Good news on the state budget
The state treasury is in good shape, given what North Carolina has experienced this year. Here are four areas our leaders should consider for spending. Read More
NC Spin Articles
A vicious propaganda cycle is threatening our common well-being
The cynicism and distrust in elected officials and government is repeated and repeated by partisan interests until people believe them and lose confidence in them. Read More
For teacher training, drop critical theory and add character
The pandemic has helped parents see what their children are being taught in public schools. The are learning that too few teachers focus on character formation. Read More
Normalizing political corruption
Republicans use doubt about elections to pass laws that restrict access to the ballot box. In North Carolina, they carefully targeted minority voters with efforts to make voting harder. Read More
In North Carolina bad ideas have electoral consequences
Democrats should have learned that all the money in the world and lots of media coverage cannot make up for bad ideas that are not appealing to voters. Read More
Are there answers to our worrying questions?
Four questions being frequently asked could help answer some of North Carolina's economic questions. Read More
State Superintendent-elect Catherine Truitt: Where she stands on charters, the board and the NCAE
Part of the state's system of public education is broken and our children suffer. New Superintendent-elect Truitt wants to fix it. Read More
New NC and old NC collide - again
The conflict is as old as our early settlings. Don't expect it to end any time soon. Read More
Parity extends down the ballot
How could it happen that 61 of our 100 counties have county governments controlled by Republicans but 51 percent of our population lives in counties controlled by Democrats? Read More
Greek and Hebrew guides to our political differences
One group holds out science as the path to knowledge and guidance for governmental policy and action. A second says we must look to some higher authority to be the guide for public decisions about morality and public policy. Perhaps this helps explain today's differences. Read More
