On Medicaid, North Carolina should learn lessons from Louisiana - don't expand
Medicaid expansion in Louisiana resulted in skyrocketing enrollments and costs. North Carolina would face the same. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Most UNC System grads stay in North Carolina
Madeline Baker with the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal reports that many students in our public university students are state residents so it's not surprising they stay here after graduation. Read More
The Right's silly and simplistic attacks on "socialism."
What sets progressives apart from extremists on the ideological right is their understanding that the market economy is not, for all of its many strengths, infallible or divine. Read More
Three judges step in where the Supreme Court refuses
A New York Times editorial says that when foxes guard the henhouse the hens invariably disappear. Three North Carolina judges aimed their sights squarely at the foxes. Read More
How is North Carolina's economy doing?
It appears North Carolina will continue to grow and add jobs. The question is at what pace? Here are some things to consider. Read More
Progress needed on road safety
The latest report from the Reason Foundation is a mixed bag for North Carolina's highway system. Read More
Today's Klan is more pathetic than threatening.
Thomas Mills comments on the Klan rally in Hillsborough. Read More
Transparency essential to health reform
Hospitals don't want you to see what others are paying and they don't want their competitors to know either. Read More
New school year brings right's war on public education into sharp focus
Those on the right pay lip service to support public education but a long litany of ills tells a different story. Read More
Ed Next Poll: supporters of vouchers, tax credits and charters get good news
Bob Luebke writes in The Civitas Review that the national poll findings by Education Next should be of interest to anyone interested in American education. Read More
