Economic underdevelopment
There’s a lot of talk about North Carolina’s stubbornly high unemployment rate and job recruitment efforts lately. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker says that we can blame a lot of our woes on... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Obama on the ropes
When in trouble, presidents have ways to escape the hubbub, deflect attention from what’s causing the problem, and wait for the whole thing to pass. In 1974, as Watergate was engulfing his... Read More
The new culture of corruption in NC
Governor Pat McCrory spent more than five years campaigning for his current job and it seemed like he couldn’t give a stump speech without complaining about what he called “the culture of... Read More
Goodwin vows quick approvals for new health plans
by Michael Biesecker, Associated Press, printed in Winston-Salem Journal, November 16, 2013. North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin said Friday his agency will expedite review of... Read More
Dean Smith a true winner
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, November 16, 2013. Dean Smith is losing his memory. A neurological illness is nibbling deeper and deeper into the brilliant mind that revolutionized college... Read More
Why we like polls
For all our disagreements, Carter and I agree on one thing: the value of polls. But we constantly have to explain why – and defend ourselves. Most recent was a delightful dinner discussion with a... Read More
Will history repeat itself?
The row started, oddly enough, with a single email. Which got answered. And counter answered. Then, boom, there was a full scale war of emails going on (with me watching copies flying back and forth... Read More
Today's college graduates suffer the "Curse of Great Attitudes"
The Triangle is home to arguably the largest concentration of excellent universities and research institutions in the world, so we take our college graduates seriously. A recent article in the... Read More
Blue Cross to reinstate canceled insurance policies as price increases spur outcry
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, the state’s largest insurer, will allow tens of thousands of customers to stay on lapsed health policies next year to provide relief from steep price... Read More
The health care fix that’s not really a fix
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, November 16, 2013. It’s understandable if you’ve become confused by all the Affordable Care Act fixes out there. There’s the fix to the glitchy Healthcare.gov... Read More
