In the presence of holiness
Vacuums of leadership are readily filled with leaders who either think they can do better than the guy before them or those who seek power for power’s sake and run the ship like pirates and thugs. Read More
Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
My Spin by Tom Campbell
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Childhood then and nowGrowing up prior to the turn of the century was much more relaxed, more relational and more outdoors. Read More |
Independent audits serve the public interest
The retirement of the head of the Government Accountability Office touched off a turf war between Congress and the Trump administration, which acts independently. Read More
Sick obsession
Trump's obsession of blaming Biden for everything is wearing thin....even with Republicans. Read More
Should you be smiling or frowning about 2026?
We are entering 2026 with a large amount of uncertainty, and businesses and investors don’t like uncertainty because it makes it more difficult for them to plan and anticipate the future. Read More
NC House Speaker: The House is holding the line for a better budget
Where the House plan diverges from both the Senate and the governor is in how to strengthen education long term. Read More
The new fascism in the house
North Carolina Republicans have broadly become moral ghosts in the Trump age. They are embarrassed perhaps. But they remain utterly, permanently and completely submissive. Read More
A deadly cloud
Our grandfathers and great-grandfathers inherited an old blessing and passed it down across generations: The gift of character – the virtue to tell right from wrong. Read More
Fatal folly
Old men and women make decisions. Young people suffer from them. Read More
Liberating nurses won’t harm patients
By removing restrictions on what services nurse practitioners can perform there is no evidence that patient care will suffer. Read More
Independents are worth the shot
They might be able to win in districts where Democrats can't. First, they have to get on the ballot. Read More
It’s On !!! (Berger & Page file for marquee March showdown. )
A State Senate race might well overshadow the race for the US Senate in the 2026 election. Read More
No Christmas for North Carolina
Because our legislature has failed to do its job and pass a budget for our state there might be some empty stockings this Christmas. Read More
Why are Democrats going back to their days of nullification to govern?
The author claims opposition to what ICE agents are doing today can be likened with the Nullification movement of the 1830s. Read More
One Tar Heel was enthusiastic about the "climate of fear" created by ICE
Whatley is obviously a politician for white people. And a vote for him is only a vote for Trump. Read More
Raid footage threatens Latino realignment to GOP
One week of footage on Telemundo and Univision might have unraveled the greatest demographic realignment in modern politics: the Latino shift. Read More
As the screws turn
Like a game of Jenga, one by one the blocks are being pulled out until – Voila – the whole Trump tower tumbles. Read More
State tax reform remains on track
North Carolina can and should eliminate our corporate tax, taxing people’s consumed income transparently and proportionally through other means to fund truly necessary public services. Read More
In the face of tyranny
Last week was an extremely painful one for those of us who truly care about what being, or becoming an American is all about. Read More
UNC System should not raise tuition
Public universities should be tightening their belts not raising prices for students. Read More
Bishop William Barber and NC clergy condemn health care cuts, urge legislators to return to Raleigh
Bishop Barber says communities are just now beginning to feel the impact of cuts from the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Read More
An old warning
Polls are the one way in politics to see beyond the small world you live in. Read More
Fighting for freedom
American patriots don’t take kindly to tyrants – King George III or Trump, Read More
Community ties boost social mobility
North Carolina ranks rank 40th in the “community activities and neighbors” subcategory and 42nd in the “charity” subcategory. Read More
State Republicans hire state-funded political advocates
The Republicans created a position specifically designed to enforce their ruthless will on the Democratic Party. Read More
Poll tells interesting tariff story among NC Republicans
Many Republicans view tariffs’ negative personal impact as a necessary sacrifice to help the country. Read More
