How low can the two candidates go?
Neither candidate could identify a policy difference between themselves and their opponent. Read More
NC Spin Articles
College DEI programs can be saved, but they must change
DEI's original appeals to conscience got distorted. A group of professors are proposing reforms that lift up students and faculty from disadvantaged minority backgrounds, without harassing or despising others. Read More
Trump trial has me thinking I’d make a great juror
I can’t imagine where they’ll find any New Yorker unfamiliar with the case so they may have to go a little farther afield. I’m thinking…Saturn. Read More
Housing shortage leaves NC low-income renters stymied
New report identifies a yawning housing gap for hundreds of thousands of NC households. Read More
False attacks like Daughtry’s discourage good people from public service
False political ads have a chilling effect on qualified and competent people serving in critical roles in our government for fear of future political ramifications. Read More
Thank you, David Brooks
I adamantly beg my children not to get me one of those Jitterbug phones with giant buttons that offer options for calling them or 911. I am not there… yet. Read More
State revenues are down this year
Unless there is a large and positive “April surprise” in General Fund collections North Carolina lawmakers need to get ready to tell lots of people “no.” Our budget must balance. Read More
UNC System president: What smartphones do to our students
"Life is precious and finite, and there are much higher forms of happiness than an endless scroll." Read More
New Carolina Journal Poll shows NC races for President, governor tightening
Trump leads Biden by a larger margin and Robinson leads, instead of trailing Stein, as other recent polls suggest. Read More
The grift of the mindless MAGABOTS
When it comes to Donald Trump hate is the gas that fuels his unorthodox presidential campaign, and feverish quest to return to power. Read More
