North Carolina legislative leaders who led the crafting of the state’s new voter ID law have been very open about their support of the measure and other elections changes. But voters and... Read More
David Goldhill, a media company CEO, offers an interesting take in the latest National Reviewon the topic of improving American health care. Goldhill recommends combining a national plan for... Read More
by Jesse Burkhark, Triangle Business Journal, January 24, 2014. An 11-person commission appointed by North Carolina State Treasurer Janet Cowell to review the governance structure of the state... Read More
Editorial by News and Observer, January 23, 2014. The question comes up now and then in the turbulent and troubled administration of Gov. Pat McCrory: What’s going on here? In the last legislative... Read More
Chancellor Carol Folt told University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill trustees Thursday that the school failed its students by not providing adequate oversight of courses that have been at the center... Read More
Since the onset of the Great Recession in 2007, many American households and businesses have substantially reduced their indebtedness. That was a rational decision. A key cause of the boom that led to... Read More
I never planned to be a teacher. I was headed for law school, for a real career. Teaching was something to “get out of my system.” I would teach a couple of years and then go get a real job. After... Read More
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, January 23, 2014. Two news stories this week each carry potential for helping public schools in Pitt County: A promise from Gov. Pat McCrory to win a pay... Read More
Rarely in American history has the Supreme Court been called on to decide so many important social, legal and political issues in such a relatively brief period of time. This term, the court will hand... Read More
by Jim Morrill, Charlotte Observer, January 23, 2014. North Carolina NAACP President William Barber is standing by his characterization of the U.S. Senate’s only African-American Republican as a... Read More
