Causes and challenges of North Carolina's revenue surge
How did North Carolina's financial fortunes turn around so quickly, when we lost $5 billion in aggregate output? Read More
NC Spin Articles
Fantasy explores timeless truths
History, heritage, heroism and humanity combine together in John Hood's latest fantasy Novel, "Mountain Folk." Read More
A North Carolinian in Afghanistan to "the bitter end"
More than 18,000 Afghans who helped America are waiting to get asylum or Special Immigration Visas. Read More
Government shouldn't set prices
The real reason to be skeptical of government price setting is that the actual human beings who craft and carry out public policies are themselves biased and fallible. Read More
"Late" Absentee by Mail Voters: Who Are They?
Roughly even percentages of "late arriving" absentee ballot mail was attributed to Democrats and Republicans. The larger percentage came from unaffiliated voters. Read More
“Divide and conquer” politics: Thom Tillis’s infamous directive to the GOP still resonates a decade late
A recent statewide poll found that a significant bipartisan majority of North Carolinians – 69%– believe the state does not invest enough in public schools. This includes 62% of Republicans and a whopping 77% of all parents. Read More
So, governor, who's playing politics now?
Our state’s vaccination numbers, according to national tracking sites, including the Mayo Clinic, show the state lagging behind, just a few ticks above the national average. Read More
A tale of two recoveries
If Democrats hope to hold on to Congress they need a robust recovery and hope no more pandemics hit us. Read More
What is actually in the so-called "voter suppression" bills?
It helps to know what is in the three bills being considered. Read More
NC Republicans vote to shorten the absentee ballot deadline because they are mad at the Attorney General
Are the new measures because they want to get back at Attorney General Stein or because Democrats voted in larger numbers last fall? Read More
