Money and numbers
America’s economy used to be based upon pieces of government paper and coins that represented something someone had done with their life. Is that true today? Read More
NC Spin Articles
Corporate taxes should be a priority
Hopefully the legislature and the governor can compromise and pass a state budget this year. Read More
Mischief and mismatches at the top
Should the Governor and Lieutenant Governor be elected together or separately? Read More
Let's elect our elections chief
Election officials need incentives to push them to neutrality. Read More
Partisan reading bill passes easily
Media outlets have blasted the reading bill as partisan. Legislative votes reflect just the opposite. Who is right? Read More
NC Democrats push for common sense voting reforms
There’s no reason to think that shoring up access to the polls has to pave the way for cheating, or worse, that it’s meant to do so. Read More
Senate’s tax cut would help everyone, especially lower-income families
The name “flat tax” contributes to the problem. The label implies that everyone – rich and poor — pays the same tax. But it’s not a flat dollar amount of tax. It’s a flat tax rate. Read More
Expand rural broadband without burdening rural people
Rural communities have waited for high speed broadband a long time because for-profit providers have been unwilling to invest into sparsely populated areas. A cost-shifting proposal now being considered in the legislature would shift the costs of provision to the people who need the most help. Read More
UNC governing boards fiddle while Rome burns
Jay Schalin writes in the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal about a major change in academia's underlying belief system. Read More
Was popping the mileage fee baloon a good read?
We all directly or indirectly rely on roads, but paying for them is controversial. The gas tax has developed several cracks. Read More
