A primer on how sausage is made in the General Assembly
Most people would like the final result but wouldn't like the process of making that sausage. Read More
NC Spin Articles
The pandemic makes voting slightly easier, but more action is needed
America handles voting like a trip to the dentist. If ever there was a time in which officials should be urgently pursuing every conceivable avenue to ease barriers to voting, this is it. Read More
A new High Point polls asks if people can work from home and if they are better off than last year
Roughly equal numbers of those polled showed they were better off than a year ago, but the same number said they were either the same or worse off. Read More
Has racial politics changed for good?
Something is going on and protests are making a difference. Read More
COVID infections far exceed cases
Cases and infections are two different things. It is reasonable to conclude that current case count significantly understates the true number of infections. Read More
Isn't it about time to understand shades?
Shades are fragmenting our society. Is it time for that to stop? Read More
Pipeline demise won't halt natural gas
Significant delays and resultant cost increases were the reasons why the project was killed. But gas will still be the go-to energy solution. Read More
NC is fifth in the nation in lost health insurance coverage due to COVID-19
The loss of jobs has left an estimated 5.4 million without health insurance. In North Carolina one in five adults are uninsured. Read More
Can good things come from bad times?
Hard times are usually times for great innovation. Is the new economy already forming? Read More
The partisan split on reopening colleges
Kathryn Goodwin writes in the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal website that whether a college decides to hold classes in person or online depends on the political majority in the state. Read More
