Media polls
Too many miss the important revelation in well-done media polls. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Is NC spending enough on public education?
Once the tax cuts in the new state budget take full effect, they are projected to cost the state $13 billion a year, which is roughly equivalent to the state’s K-12 education budget now. Read More
Understanding the context of the Wilmington Coup 125 years later
Red shirts, fusionists, populists, Alex Manley, Daniel Russell and Furnifold Simons were all players in the bloody Wilmington massacre. Read More
‘In the Pines’ combats disinformation in telling of NC’s darkest tale
The 1898 Wilmington Race Riot was the only coup d'etat to occur on American soil. Read More
Protect the innocents
What if we stepped up our game as peacemakers in the world? Who would lead the way? What would that look like? Read More
Ballot will feature many competitive races
Among other competitive and interesting races in 2024 will be a seat on the NC Supreme Court. Read More
Freedom of speech protects unpopular ideas
We must grant the devil the right to speak his mind on our public college campuses, not for his good, but our own. Read More
Republicans in the wilderness
Democrats won up and down the ballot and in states across the country. Read More
Nash County key in NC politics in 2024
Nash County will have an outsized role in the 2024 elections. It's not outlandish to say that NC will go as Nash goes. Read More
NC House Speaker’s slush fund spending is emblematic of today’s Trumpified GOP
Prior to Trump the Republican party was republicanism was about small and limited government, low taxes, and at least in theory, an opposition to corruption. Read More
