Why is North Carolina's Governor considered "weak?"
North Carolina's governor is currently ranked 50th out of the 50 states in institutional power. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Evangelical imperialism
The Parents our legislature wants to turn control of the schools over to are essentially white people who are born-again Protestants. Read More
Conservatives must stand for freedom
On July 13th more than 80 leaders from across the conservative movement declared themselves as Freedom Conservatives. Read More
NCInnovation is a good idea, but NC Senate's funding scheme is misguided
It is hard to imagine what North Carolina's Senate legislative leaders were thinking when they surreptitiously inserted a provision in the state budget bill to create and give $1.4 billion in FOREVER MONEY to a private company essentially run by the legislature. Read More
Trump's delusion
A Trump Republican Presidential nomination would be a big boost to Democrats all over America. Read More
State Board of Education leaders take issue with parts of ‘Parents’ Rights Bill’
If SB49 becomes law teachers will be scared into silence and that will lead to uncertainty in the classroom. Read More
NC Supreme Court could blunt local government efforts to block charter schools
Should a locality have the authority to block a new charter school? That's the issue now before our Supreme Court. Read More
Killing the golden goose
Cooking our golden goose with the highest-ever temperatures is effectively killing our golden goose. Read More
Our COVID outcomes were average
We have more data now than in 2020 and 21 and it appears that closing public schools for more than a brief period of time was wrongheaded and counterproductive. Read More
