Fear
Old FDR was on to something in March 1933. Eighty years later, fear itself drives American politics – and maybe is driving us into serious economic troubles. Fear lies at the bottom of the mean... Read More
If there were a contest to see which state administration has the most disregard for low-income families in 2013, the clear leader would be the McCrory Administration in North Carolina. Here is their... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News & Record, October 17, 2013. To say sanity was restored in Washington Wednesday would be an exaggeration. Rather, the more responsible lunatics agreed only to a temporary... Read More
By Dr. Ben Carson, professor Neurosurgery NYU, Washington Times, October 15, 2013. Many can remember as youngsters doing something wrong, for which they knew punishment was deserved. In order to avoid... Read More
by Rob Christensen, Under the Done, News and Observer, October 16, 2013. NC Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ken Spaulding Wednesday criticized state Attorney General Roy Cooper for his dual... Read More
Voters in six states with key races that will determine control of the U.S. Senate next year, are very unhappy about the government shutdown, according to a new poll. The survey, which included North... Read More
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