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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You're not entitled to your own factsFollowing my recent column some readers swore to the me that the 2020 election was stolen and swore at me for claiming otherwise. Read More |
The Greatest Generations
We are in a regressive time for women. Who will bear the cause going forward? Waking the sleeping Mama Bear will be a sight to behold. Read More
Should today's teens be optimistic?
Growing up, we believed our future would be better than that of our parents and grandparents. For the most part, we figured correctly. Read More
The latest lame excuse for holding up Medicaid expansion
The Certificate of Need issue is about powerful interests battling over profits. Read More
Do we need more economic "pain" in order to achieve economic "gain?"
The WIN campaign in the 1970s demonstrated how difficult it is to motivate a majority of people to change their behaviors on their own without strong incentives. Read More
North Carolina US Senate race too close to call
With six weeks to go before the election one in ten voters remain undecided. They will decide the final outcomes in legislative, congressional and US Senate contests. Read More
High Point Poll: Consumer confidence continues to decline
The constant stream of bad financial results has caused a significant drop in consumer sentiment since February. Read More
Meredith poll examines voter preferences in hot-button issues at 2022 Midterms approach
Enthusiasm is high for the November elections, as nearly two-thirds of North Carolinians say they plan on voting. Read More
K-12: Symptoms of lousy pay
More than 4,400 teaching positions were open at the beginning of school. With so many shortages we can expect class sizes to increase. Read More
Let's make Medicaid expansion work
We need to reduce the actual cost of delivering health care, not simply transfer the bill from patients or employers to taxpayer-funded Medicaid. Read More
North Carolina Minute: Tar Heel trivia
How well do you know North Carolina history? Here are some interesting factoids. Read More
Hurricane winds can destroy offshore wind turbines
President Biden, Governor Cooper and Duke Energy plan to put very expensive electricity generation out in North Carolina’s hurricane-prone waters. Read More
Here's how much NC Republicans' redistricting lawyers cost taxpayers
The price tag is already at $3 million for redistricting and bills are still coming. Read More
The schoolyard bully
Everyone of us likely has been bullied in one way or another. The problem is not just on the playground anymore. Read More
North Carolina Has Votes (by mail, at least)
Generally what we tend to know is that voters can be 'creatures of habit,' and that they may find a voting method of convenience and then stick with that method. Read More
NC unaffected voters are #1 but where are the unaffiliated candidates?
Unaffiliated candidates rarely run for office in North Carolina. But they win about as often as someone completes the Assault on Mt. Mitchell. Read More
Democratic justices reject democratic vote
Even if some of its members were elected in districts subsequently declared illegal, the General Assembly remains the de factolegislature when it comes to passing laws and appropriating funds. Read More
North Carolina's unemployment rate increases in August for the first time since Covid-19
After months of recovery, the state's labor force seems to be running out of steam. Read More
Ted Budd is a threat to democracy
Formerly mainstream Republicans complain that the criticism of Trump is overblown and that Democrats are somehow worse. Read More
UNC's Board of Governors may reconsider a fee increase
Increasing student obligations is difficult during an inflationary cycle. Read More
Covid statistics confirm thousands of North Carolinians are alive today because of the Cooper Administration's public health policies
The Cooper administration deserves enormous credit for having resisted the braying and name-calling by so many voices on the right. Read More
Crime is back as a voting issue
Violent crime played a role in the 2020 elections. It will do so again in 2022. Read More
Voters shouldn't back candidates who are election deniers
Candidates who can’t recognize the legitimacy of the 2020 election don’t deserve support when citizens’ votes are cast in 2022. Read More
The power of women's outrage is real
As a majority male Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wadewe are seeing women’s rage rear its formidable head once again. Read More
North Carolina policymakers must improve academic outcomes for these two groups
Standard test cannot measure everything about a child, teacher or a school. But that fact simply means that test results are incomplete, not irrelevant. Read More
More than 500 beds
Too many deal with family members in mental health crisis for us to ignore what is going on. This problem isn't going away and won't fix itself. Read More
