NC Spin Articles


How We Play the Game

An ever-cascading series of sports stories have left me sad. College athletic conferences changing and rearranging to pull in teams from bigger markets so they can command bigger TV revenues. Colleges...    Read More

December 4, 2012

Exit Right

It is understandable that every chief executive give thought to his or her legacy and contributions to the organization/state/corporation, so we fully appreciate that Governor Bev Perdue, now in the...    Read More

November 29, 2012






Reform Taxes and Education

Two of the top issues facing new North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory and the General Assembly in 2013 are tax reform and education reform. For the performance of North Carolina’s economy to improve...    Read More

by John Hood   |   November 20, 2012

Perdue's Choice

While some have criticized Governor Bev Perdue’s choice of a state-federal option for the health insurance exchange a closer examination of her choices indicates she chose the best one available to...    Read More

November 17, 2012

Secession? Really?

We get it. Folks aren't happy with Barack Obama's re-election. But seccession? NC SPIN panelist John Hood declared this Internet campaign a colossal joke, saying even Elmo could sign the online...    Read More

November 15, 2012


The Divided States of America

The election is over and as with any election, there are a lot of people who aren’t happy about the results. But this election brought out a lot of unhappy people long before the votes were tallied...    Read More

November 15, 2012