Is speech truly free?
Any speech that is hate filled, bullying, filled with untruth and lies, is harmful to the most marginalized, any speech that goes beyond opinion to tear down rather than to build up, is not real free speech. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Telehealth genie escaped the bottle
The advantages of telehealth are increasingly positive and patients report high levels of satisfaction. Read More
‘More than a vessel’: North Carolina doctors raise red flags over the realities of a post-Roe world
Dr. Beverly Gray: “If you have a uterus in this country, the rights of the potential life that uterus holds seem to be greater than the vessel that carries it." Read More
Tentative Lessons from Early Voting in NC One Week From Election Day
Political Science professors Michael Bitzer and Chris Cooper say we might be in for a large turnout for the May Primary election. Read More
Get the message right on Roe
The reaction against overturning Roe v. Wade needs to become a political message, not a protest movement. Read More
Let’s try grownups this time
Too many politicos have come to believe their job is to provoke and entertain rather than to deliberate and govern. Read More
How will the hospitality industry change?
The hospitality industry suffered a big blow during the pandemic. While it has made a strong recovery, labor and financial issues suggest the industry will undergo major changes in the future. Read More
Frank Bruni: Count our blessings; avoid tallying the slights
New York Times columnist and North Carolina resident asks UNC graduates if they are going to be people who count their blessings or tally their slights? Read More
N&O columnist blasts the blatant and inappropriate partisanship of Justice Phil Berger Jr.
It is increasingly obvious that the judiciary has descended into blatant and inappropriate partisanship. Read More
Do we want a providing or a protecting government?
Shouldn’t we be asking more profound questions about what the purpose of government is and what it can really do for us? Read More
