Been thinking about....benefits
In 1943, each person's share of the national debt amounted to a little over $325. Today it is $118,000. Read More
Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
My Spin by Tom Campbell
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Do we still believe in the separation of church and state?We favor moral and character instruction for our young people, but religious instruction instruction during school hours? Why was this passed without public discussion or debate? Read More |
Whatley using vicious subterfuge to try to salvage a failing campaign
Our state has some history of dirty politics and politicians. Read More
A modest proposal: Teach American exceptionalism again
The General Assembly, through our schools, can put North Carolina front-and-center in the lead in restoring American greatness. Read More
Cooper maintains double-digit lead in North Carolina U.S. Senate race
54 percent say Cooper will win the seat being vacated by Thom Tillis. Read More
Why is the bond market so important?
In August we had another bond market crash, a sign that worries both business and investors. Read More
A tough way to learn a lesson
In the 70s most Americans saw lying as a sin. Today, politicians think it okay if it helps them win. Read More
Democrats should worry
North Carolina voters gave the Democratic Party a 53-33% unfavorable-favorable rating - a shade better than the Republican Party’s 56-44% unfavorable rating. Read More
Carolina job growth beats national trend
Year-to-year, our state’s job-growth rate was just 1%. Read More
NC groups launch campaign to defeat two tax amendments on November ballot
The proposals would restrict the ability of state and local governments to raise revenue as North Carolina grows and costs increase. Read More
What I saw inside the Durham County Board of Elections
You should feel good about North Carolina having clean elections, free of widespread corruption or any real risk of elections being stolen. Read More
The surge in unaffiliated voters continues
Since mid-July Democrats increased their registration by 668 voters and Republicans by 198, while 3,735 registered unaffiliated. Read More
Bad optics and bad politics with fisheries decision
Despite abundant resources and virtually unlimited power, the NCDOJ apparently couldn’t be bothered to muster even so much as a minimal defense. Read More
Those things undone
Careful thought and prayerful reflection are needed when large change is considered. Is there evidence that anybody in the administration is capable of that? Read More
Community colleges merit funding priority
North Carolina state and local governments appropriated an average of $7,836 per full-time-equivalent student to North Carolina’s community colleges, lower than in all but nine other states. Read More
What lies from Michael Whatley
Before you cast your extremely valuable ballot for any candidate, please do a little homework on who they are, what policies they support and don’t support, and if telling the truth is something they seem to have a problem with. Read More
NC has a gambling problem, and it is taking a toll on families
North Carolina needs to create new frictions in the betting process to better protect household economic security and family well-being. Read More
Who’s kidding who? Conservative election law hypocrisy sinks to new depths
North Carolina Republicans are more than happy to preach about (and pass new laws supposedly grounded in) a commitment to election integrity, even as they cut every corner and hide behind every conceivable loophole when it comes to the rules governing their own campaigns. Read More
Would Cooper stand athwart Dems’ turn toward socialism?
Some 49% of likely North Carolina voters said they would be less likely to support a democratic socialist, while 26% answered more likely. Read More
Democrats lead Republicans on generic ballot
Trump has maintained unshakeable support from white, rural, very conservative voters, and those people are numerous enough in North Carolina to have kept Trump as king of the mountain no matter how bitterly we loathed him in the suburbs. Read More
'Been thinking about....the starfish story
Life would be better if we had just one starfish story each day. Read More
G20 spotlight reveals NC’s housing barriers
The North Carolina Chamber of Commerce estimates that North Carolina faces a five-year inventory gap of 764,478 homes. Read More
A dagger in the heart
Canada and America have long been friends but changing the name of Lake Ontario was lethal to that friendship. Read More
Lying liars lie
Trump and Whatley make lying great again. The last thing we need in Washington is another great liar. Read More
Lenoir aided independence in word and deed
Born in Edgecombe County, William Lenoir is remembered by having a county and city named for his service to the Revolution and our state. Read More
The university as a guild
American Universities' most important elements, teaching and important and research, are the least visible from the outside. They resemble guilds where young apprentices learn from masters. Read More
