Are we waltzing Matilda?
We are Waltzing Matilda in a lot of areas. We have lost the sense of being stewards of all God created, forgetting that this one earth is our only home. Read More
Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
My Spin by Tom Campbell
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Too many rural hospitals are threatenedAt least 8 rural hospitals are under threat of closing. If Medicaid funding isn't fully restored they might fail. Read More |
Low debt burden aids North Carolina
In the case of public debt, it can make fiscal sense for governments to borrow rather than pay cash when constructing high-demand infrastructure or fighting wars. Alas, with government borrowing it has proven exceedingly difficult to keep the dosage limited. Read More
Bonfire of our legalities
The next 13 months will be a test of the committment to a progressive democracy. Read More
Down the Road to Corruption
Republicans in control of the General Assembly and NC Supreme Court have taken us down the road to deeper, more insidious corruption. Read More
The Outer Banks has earned its nickname over the last 5 years
The sea is a seductive siren, with the lure of the sand, the salty air and the waves lapping softly proving to be too much for some to resist. Read More
Time to pay attention
Pay attention to the excuses our state legislators serve up for not meeting the public education needs of a rapidly growing state. Read More
Bombs in the Caribbean
What happens if Trump bombs a boat in the Caribbean and a week later if we learn the people we killed were not terrorists? Read More
What happened Tuesday?
We don’t want to live in an authoritarian regime run by a demented game show host who is losing his grip on reality more and more each day. Our votes matter too, not just MAGA’s. Read More
Will AI be be a net plus?
AI is now a major part of the investment world, it is in the middle of international competition and it is sending both worries and excitement to the labor market. Read More
All Americans share heritage of freedom
Our fascinating, sprawling country has long been home to a variety of peoples and folkways. What has bound them together is a shared commitment to the republic’s founding principles. Read More
The more things change the more they remain the same in North Carolina politics
Cooper's fundraising report shows he hasn't lost any momentum since losing office. Read More
Another John Birch moment
If the right fails to police their side and lets it be conquered by white nationalism and conspiracy madness, we will be dragged down the same way the left has been by “woke.” Read More
Newby disrobed
The judges best for our state hang their partisanship at the door when they enter the courtroom. Paul Newby doesn't. Read More
Remembering Gene Boyce: A North Carolina legal giant who never gave up
Gene Boyce's fingerprints are one some of the monumental and important cases in our state history. He will be missed. Read More
The sleepwalking America
Serious events are happening all around us but we are sleepwalking through them. Read More
North Carolina still isn’t very urban
The vast majority of North Carolinians live in suburbs, exurbs, and towns. Most will never live in urban cores. They don’t want to. Read More
The workers are few
What our nation has done to our federal workers is truly a disgrace! Read More
Hardly anybody votes in off-year elections. Why does North Carolina still have them?
This article, first published in 2023 is still relevant and is both an interesting and challenging piece. Read More
Michael Whatley's pseudo-populist campaign
The clumsiness of Whatley’s early attacks suggest that his political instincts are far less impressive than they were thought to be. Read More
Top NC court delivers bad news to bureaucrats
Recent decisions affect state agencies abilities to interpret and enforce agency policies. Read More
Expression at UNC
A university can’t have one set of expression rules for some groups and a different set for others, the more favored ones. Read More
A train wreck
Things are spiraling out of control. What happens next? Read More
Politicians we like – in the other party
We favor people in the other party if they stand up to – and defy – your own party. Read More
Technology is reshaping policy and politics
There are some truly novel forces transforming our political process and policy environment. It is difficult to wrap your head around them. Read More
Community-college salaries: ‘A workforce-development, social-mobility issue’
North Carolina is a state that loves its community colleges – except at budget time. Read More
