'Gov. Moonbeam' lights the way in NC
Editorial by Ned Barnett, News and Observer, August 25, 2013. Pat McCrory ran for governor on the theme of broken government. Now many feel it wasn’t really broken until McCrory went about “fixing... Read More
NC Spin Articles
The Biggest Fallacy of the Common Core Standards
Boosters of the Common Core national standards have acclaimed them as the most revolutionary advance in the history of American education. As a historian of American education, I do not agree. Forty... Read More
Ripping Off Young America: The College Loan Scandal
On May 31st, president Barack Obama strolled into the bright sunlight of the Rose Garden, covered from head to toe in the slime and ooze of the Benghazi and IRS scandals. In a Karl Rove-ian... Read More
NCAA is currently obsolete; here’s a way to make it work
The saber-rattling has begun. It started with SEC Commissioner Mike Slive lecturing the NCAA — in front of 1,200 members of the media — about its inability to get anything accomplished. He was... Read More
All-out assault on NC's environment begins
Gov. Pat McCrory’s decision to sign a massive regulatory reform bill on Friday is drawing sharp criticism from environmentalists, who say House Bill 74 loosens safeguards on coal ash ponds... Read More
Supporting teachers or blaming them
There are some very clear lines being drawn in the current education debate in North Carolina and the battle is not just about whether the General Assembly actually increased funding for education... Read More
Auto black box - a new witness
Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, August 23, 2013. If you bought a new car in the last few years, chances are it’s equipped with a device that records such data as how fast a driver is going or... Read More
McCrory's stand on Yadkin River
The summer of 2013 may not be remembered by Gov. Pat McCrory as the best of times. He’s been knocked around by the state and national media for signing election bills and abortion bills. He’s been... Read More
Don’t be so quick to criticize McCrory’s young appointees
Edmund Burke, the famous Irishman who supported the American Revolution, said that “the arrogance of age must submit to be taught by youth.” Opponents of Gov. Pat McCrory apparently take the... Read More
Where's the jobs?
Editorial, News and Observer, August 22, 2013. After the 2013 session ended, state Sen. Neal Hunt sent his constituents a list of what he considers the accomplishments of the Republican-led... Read More
