Nonpartisan judicial elections suppress votes
A group of left-wing organizations is trying to bring back nonpartisan judicial elections. Read More
NC Spin Articles
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
Damon Circosta: Keeping the trust so voting is accessible, secure and fair
We seem to be living in an era of high conflict, but election administrators strive to ensure elections are run with impartiality and are fair. Read More
Are NC schools using federal covid money to help struggling students?
Our state received $6.1 billion to help remedy the impact of the pandemic, however funds allocated for pandemic relief are not getting to the classroom. Read More
