Just asking for a friend.....
A friend asks why don't the pro-life protestors speak to abolishing the death penalty or gun violence, the number one leading cause of death for children? Read More
NC Spin Articles
School choice offers a brighter future
School-choice advocates are ecstatic. Critics are despondent. It would behoove both sides to temper their expectations a bit. Read More
Cooper drops the mic - twice
The governor may not have been able to make the abortion veto stick, but he has the biggest microphone in the state and plans to use it. Read More
A majority of North Carolinians want a compromise on the U.S. debt ceiling
Over three-quarters (76%) of North Carolina residents say they are very or somewhat concerned about the U.S. government defaulting on its debt and not being able to pay its bills. Read More
Goodbye to Fort Bragg
If our nation is ever successful in completing its task of erasing racism, intolerance and injustice, the armed forces and particularly the Army and Fort Bragg must be given due credit. Read More
Why North Carolina should hit pause on Blue Cross Blue Shield conversion
Allowing BCBS of North Carolina to convert hundreds of millions, possibly billions, of dollars worth of charitable assets without so much as an open and honest debate and meaningful review by regulating entities and the public is unacceptable. Read More
School voucher bill is egregious
Private and parochial schools can pick and choose students who align with their beliefs and reject others. The public schools are open to all regardless of race, creed, color, sexual orientation and religious or political beliefs. Read More
Who is not running for president in 2024?
We elders are aware of the slow, cognitive decline that makes us so adorable. Who can predict when that might start for you or for me? Read More
Monopoly men: GOP legislative leaders continue to expand their power in all directions
When Republicans took charge of our legislature in 2011 they promised a new era of openness and transparency. What we got was a much greater extension of legislative power than ever imagined. Read More
Workfare still superior to welfare
Voters didn’t know exactly what workfare might look like in practice but, broadly speaking they favor it. Read More
