What part of “this man is dangerous” didn’t many Americans understand? Trump pegged it right believing that life for many Americans is so raw, they’d rather hold someone else responsible for their problems. Read More
When policymakers scapegoat immigrants, it hurts us all. New research provides more evidence of the critical contributions of immigrants to North Carolina. Read More
Newspaper endorsements in presidential elections aren’t what they once were to people. Few people take their paper’s endorsement into account when trying to decide for whom to vote. Read More
Word War II brought more than 10,000 people to the UNC campus. They learned to set aside their differing viewpoints, resolved conflicts and came together in common effort to win the war. The same challenge faces us today. Read More
Just as there are key measurements for an annual medical checkup there are key measurements for the economy. Read More
North Carolina doesn't receive enough revenue from current sources to build and maintain the road system. Read More
Going negative on your opponents can be a good strategy. Going negative on the voters never is. Read More
When neighbors and friends come to your rescue and help when needed it is difficult to not like them because of their politics. Read More
It speaks to the profound deterioration of our civic culture that a state that has traditionally loved to elect women to statewide office now prefers a rapist to a female prosecutor on issues related to responsibility and public order. Read More
North Carolina voters cast a record number of votes, but it was not a record percentage (73) of voters. Chatham County had the highest turnout. Read More
