are not only taking a toll on human life, public resources, and economic well-being — they’re also contributing to an unconscionable desecration of history. Tomb-raiders strike often in Egypt, as...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 29, 2013 | Opinion
Getting one’s first car is one of those thresholds of emerging adulthood that most young men and women experience, most often in a good way. I didn’t have wheels of my own until I was a sophomore in college, 60 miles from home and longing for something...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 27, 2013 | Opinion
The North Carolina legislature, newly and completely dominated by agenda-wielding Republicans intent on solidifying their position and steam-rolling opposition, has wrapped up its 2013 session, successfully turning the Old North State into what should be a state of...
