NC SPIN episode #1154 Air Date 12/25/2020
The Year in review, Tar Heel of the Year, Closing comments Watch NC SPIN Previous Episodes
Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
My Spin by Tom Campbell
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Do we even need a board of elections when we have the legislature?Legislators need to stay in their lane and remember their role is to legislate, not administer laws. Read More |
Apple brings good news - and seeds of hope
Three years ago it looked like North Carolina had missed its bite of the apple, but Governor Cooper kept talking with the company. Read More
Legislators' vote blurs line between self interest and state policy
10 Democrats and 19 Republicans who have direct ties to PPP loans voted for the bill. These legislators, at the least, should have publicly and clearly disclosed their direct interest in the PPP loans before a vote was taken. Read More
Election law roundup
Rick Henderson writes in his Deregulator blog that as a general rule, election reforms should make it easier to vote and harder to cheat, but a current bill considered by the legislature doesn't accomplish this goal. Read More
As the State Elections Board Moves to Make Elections Less Transparent, General Assembly May Go the Other Way
The State Board of Elections is seeking to reduce the number of observers, thus making elections less transparent. Read More
Consolidating support
Cheri Beasley is quickly consolidating support among the Democratic political establishment. Read More
Is identity politics a distraction?
It may well be that the race-centered “woke” movement is a cover, a smokescreen, prompting us to direct mistrust, anger, and blame against each other rather than the ruling elite mainly responsible for inequities and injustices the woke mob claims to care about. Read More
Echoes of Trumpism continue to dominate at the General Assembly
Donald Trump is quickly fading from the national conversation, but sadly, here in North Carolina, his toxic and cynical brand of power politics lives stubbornly on. Read More
North Carolina should lead on reforming the federal government
The American government needs a course correction, and North Carolina could be a leader by joining sister states to trigger what Article V of the federal Constitution calls a “convention for proposing amendments.” Read More
Can you pass this North Carolina history test?
Why was so little known and reported about the Mecklenburg Declaration and why, after more than 150 years of attention, did interest in the Meck Dec wane? Read More
Race theory is dangerous nonsense
But critical race theory advocates seek to transform corporate governance, our justice system, and the curriculum of our public schools. Its assumptions are incompatible with freedom, liberal education, and equality under the law. Read More
First amendment freedoms remain under stress
Some North Carolina lawmakers may need a refresher course. Read More
As vaccination rates decline, DHHS and health care providers trying to reach rural, underserved communities
Those eager to get cover vaccinations have most likely gotten them. Now the work becomes reaching out to others. Read More
There is no teacher-pay gap
Our state should differentiate teacher pay more than we do, paying more for hard to staff positions. Read More
A cultural tug-of-war
Legislative leaders shut down one controversy that threatened to divide our state but they raised another. Read More
We won’t get there: Cooper’s vaccine mandates are ‘shockingly silly’
Cooper says we can't relax restrictions further until 66 percent are vaccinated. We've got a long way to go. Read More
Lawmakers have the tools to safeguard voting rights and fair elections; all they need is the will
The evidence clearly demonstrates that when voting is more accessible more people participate, but some want to impose unnecessary and discriminatory barriers that would undercut our freedom to vote. Read More
Your giving to charities should not put you at risk of harm
The Supreme Court has ruled that donations to private charities can remain private, but those protections are at risk. Read More
Will the "roaring 20s" come back?
There are similarities between the 1920s and today. Could history repeat itself? Read More
Will NC get real on climate change?
Polls show people, especially young adults, believe climate change is real and that real action is needed. Climate change deniers depend on scare tactics , not science. Read More
Conspiracy theories damage democracy
Conspiracy theories are mostly political theatre. Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence. Read More
A woman takes over the Parkway and thanks to Josephus Daniels
One of North Carolina's most visited attractions is the Blue Ridge Parkway and we can thank Josephus Daniels for keeping it in our state. Read More
Resist the temptation to coerce
Freedom is a solution in a world of conflicting values. We don't have to be fearful for acting on our own beliefs. Read More
Some of North Carolina's congressional delegation responds to President Biden's State of the Union address
Read the reactions from both Republicans and Democrats. Read More
Did you know? Students still struggling with mental health
Megan Zogby asks in the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal whether students are failing or is the system failing the students? Read More
Steps we need to take to begin to stop the killing
It is true that sometimes humans make mistakes -sometimes tragic ones. But we’re not hearing many stories of officers of color wrongfully killing or terrorizing white victims. Read More
