Affirmative action for Republicans
The political party that decries affirmative action now wants affirmative action to hire more conservative college professors. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Rural communities need Medicaid expansion now
Rural Eastern Carolina, which is home to 1.4 million hard-working people, faces disproportionate rates of chronic conditions that, when not managed early, result in high medical bills and financial hardship for those without insurance. Read More
Should the Fed stop influencing interest rates?
Should the Fed try to smooth the ups and downs in the economy, even though its actions might make the economy more unstable and unequal in income? Read More
Biden flip-flops on fighting inflation
Unlike North Carolina and most other states, there is no constitutional requirement that the federal government balance its operating budget. Read More
Schools accountability report shows pandemic's lingering impact
The state’s 4-year cohort graduation rate was 86.2%, a modest decline from the 87% reported in 2020-21. The rate was largely unchanged from the 86.5% rate in 2018-19. Read More
National test scores confirm that lockdowns decimated American education
Scores from the 20-21 school year were sobering for all students in all grades and almost every subject, except English. Read More
School bells ringing
Iin many ways we have abandoned the public-school ethic of every child getting an appropriate education. Read More
State politics snaps back to normal
Neither US Senate candidate is a shoo-in, which is par for the course in North Carolina politics. Read More
Last fiscal year produces major surplus
The state expected to collect $24.8 billion in revenues, but actually brought in $33.2 billion, leaving a $4.8 billion surplus available for the current year. Read More
State Supreme Court issues a limited, well-reasoned check on rogue legislatures
It’s hard to see how the court could have – as Republican defendants demanded – simply let things slide and not placed some kind of minimal check on legislative power. Read More
