To trim US debt, spread the tax pain. We must all feel it.
There is no easy way to escape our recent rash of generosity to ourselves but time may be running out. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Republicans couldn't stop Mark Robinson
Republican legislators were practically giddy with Robinson at one point. Establishment Republicans are having second thoughts. Read More
Bigger ballots for NC as 3 new parties exceed requirements
North Carolina's already lengthy ballot will get longer as three new parties have been approved. Read More
Summertime calling
Slather up and ponder anew what kindness and niceness can do in the world. Read More
Higher exports would aid Carolina economy
The livelihoods of many North Carolinians — and thus the economic and fiscal health of many North Carolina communities — depend on the expansion of international trade, not its contraction. Read More
Mickey Mouse has more rights than I do
Why are Senate Republicans so hellbent to doormat our rights just to prove how “law and order” macho they are? Read More
The tendency and tumble of split ticket voting in NC
Could we see a few or many of the electorate voting Trump-Stein or Biden-Robinson? Read More
Clear the budget fog: Lower spending, boost school choice and transparency
The present deadlock in budget passage is about pork spending. Read More
Some Republicans call Trump’s guilty verdict ‘a sham.’ Here’s what NC lawmakers say.
Reactions from politicians fell expectedly along party lines. Read More
UNC’s retreat on DEI is emblematic of a simple truth the right refuses to see
powerful public body consisting overwhelmingly of older white men and that has benefited enormously for centuries – confidently assured those still waiting to enjoy proportionate access to success that they simply need to be patient. Read More
