Most NC voters think Cooper would back DSA policies
A majority of North Carolinians expect him to back — not block — his party’s most left-leaning activists. Read More
NC Spin Articles
The transformation of GOP masculinity, from Reagan to Mark Robinson
Republicans are no longer the party of “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.” Now they are the party of “some folks need killin’.” Read More
New Catawba-YouGov survey finds Trump’s approval slips further as Cooper maintains double-digit Senate lead in NC
Views of President Donald Trump are strongly associated with how North Carolina voters say they intend to vote across the 2026 ballot. Read More
Republicans aren’t just ignoring the Constitution, they’re betraying NC values
When you crush democracy, you don’t just affect elections and processes, you ensure a government at odds with your values. Read More
Hospitals defend CON to combat ‘cream skimmers.’ What about ‘bottom dredgers’?
When legal dynamics limit the market to a few giants and competition is successfully kept out, concerns about price increases after a merger hold much more weight. Read More
Stability in today's world
A step back into a spiritual practice would calm the turbulence and settle us so we might once again find our way. Read More
North Carolinians have liked strong legislatures
If we thoughtlessly perform a constitutional appendectomy, we may rudely discover in the future that we’ve discarded something vitally important. Read More
Not yet, Democrats. Not yet.
Folks forget it was Just two years ago when many of us felt that Vice Pres. Kamala Harris was in good shape in her bid for the White House, the Trump and MAGA found enough junk to smear her and pull out a win. Read More
The future of Research Triangle Park
Artificial intelligence may radically reshape the operations and workforces of RTP’s companies Read More
Diamond City: Shackleford Bank’s lost whaling settlement
Diamond City was named because from it you could see the bold diamond pattern of the nearby Cape Lookout Lighthouse. Read More
