by Ezra Klein, The Washington Post, reprinted in News and Observer, October 16, 2013. A true cynic about American politics would, at this point, be forced to one conclusion: Sen. Ted Cruz is a... Read More
by John Frank, News and Observer, October 16, 2013. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a leader in the national tea party movement, endorsed Republican Greg Brannon in North Carolina’s marquee U.S. Senate... Read More
When I was 23 years-old, I had the opportunity to work for Commissioner of Agriculture Jim Graham working in his public affairs office with Jim Devine and June Brotherton. It was a real learning... Read More
It was one of those rare days at the N.C. General Assembly, one that only occurs every couple of years. Lobbyists and political reporters were looking forward to the sparks, fireworks or whatever else... Read More
Five years after the U.S. financial crisis helped cause a deep global recession, foreign leaders are worried that history is going to repeat itself. The fiscal impasse that has partially shut the... Read More
Let me start by saying I have great respect for Senator John McCain’s military service and years of suffering he endured as a Prisoner of War. However in the last few years I have wondered if he... Read More
Almost unheard of before 1966, mass shootings like the Newtown massacre have become more and more frequent in modern American life. Pundits and politicians alike have been unable to identify the root... Read More
For Republicans, the shutdown turned into a slapdown and the default into their fault. The GOP lost the debate, lost the battle for public opinion and put itself in a deep, deep hole for the... Read More
The groups challenging North Carolina legislative and congressional districts are again asking the state Supreme Court to have Justice Paul Newby step aside from hearing the case. Lawyers representing... Read More
Mecklenburg County commissioners passed a resolution Tuesday urging state lawmakers to reconsider turning down billions in federal money that would expand Medicaid coverage to 500,000 uninsured North... Read More
