Violent crime went up — probably
Changes in the way the Federal Bureau of Investigation collects and aggregates crime data make it hard to say whether violent crime went up in NC. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Mark Robinson is a cross between Marjorie Taylor Greene and Herschel Walker
Otherwise mainstream Republicans will diss Greene, but will embrace Robinson. Read More
Nonpartisan judicial elections suppress votes
A group of left-wing organizations is trying to bring back nonpartisan judicial elections. Read More
Thanks to gerrymandering, the policy stakes in this fall’s elections in NC are much bigger than they ought to be
The stakes in this fall’s legislative contests in North Carolina are enormous. Read More
Still writing compelling history—on his 100th birthday
William Leuchtenburg is still writing, working on a history of presidents from George Washington to Teddy Roosevelt. Read More
UNC System: disinvesting in public universities
The incremental reductions in state funding continue to shift the burden of financing a college education from the state to students. Read More
Core inflation reaches new record high; real wages down 3.0% over the year
More than half of the population finds it difficult to afford food (52.9%) and gasoline (56.5%). Nearly 85% believe the nation is heading toward recession. Read More
Do campaign debates even matter anymore?
Tim Boyum at Spectrum News does a good job and is fair, many moderators are no longer content with moderating but want to be the story. Read More
Blessing the animals
In the celebration of creation the blessing animals is a good and positive remembrance of a saint who loved them. Read More
Don't that just beat all?
The author has discovered that many opinionated troublemakers can be found among his ancestors. Only one was beaten to death for expressing his views. Read More
