Blue Ridge Mountains
Coverage of Blue Ridge Mountains in the Nexus archive.
- Discover North Carolina, One Glass at a Time
North Carolina's wine industry is gaining recognition for its quality and diversity, highlighted by the 2026 North Carolina Wine Competition which received 364 entries from 51 producers. The competition emphasizes rigorous, blind-tasting evaluations to ensure fairness, showcasing wines from regions like the Blue Ridge Mountains and Piedmont, with varieties including Cabernet Franc, Petit Manseng, and muscadine grapes.
- Are we doomed to disagree? Not if we truly value diverse opinions
The article discusses differing risk assessments between individuals, illustrated by a 2008 encounter in Kabul between the author and a security guard. It references research in 'Predisposed' by political scientists John R. Alford, John R. Hibbing, and Kevin B. Smith, which suggests liberals and conservatives have biologically distinct responses to stimuli. The author argues that these differences do not doom disagreement, as humans evolved to communicate and cooperate.