What's behind three top issues?
Walden looks into interest rates, trade and jobs to see how they affect our future economy. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Civitas Poll shows Trump with slight margin over four Democrats and some Trump voters will also vote for Cooper
Brooke Conrad writes in "Carolina Journal" about the decline of support for Medicaid expansion in the latest Civitas Institute Poll Read More
Should North Carolina taxpayers be entitled to a refund?
On the Spectrum news program, "Capital Tonight," Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger suggested that if the state receives more money than it needs to operate state government it should return some of it back to the people who sent it Read More
Budget gridlock: Part of the right's strategy for undermining state government.
In the current budget impasse, Governor Cooper is not treated as a partner in governance, or even as an adversary: he is the enemy. Read More
We could have had Herod the Great
When you think of some of the failings of modern leaders, just remember it could have been worse. Read More
Duke Energy is right on gas
Criticizing Duke Energy has become a popular pastime but the reduction in carbon emissions is real. Read More
Courts should judge, not legislate
Conservatives and progressives disagree about the proper role of judges in fashioning public policy. Read More
Why do so many North Carolina colleges have such low graduation rates?
David Waugh writes in the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal that the four-year graduation rate of students in North Carolina colleges is only 35 percent. Why? Read More
Cooper appoints leftist activist to State Board of elections
Brian Balfour of the Civitas Institute says the new appointment to the State Board of Elections has ties to far-left activist groups Read More
Chief budget negotiator
Thomas Mills of Politics NC says Republican frustration over not having a budget is growing, evidenced by the petty move of a freshman Democratic representative to the basement of the legislature. Read More
