Summertime
It’s one thing to apologize for racist comments, but quite another to root out the animus that seeds Racism. Read More
Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
My Spin by Tom Campbell
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Why are GOP lawmakers destroying public schools?Comparing traditional public schools or “district schools,” (as those on the right prefer to call them) with charters and private schools is like comparing apples to elephants. Read More |
Of course books can be dangerous
Never let anyone suggest that a book can’t be dangerous. Millions of ghosts would beg to differ. Read More
Lawmakers show what they mean by school choice
Current budget includes state spending on vouchers to more than a half a billion dollars by 2032-33. Read More
Elections watchdog files complaint targeting big video poker campaign contributions
Six prominent GOP lawmakers identified as having received “bundled” donations Read More
Nuclear energy: Good for NC and the environment
If environmentalists are serious about climate change they should endorse a new bill that would allow more nuclear energy. Read More
Clowns to the right of me
Very few racists believe that they are racists but too often their attitudes and actions betray them. Read More
Speeding up rate cuts helps everyone who pays NC income tax
The income tax rate is scheduled to fall this year and again in future years. In 2027 it will stand at 3.99 percent. Read More
Once again, Biden makes the best of an impossible situation
If this were a perfect or very good world, no such painful and high-stakes negotiations would have ever been necessary in the first place. Read More
Forgotten stories from our past: Franklin Roosevelt's prayer
On D-day, one year before he died, President Franklin Roosevelt offered a prayer for those who involved. Read More
GOP bill would expand UNC Board of Governors, change appointment process
Republican lawmakers are moving to further consolidate control of the UNC Board of Governors in the hands of Senate and House leaders. Read More
Carolina voters dislike big government
Since 2008, Democrats have lost every presidential and Senate race in the Tar Heel State because voters view them as big-government candidates. Read More
What determines the dollar's worth?
Can America attain our economic goals by returning to a gold standard? Read More
Selling NC '24
The new North Carolina Democratic Party chair is convinced their party can win our state next year. Read More
State education leaders say school voucher expansion won’t prompt public school exodus
An Office of State Budget and Management analysis estimates that state funding to public schools would decrease by $203.8 million if 50% of new voucher recipients leave public schools to attend private ones. Read More
Political and racial gerrymandering myths
The current legislature is the result of a Democrat political gerrymander in 2022 of the state Senate and congressional delegation. Read More
Just asking for a friend.....
A friend asks why don't the pro-life protestors speak to abolishing the death penalty or gun violence, the number one leading cause of death for children? Read More
School choice offers a brighter future
School-choice advocates are ecstatic. Critics are despondent. It would behoove both sides to temper their expectations a bit. Read More
Cooper drops the mic - twice
The governor may not have been able to make the abortion veto stick, but he has the biggest microphone in the state and plans to use it. Read More
A majority of North Carolinians want a compromise on the U.S. debt ceiling
Over three-quarters (76%) of North Carolina residents say they are very or somewhat concerned about the U.S. government defaulting on its debt and not being able to pay its bills. Read More
Goodbye to Fort Bragg
If our nation is ever successful in completing its task of erasing racism, intolerance and injustice, the armed forces and particularly the Army and Fort Bragg must be given due credit. Read More
Why North Carolina should hit pause on Blue Cross Blue Shield conversion
Allowing BCBS of North Carolina to convert hundreds of millions, possibly billions, of dollars worth of charitable assets without so much as an open and honest debate and meaningful review by regulating entities and the public is unacceptable. Read More
School voucher bill is egregious
Private and parochial schools can pick and choose students who align with their beliefs and reject others. The public schools are open to all regardless of race, creed, color, sexual orientation and religious or political beliefs. Read More
Who is not running for president in 2024?
We elders are aware of the slow, cognitive decline that makes us so adorable. Who can predict when that might start for you or for me? Read More
Monopoly men: GOP legislative leaders continue to expand their power in all directions
When Republicans took charge of our legislature in 2011 they promised a new era of openness and transparency. What we got was a much greater extension of legislative power than ever imagined. Read More
Workfare still superior to welfare
Voters didn’t know exactly what workfare might look like in practice but, broadly speaking they favor it. Read More
