Stories written by Christian Hine A 1999 Cum Laude graduate of UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business, Christian has spent fifteen years as an award winning political activist and consultant in both North and South Carolina...with a little radio talk show hosting and newspaper editing thrown in for good measure. A self-described "Republitarian", Christian is an unabashed advocate of traditional free market capitalism and views passage of the FairTax as the single most effective method to combat the social manipulation and corruption found in government today. When not stressing over yet another new law, Christian enjoys treasure hunting, obscure European power metal bands, good beer, and anything related to Carolina Panthers football...except talking about the 2001 season. He's removed that from memory.
Photos by Glen Simmons of Event Images Carolina. More are available on his website. The most unique vehicles in motorsports returned to The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday, Aug. 14 for the 11th Annual Circle K Back-to-School Monster Truck Bash. [nggallery id=64]
Our regular readers will have noticed that over the past week, Mark Pellin has not been posting the usual wit and wisdom that you have become accustomed to reading. He has been on a much-deserved family vacation. His return to Charlotte, however, was met with the news that after a long battle with Alzheimer’s, his […]
Be sure to listen to the House Report tonight at 9:00 on News Talk 1110 WBT. Joining Pete Kaliner and Christian Hine will be two guests making independent appearances in Charlotte this week. From 9:00-9:30, join actor, author, public speaker, educator, and conservative commentator Ashley Stinnett as he discusses his recent PunditHouse columns as well as his […]
At the recent state convention of the NC Latino Coalition, in front of 1500 Hispanic immigrants and special interests promoting Amnesty, B.J. Lawson had a clear message: Assimilate. It takes some serious backbone to stand alone in a crowd and espouse a viewpoint unpopular to the vast majority in it. Nice to see some folks […]
With Monday’s 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision to place a stay on a trial judge’s overruling of California’s Proposition 8, which banned same sex marriage, the social media has been tweeting debates that range from the intriguing to the patently absurd. Here, hopefully, is an intriguing one. We hear from the proponents of same-sex […]
Judy Kidd, President of the North Carolina Classroom Teachers Association, recently addressed Charlotte’s CAUTION (Common Americans United to Inspire Our Nation), with a message rather critical of the National Teachers Association (NEA). The question asked can not be any clearer. Between the two organizations, which is actually supporting teachers while simultaneously seeking practices that are in the […]
Pictures by Glen Simmons of Event Images Carolina. View his website for additional shots. Charlotte saw a different kind of traffic in uptown on Wednesday around lunchtime as NASCAR stock cars rumbled east on 3rd Street, then north on College Street, then ending at the Epicentre as NASCAR’s Parade of Power took over the city. [nggallery […]
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Based on America’s economy today versus where it was 18 months ago, before Obama “brought it back from the brink” – I prefer the “brink.” Now that we can actually measure the results of Obama’s economic policies, it seems perfectly clear that America has been on the wrong track and is far worse off today. […]
Remember, July 4th is just a day. We don’t celebrate December 25, we celebrate Christmas. July 4th is Independence Day, and we at PunditHouse hope you and your loved ones are celebrating in true patriotic fashion! Happy Independence Day!