by James W. McCarty III | Sep 5, 2013 | Opinion
Secretary of State John Kerry delivered his remarks regarding the potential use of limited air strikes in Syria and appealed to two basic justifications for a military intervention in Syria. First, something akin to the United Nations’ “responsibility to...
by Ircel Harrison | Sep 5, 2013 | Opinion
Jeff Slingo, an editor-at-large for The Chronicle of Higher Education, recently wrote about what he learned from a 10-day transcontinental train ride with 24 millennial entrepreneurs. In the article, Slingo pushed back against the stereotype of millennials as...
by Guy Sayles | Sep 4, 2013 | Opinion
I’ve lived in our east Asheville, N.C., house longer than I have lived in any house in my entire life, including during my childhood. Before coming to Asheville, I lived in: â— Huntington, W.Va. â— Five different houses and communities in greater Atlanta...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Sep 4, 2013 | Opinion
Last week saw an ebbing tide in the desire for military intervention in Syria. The British Parliament voted against a proposal to support intervention, a Reuters poll revealed that 53 percent of the U.S. oppose military action, and President Obama decided to ask for...
by Joe LaGuardia | Sep 3, 2013 | Opinion
A recent report released by the Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings Institution shows that the religious landscape of the United States is quite diverse and will shift in fundamental ways over the next two generations. A plurality of Americans, for...
by Christina Gibson | Sep 3, 2013 | Opinion
My cousin, Allyson, is in the midst of an awful fight with ovarian cancer. She’s been through five rounds of chemo, undergone multiple surgeries and taken abundant medication. While staring death in the face, she’s also raising her three boys. People have...