Overconfident
What if Obamacare flops? What if the public has sticker shock? What if voters blame both sides for the shutdown? From the White House down, Democrats seem awfully confident the shutdown-Obamacare... Read More
NC Spin Articles
The problem with the truth at DHHS
The biggest story this week about the troubled state Department of Health and Human Services has nothing to do with the testimony of embattled DHHS Secretary Aldona Wos before a legislative oversight... Read More
New push for immigration action is overdue
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, October 8, 2013. The national debate over immigration reform is often couched in inflammatory language about low-skill workers who entered the country illegally... Read More
Subsidy surprises and other ACA nonsense
President Obama said that if you liked your health insurance plan, nothing would change under the Affordable Care Act. Based on reports of skyrocketing premiums, the president must have had his... Read More
Shutdown: The tea party’s last stand
If the nation is lucky, this October will mark the beginning of the end of the tea party. The movement is suffering from extreme miscalculation and a foolish misreading of its opponents’ intentions... Read More
Eat your broccoli
Republicans in Congress have been trying to shift the blame for the shut down onto Democrats ever since they started it. It’s been a losing battle so far. Polls show people are increasingly holding... Read More
State board of education member right to push for teacher raises
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, October 8, 2013. With more than 30 years logged as a commercial banker, John Tate knows much about the economy and how to attract good employees. He knows that... Read More
Why outside counsel is necessary to defend NC voter ID law
Any criticism of Gov. Pat McCrory’s decision to hire outside legal counsel in the litigation over the voter ID legislation is not only wrong but reflects a lack of understanding of the duties a... Read More
N.C. rightly resists lowering bar on tests
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, October 6, 2013. For a couple of years now, North Carolina has been playing an unfortunate game of follow the leader with Florida on education issues. Republican... Read More
States with co-op health plans have lower premiums
States with new member-owned CO-OP health plans as part of Obamacare have premiums that are more than 8 percent lower than states that don’t, a new study shows. The Consumer Operated and Oriented... Read More
