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
NC Spin Articles
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
Originalism and the problem of writing in stone
The US Constitution was written by white men, mostly landowners, some slave owners, but the Constitution alone does not cover the breadth of the human condition in a civil society. Read More
UNC project needs realistic goals
While more than 1 million North Carolinians spent some time in college, the vast majority will never attain a degree. Read More
The NC Supreme Court should punt on Leandro for now
The new judge tasked with resolving the long-standing Leandro lawsuit refused to order money transferred out of the state treasury to pay one-half of a settlement. Now it is back the Supreme Court. Read More
