I read with interest former Triad Business Journal editor and My Cousin the Saint author Justin Cantanoso’s analysis of the U.N. climate summit:

If you don’t think climate change is real or man-made; if you don’t believe the last 15 years have been the hottest in recorded history; if you don’t agonize over photos of the Arctic melting or recognize that sea-level rise is stealing the Carolina coast, then the U.N. climate summit in Paris means nothing to you.

But I ask you to care. I beg you to listen. And, please, don’t just take my word for it.
Pope Francis is perhaps the most popular, trustworthy figure on earth, whether you are Catholic or not.

Maybe you see him restoring credibility to a damaged Catholic Church. Maybe you admire his statement, “Who am I to judge?” Maybe you are inspired by his humanity, humility and insistence on eschewing the trappings of papal luxury to live more like the poor whom he champions.

I’ve been listening to Catanoso’s reporting on WFDD for years, so I’m well aware that he’s all in on climate change. That’s fine, that’s cool if that’s his bag—I’ve come to the conclusion that climate changers are just going to believe what they’re going to believe and I can’t change that, kinda like the crazy Christians the left attacks every chance they get.

Problem is—props to the N&R for running it in the Ideas section —is the N&O ran Cantanoso’s piece on the front page.

No surprise —the N&O—my hometown newspaper mind you— has really been trying really, really hard to salvage President Obama’s legacy— including Ned Barnett’s gusher just as the Paris terrorist attacks had gone down.