In response to a judge's order the state has submitted an action plan to comply with requirements in the long-running Leandro lawsuit. Will it be accepted by the judge? Will the legislature provide funding for the plan? Can money be found to fund it? There are more questions than answers. Read More
It is past time for the legislature to end its relentless attempt to play favorites based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. Read More
White Americans never had to have "the talk" before sending their children out into the world. Read More
Megan Zogby writes in the James G. Martin Center for Academic renewal that it is not clear if historically black colleges and universities can reverse their enrollment declines. Read More
Moral protest is a sign that people haven't given up on the democracy. But will this time be different? Read More
Democrats claim Republicans have cut our state budget to the bone, but is that actually true? Read More
Some have called governors tyrants for their handling of COVID-19, but there is another tyranny of which we need to rid ourselves. Read More
We will be debating whether the Governor's shutdown orders were too stringent for months. Only time will tell for sure. Read More
Economists, like weather forecasters, are sometimes wrong. Is it wishful thinking to believe the economy will bounce back quickly? Read More
It appears that the ‘rally ’round the flag’ effect that we saw at the start of the COVID-19 crisis has peaked for both President Trump and Gov. Cooper. Read More
