Joe Killian

2 weeks ago | theassemblync.com | Joe Killian

Three months into President Donald Trump’s second administration, Americans across the political spectrum say they’re concerned about a constitutional crisis, according to the latest Elon University Poll. The poll, released last week, showed two-thirds of respondents (67 percent) are very or somewhat concerned that the executive and judicial branches may reach a point where neither side will back down, creating a crisis over who has the final say on an issue.

3 weeks ago | theassemblync.com | Joe Killian

When UNC Greensboro and Elon University’s School of Law held a joint symposium on the rule of law Monday, it shouldn’t have been remarkable. But David Levine, associate dean and professor of law at Elon, felt compelled to point out it was. “[Legal scholar] Mark Lemley at Stanford [University] has been a mentor and colleague,” Levine said. “And he said, ‘Institutions need to stand for truth now more than ever’—and that’s what this has been about.”“Everyone has opinions,” Levine said.

4 weeks ago | theassemblync.com | Joe Killian

When journalist Brian Goldstone set out to write a book about homelessness in Atlanta, he thought he knew some things. He’d lived in Atlanta for years, and been a reporter writing about poverty and inequality for publications like Harper’s and The New York Times. In reality, he told a crowd at an event at First Lutheran Church last week, he found himself confronting even his own misguided assumptions about who becomes homeless, how, and why.

1 month ago | theassemblync.com | Joe Killian

When a group of state senators filed a bill last week to earmark $500,000 to study building a professional wrestling hall of fame in North Carolina, it made national headlines and went viral online. That wasn’t an accident. Sen. Jay Chaudhuri (D-Wake) filed a similar bill two years ago. In wrestling parlance, it did not “get over.” It got no real media attention or public buzz, and there was little chance of it passing or inspiring a private effort to get the hall off the ground.

1 month ago | theassemblync.com | Joe Killian

Greensboro Mayor Pro Tempore Marikay Abuzuaiter officially announced her run for mayor Wednesday, confirming an ambition many across the city have suspected for years. Abuzuaiter, 70, has been a constant on the council since her first election in 2011—but getting there in the first place wasn’t easy. “If you don’t remember, I lost twice!” she told The Assembly this week. “It’s okay if you don’t, really.”Abuzuaiter always had an interest in local politics.