College sports: Please, no help from Congress!
The athletic programs of Division I colleges bear absolutely no relationship to the educational mission of higher education. Read More
NC Spin Articles
North Carolina’s unserious Republicans
Republicans are throwing a Hail Mary, trying to ease the anger over rising gas prices. It’s a nakedly political move that will ultimately cost the state. Read More
Court ruling is a win for cleaner voter rolls, but only if rules are enforced
The Supreme court allowed the Trump administration to continue using a federal program to help states check their voter rolls for noncitizens. Read More
We the people
Nobody likes to get bad press reviews but if you don’t like bad press, don’t do bad things. Read More
One night only. The NC SPIN panel is back to analyze the elections.
October 20th, 7 p.m. Get your ticket today. Read More
Washington can’t ease our traffic jams
Because massive federal deficits will keep interest rates painfully elevated, I believe future presidents and lawmakers will be forced into serious actions. One of them will be to curtail, if not end, federal subsidies for highways. Read More
To be young, educated and Black in America
Our increasingly segregated housing patterns in this country are a primary reason for segregated schools. Read More
26 years later, Friedman’s free-market ideas meet NC’s ballot
Milton Friedman singled out property taxes as particularly vulnerable to government overreach because, unlike people and money, property can’t move. Read More
NC Supreme Court: The most important race on the ballot
Sarah Stevens calls Chief Justice Paul Newby her judicial hero. That’s disqualifying. Read More
Who could vote against a constitutional amendment limiting income tax rate to 3.5%?
A conservative’s argument against the ballot question this November. Read More
