Resist evil
The debate is turning to whether our democracy will survive when the end of this madness finally comes. Read More
Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
My Spin by Tom Campbell
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We do need to worry about election integrityWith only one notable exception there has been no significant proved evidence of election fraud in North Carolina. Read More |
Hospital market needs more competition
North Carolina leaders can and should insist on an expansion, not a contraction, of competition. Read More
Trump has tricks, but we have votes
There's no scheme or action, no slight-of-hand or intimidation that can stop tens of millions of citizens from being heard at the polls. Read More
The future of rural NC won’t be built by degrees alone
North Carolina’s strength isn’t found only in its biggest cities. It lives in our small towns, farming communities, and rural counties where hard work and grit still define a person’s character. Read More
Enough with professionalized "big-time" sports at NC universities
Sports have always been a kind of golden calf in North Carolina higher education but college sports are out of control. Read More
Voters deserve more than a sentence at the ballot box
Constitutional amendments deserve a different kind of explanation and a full-text scrutiny on the ballot. Read More
NC elections board vote makes it easier to throw out mail-in ballots
Republicans say the measures would enhance election security. Democrats say it would disenfranchise voters arbitrarily. Read More
Silliness on the loose
Vanity and pride are age-old political vices. Read More
America the beautiful?
Every time a park-goer sees the pass, they’ll be reminded of how far America has fallen in the 250 years from Washington to Trump. Read More
British scheme helped the Patriot cause
During the Revolution the British learned that potential allies didn't have the same goals they did. Read More
What are the benefits and costs of immigration?
Total employment rose directly with the increase in unauthorized immigrants and, at the same time, wages were not reduced. Read More
North Carolina was the dress rehearsal for MAGA
What’s happening in North Carolina right now is the culmination of a twelve-year experiment in stress testing democracy’s guardrails. Read More
Patients deserve transparency and accountability in North Carolina’s hospital system
Supporting hospitals and standing up for patients should not be in conflict. We can, and should, do both. Read More
MAGA is weakening in NC. Brendan Jones is its bigoted face.
Brendan Jones is the face of the punitive, corrupt politics that North Carolina Republicans have practiced unimpeded for a decade-and-a-half. Read More
The General Assembly has unfinished business with election reform
The election reform bill has yet to pass either chamber of the legislature. Read More
See something. Say something
North Carolina is ripe for an enterprise like human trafficking. We have Interstate highways, military installations, colleges and resorts that are fertile ground for traffickers. Read More
Seek common sense on early voting
Voting before Election Day has become a popular option. Most North Carolinians now do it, either in person or by absentee ballot. Read More
Commander-in-thief
The American people screwed themselves thinking that reelecting a convicted criminal and felon in 2024 was going to end well for anybody but him and his family. Read More
SB 445 would help housing affordability in NC
If North Carolina wants to remain an affordable place to live as its population continues to grow, policymakers should continue removing outdated zoning restrictions and make it easier for builders to add new housing. Read More
Cooper leads, but Whatley has a path
Voters who remain on the fence supported Donald Trump by a 72 point margin in 2024. Read More
A double standard on press access
A healthy democracy depends on an informed public and that requires more reporting, more scrutiny, and more access to information. Read More
Thoughts on Dallas Woodhouse, the budget, and a new PPP poll
North Carolina Republicans are rather immune to embarrassment on the topic of suppressing Black, young, and Democratic votes. Read More
What's the price we pay if we close our eyes?
Trump said, “The Islamic Republic of Japan” fired missiles at us. Iran fired the missiles. But Trump didn’t realize he’d made a mistake. Didn’t correct it. Read More
When will our business leaders wake up?
Our public and private universities and colleges now enroll about 8,000 teacher candidates compared to 14,000 15 years ago, graduating 2,000 teachers per year. Read More
Freer Carolinas means more Carolinians
Most people believe government exists to deliver core public services at a reasonable cost and should otherwise leave them alone. Read More
