NC Spin Articles

Senator shows man can indeed bite dog

Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, January 31, 2014. State Sen. Bill Rabon isn't known for stomping on puppies. Quite the opposite, actually: When he's not working as a lawmaker, Rabon is a...    Read More

January 31, 2014

Reassessing the War

If University of Chicago economist Bruce Meyer and Notre Dame economist James Sullivan are correct, much of the recent political chatter about the 50 anniversary of the War on Poverty was little more...    Read More

by John Hood   |   January 31, 2014

Down boy

Some Republicans probably would like to get Sen. Bill (Mad Dog) Rabon a rabies shot - or get him fixed, if you know what I mean.   Rabon’s now-famous rant just shows that, in politics, the worst...    Read More

January 30, 2014

Adding clarity to new NC election laws

When legislators passed sweeping election law changes last year, they said they wanted to ensure integrity in the voting process, not suppress votes. But unanswered questions in the law create...    Read More

January 30, 2014

It can get ugly, but it shouldn't be secret

Editorial by Charlotte Observer, January 29, 2014. North Carolinians got a fascinating glimpse this week into how the legislative sausage is made in Raleigh. And it was some spicy sausage, too. In a...    Read More

January 30, 2014

Maybe ACA was about wealth transfer after all

Maybe the health care law was about wealth transfer, after all. New research shows that the Affordable Care Act will significantly boost the economic fortunes of those in the bottom one-fifth of the...    Read More

January 30, 2014

North Carolina's broad tax cut

A recent study of North Carolina’s 2013 tax reform from the John Locke Foundation finds that the average household at every income level will pay lower state taxes in 2014 and beyond than they would...    Read More

by Becki Gray   |   January 30, 2014