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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Is it too much to hope the "short session" will truly be short?When lawmakers begin the short session they will learn the state is projected to have some $4.2 billion more than was projected for the fiscal year ending June 30th. What should they do with it? Read More |
Is speech truly free?
Any speech that is hate filled, bullying, filled with untruth and lies, is harmful to the most marginalized, any speech that goes beyond opinion to tear down rather than to build up, is not real free speech. Read More
Telehealth genie escaped the bottle
The advantages of telehealth are increasingly positive and patients report high levels of satisfaction. Read More
‘More than a vessel’: North Carolina doctors raise red flags over the realities of a post-Roe world
Dr. Beverly Gray: “If you have a uterus in this country, the rights of the potential life that uterus holds seem to be greater than the vessel that carries it." Read More
Tentative Lessons from Early Voting in NC One Week From Election Day
Political Science professors Michael Bitzer and Chris Cooper say we might be in for a large turnout for the May Primary election. Read More
Get the message right on Roe
The reaction against overturning Roe v. Wade needs to become a political message, not a protest movement. Read More
Let’s try grownups this time
Too many politicos have come to believe their job is to provoke and entertain rather than to deliberate and govern. Read More
How will the hospitality industry change?
The hospitality industry suffered a big blow during the pandemic. While it has made a strong recovery, labor and financial issues suggest the industry will undergo major changes in the future. Read More
Frank Bruni: Count our blessings; avoid tallying the slights
New York Times columnist and North Carolina resident asks UNC graduates if they are going to be people who count their blessings or tally their slights? Read More
N&O columnist blasts the blatant and inappropriate partisanship of Justice Phil Berger Jr.
It is increasingly obvious that the judiciary has descended into blatant and inappropriate partisanship. Read More
Do we want a providing or a protecting government?
Shouldn’t we be asking more profound questions about what the purpose of government is and what it can really do for us? Read More
Originalism and the problem of writing in stone
The US Constitution was written by white men, mostly landowners, some slave owners, but the Constitution alone does not cover the breadth of the human condition in a civil society. Read More
UNC project needs realistic goals
While more than 1 million North Carolinians spent some time in college, the vast majority will never attain a degree. Read More
The NC Supreme Court should punt on Leandro for now
The new judge tasked with resolving the long-standing Leandro lawsuit refused to order money transferred out of the state treasury to pay one-half of a settlement. Now it is back the Supreme Court. Read More
The Democrat primary that the GOP should fear
Is the Democratic party of Hunt, Easley, Perdue, Cooper as well as Franklin and Lorrin Freeman dead? Read More
Public opinion leans pro-choice, which could benefit Democrats in 2022 midterms
A new report indicates the abolishment of abortions could turn out Democrats and Republican-leaning unaffiliated voters who have a concern about women losing access to safe and legal abortion services. Read More
The choice is about what you want candidates to do in office
Seven issues which should affect which candidates for which you vote. Read More
The McConnell court
From Citizens United to gutting the Voting Rights Act to overturning Roe v. Wade, the Roberts court will go down in history as an activist court that widened the divisions in our country by increasing the influence of the wealthy and powerful. Read More
Some missing workers are really lost
Why are so many workers sitting on the sidelines and not going to work? Some are not just missing...they are lost. Read More
Do we live in the most uncertain of times?
We are facing five big uncertainties that make us worry. Read More
The Spring Meredith poll offers broad insights
The most extensive and comprehensive poll taken to date shows how voters feel going into the primary election. Read More
Five things to know about the leaked Supreme Court ruling and the future of abortion rights
Leaks, like the draft abortion ruling are incredibly rare, don’t happen by accident and can be career-ending. Read More
Will NC offer automatic wins for Trump endorsed candidates?
Trump's endorsements in two House races and the US Senate primary in our state will tell a lot about his power over the GOP/ Read More
The greening
With the spring we witness new life and growth in our trees and flowers. Let us pray it brings healing and hope to Ukraine and all the world. Read More
The Accountability gap
Instead of being held accountable for their words and actions Republicans create an alternative reality in which they claim the lie is the truth and to many of their followers believe them. Read More
Hunting, fishing amendment could be used to force new N.C. regulations
In 2018 North Carolina voters passed a constitutional amendment “protecting the right of the people to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife.” A lawsuit before the Court of Appeals might lead to greater government regulation. Read More
