Two more corporate welfare recipients in NC fail to create promised jobs
Government handouts to corporations comes to $586,000 each, but 37 percent of projects fail to meet incentive objectives. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Why we talk this way
We know that immigrants from the British border brought not only their special speech ways that we sometimes hear to this day. But did they also bring their hard-nosed rebellious attitudes? Read More
COVID is here to stay, so let’s start dealing with it
Should we be trying to catch Omicron rather than trying to avoid it? Read More
The sky was never falling
A flock of progressive "Chicken Littles" spent the past decade warning that the GOP-controlled legislature was ruining our economy and reputation by failing to “invest” enough in government. Read More
Ohio Supreme Court shows North Carolina the way in the fight against gerrymandering
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled, the Ohio Redistricting Commission “did not attempt to meet the standards set forth” in the legislative redistricting process of the Ohio Constitution. Read More
True 'democratic process' doesn't lead to a result 'incompatible with democratic principles'
The three judges were unanimous in their dislike of districts drawn by Republicans and they would potentially lead to results incompatible with democratic principles and subject our state to ridicule. Read More
The Late 20th Century Crime Wave Was a Disaster for Blacks and the Poor
n terms of crime and public order, the middle decades of the 20th century were a period of remarkable tranquility. In the decades that followed crime rates soared. Read More
Democrats get a little good news
A poll released last week has Democrats leading Republicans in the Congressional generic ballot for the first time in months. Read More
January is International Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.
All communities are vulnerable to the horrors of human trafficking. Read More
Revolutionary history surrounds us
We live in a state surrounded by reminders of our nation's founding era. Read More
