Anatomy of the MAGA nation
Let’s commit to MAKE AMERICA MAKE SENSE AGAIN. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Ensure baseload power to secure NC’s energy future
A proposed law would not allow the retirement of a baseload power plant until there was an equal or greater amount of new baseload capacity on the grid. Read More
Navigating North Carolina’s home insurance affordability crisis
Climate-related risk is now the primary cause of increasing insurance premiums. Read More
NC bill blurs AI policy, social media rules
We should be wary of creating broad new authorities for state government without clear evidence that the benefits outweigh the costs. Read More
What to expect from the new Federal Reserve
The Fed uses its influence over interest rates and control over the money supply to keep interest rates and unemployment rates low. Read More
Ted Budd is an ultra-MAGA Senator trying to be uncontroversial
The invisible senator tiptoes through the halls of Congress once again, careful never to be relevant. Read More
When Cherokees made a fateful choice
The Cherokees were the tribe with the most members. They sided with the British, a fateful choice. Read More
The great GOP tax scam continues apace in NC
One gets the sense that Republican leaders see the wave headed their way and are advancing the constitutional amendment binge to protect their wealthy patrons. Read More
Lame-duck Berger poo-poos idea of gas tax changes
Is there nothing in the entire state bureaucracy that can be cut or defunded? Nothing? Read More
Bringing back exclusion: NC’s school voucher program
Instead of arguing for outright segregation, White supremacists used coded language, like "educational freedom, parental rights, school choice." Read More
