The gender wage gap
Editor's note: This article was originally published in August, 2013, but was brought to our attention following President Obama's remarks in the State of the Union address, January 28, 2014. How many... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Its about more than teacher salaries
Some teachers in North Carolina will get a raise next year. That seems like a foregone conclusion. The questions now are how big the raise will be and which teachers will get it, how will Governor Pat... Read More
Release those emails on new election laws
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, January 28, 2014. House Speaker Thom Tillis, Senate President pro tem Phil Berger and 11 other Republican legislators have a novel attitude about their standing in... Read More
The inequality bogeyman
by Thomas Sowell, Real Clear Politics, January 28, 2014. During a recent lunch in a restaurant, someone complimented my wife on the perfume she was wearing. But I was wholly unaware that she was... Read More
2013 Another weak year for job growth
Over the course of 2013, employers in North Carolina added 64,500 more payroll jobs than they cut (+1.6 percent), due entirely to hiring in the private sector. Yet both the absolute number of jobs... Read More
NC Jobless rate falls to 6.9 percent
North Carolina's unemployment rate dropped to 6.9 percent in December, its lowest level in more than five years, but Tuesday's news came with signals that the rapid fall was related to thousands of... Read More
How North Carolina (surprisingly) became a leader in ACA
While North Carolina has refused to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act and many politicians continue to complain about the federal health exchange, the roll-out of Obamacare in N.C. tells a... Read More
Politics and morality - a dangerous mix for Barber and NC
I agree with liberals on many issues, especially on the separation of church and state. Religion can be a vital force in our personal lives, but it has no place in politics. This is why the Rev... Read More
Commerce delays move to public-private partnership
by Patrick Gannon, The Insider, published in Charlotte Observer, January 29, 2014. Citing a desire to get it right, state commerce officials are slowing down the planned move of the job recruiting and... Read More
Burr introduces new health plan in Senate
On the eve of the president’s State of the Union speech, Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina on Monday offered a plan to repeal Barack Obama’s signature accomplishment, the... Read More
