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The Minotaur and Today’s Politics

Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 24, 2016 | D.G. Martin

Do you think that the Greek legendary half-bull, half-man called the Minotaur could help us understand what is going on in American politics this year? In case you do not remember the Minotaur, he was the offspring of a queen of...

Hard to Win After Beating the Party Establishment in the Primaries

Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 16, 2016 | D.G. Martin

Is Donald Trump really a unique political candidate? Did North Carolina ever have anybody in politics who compares with him? When I asked that question in a column last year, I suggested U.S. Senator Robert Reynolds...

A Word to Make Trump Immortal

Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 9, 2016 | D.G. Martin

He has put his mark on buildings and businesses that might last a lifetime. But could he more effectively gain immortality by adding his name to the language? That is the way, for instance, that Massachusetts Governor Elbridge...

Chang and Eng: Chapter Two

Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 2, 2016 | D.G. Martin

Sometimes a simple newspaper column can take its writer to surprising places. For instance, after my column on the Siamese Twins was published last month, I got a call from Henry Bunker who lives in Mebane. His brother, Fred,...

Take a Break From Politics; Read Books

Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 26, 2016 | D.G. Martin

Do you need relief from two weeks of over-the-top contentious politics? Here are four books that could give both Trump and Clinton supporters a break from worrying about our political future. One is the paperback edition of a...

Our two great Robert Morgans

Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 19, 2016 | D.G. Martin

North Carolinians of my generation have been blessed with two important Robert Morgans. One is the mountain-born-and-raised and acclaimed writer who is featured this week on North Carolina Bookwatch for his latest novel,...

Clinton needs Biden: So Do We

Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 12, 2016 | D.G. Martin

For her sake, and for ours, I hope Hillary Clinton asks Joe Biden to run for a third vice presidential term this fall. There are several important reasons; the most important one is at the end of this column. She needs help in...

Our two most famous citizens

Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 6, 2016 | D.G. Martin

If I asked you to name our state’s best-known citizen, living or dead, whom would you suggest? Hint: What if I said to think of people of who lived in Mount Airy? I bet you would then say Andy Griffith. After all, his still...

Sealing family ties with dripping red wax

Posted by D.G. Martin | Jun 28, 2016 | D.G. Martin

On the second weekend of June, people in Louisville, Kentucky, laid to rest two leading citizens. One of them, of course, was Muhammad Ali, buried on June 10. The other, my cousin Boyce F. Martin Jr., was buried the next day....

Books for summer: Mountains and Military

Posted by D.G. Martin | Jun 21, 2016 | D.G. Martin

If you want some more tips for good summer reading from recent books by North Carolina authors, I have four suggestions, two set in the mountains, two about our military. An obvious choice if you are planning a trip to the...

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