The execution of an Ohio inmate last week sparked a new round of intense debate about what constitutes “cruel and unusual punishment” for prisoners sentenced to death. In the Ohio death chamber... Read More
Governor McCrory, I need your help. I am a teacher educator at UNC-Greensboro, and this semester I have 24 student teachers who are preparing to teach social studies to middle and high schoolers. One... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, January 19, 2014. Many have expressed eloquent comments about the life, death and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. But his own voice echoes most strongly... Read More
Editorial by News and Observer, January 19, 2014. There had been a bomb threat against the plane that was taking Martin Luther King Jr. on his fateful flight to Memphis that April day in 1968. And the... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, January 19, 2014. Toward the end of his life, Martin Luther King had turned his attention and his powerful voice toward a subject that has a firm grip on the United... Read More
Did Gov. Pat McCrory and the North Carolina legislature raise taxes on poor and middle-income families to give tax breaks to the wealthy? That’s the claim that a motley crew of liberal politicians... Read More
The right-wing spin machines have been in overdrive lately, primarily trying to convince people of two things, that the drop in the state unemployment rate is evidence that the policies of Governor... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, January 18, 2014. Despite its well-intentioned societal objectives, busing to achieve court-ordered integration in public schools was never a good idea. And while... Read More
Editorial by News and Observer, January 19, 2014. First the question was whether some athletes at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were academically qualified. Now the question is... Read More
With the retirements of Democrat Mike McIntyre of Lumberton and Republican Howard Coble of Greensboro, we are seeing the continued extinction of the congressional moderate. North Carolina is, polls... Read More
