Lessons from the auto bailout
When will the criticism of Obamacare finally end? I’ve done some research on the question, and by my calculations, judging from current trends, this will happen approximately … never. I base this... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Obamacare makes takers out of the middle class
I might be an Obamacare “winner.” After months of frustration, I might qualify for a policy with better benefits, slightly lower premiums and a smaller deductible. But it comes at a steep price... Read More
The truth about the underperforming NC retirement plan
A recent news release by the State Treasurer’s office reported that the $83 billion Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System is outperforming its benchmark. The release claimed that the... Read More
To boost economy, reduce the income gap
Editorial by News and Observer, December 17, 2013. The Associated Press surveyed more than three dozen economists to find out what most shopkeepers could have told it: The richer getting richer doesn... Read More
Common Core education standards get legislative scrutiny
A joint legislative committee charged with scrutinizing the new Common Core standards used in North Carolina schools for math and English held its first meeting Tuesday and the talk quickly turned to... Read More
Voters less white, more independent
Press release by Democracy North Carolina, December 17, 2013. Despite North Carolina’s continued population growth, the major political parties are losing thousands of members from their peak five... Read More
A public professor
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, December 18, 2013. If a University of North Carolina law professor uses a state email account to discuss political issues, the correspondence is a public record... Read More
We're not buying the lemon
As the costly implementation of the perversely named Affordable Care Act continues to baffle, disappoint, and enrage the public, a collection of government vendors and left-wing groups has settled on... Read More
Court Challenges Loom for Public School Shifts
Over the last two years, the changes made to public education in North Carolina by the Republican-controlled legislature have been as significant as any in the last 30 years. Not surprisingly, the two... Read More
The first flight
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, December 17, 2013. Today marks the 110th anniversary of the first manned, powered flight, which took place at Kitty Hawk. Orville and Wilbur Wright are acclaimed... Read More
