Child poverty falls dramatically
Political conversation about poverty is based on a fact most political actors think is true but really isn't. Read More
NC Spin Articles
What's the matter with North Carolina politics?
Thomas Mills in Politics NC says that if states like Kansas and Louisiana can pass Medicaid expansion why can't North Carolina. Read More
Free the Internet
Republican National Committeewoman Ada Fisher says the government’s job is to provide for us that which we can’t do for ourselves. The government should work to free the Internet and let critical service information stream unimpeded. Read More
Could Bernie Sanders win the nomination?
Bernie leads the Democratic field in the two ways we keep score. Read More
What are the best economic lessons for 2020
Mike Walden offers ten useful economic lessons for 2020 you might find useful. Read More
Voter ID will be reinstated in time for the General Election
The judge was confronted with language in the legislature's bill that had been ruled constitutional in other federal court cases. Read More
Virginia lawmakers vote to become pivotal 38th state to ratify ERA
The legislature in Virginia just voted to become the pivotal state ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment. Proponents in Wake County want North Carolina to also ratify. Read More
Prudence needed on Voter ID
Prudence has been sadly lacking on the issue of voter identification. It’s roiled North Carolina politics for years. It needn’t have. Read More
Arguing about assassinations with a Fort Bragg major
The recent assassination of an Iranian General reminded D. G. Martin about when he was a young Lieutenant and there was talk about taking out Fidel Castro. Read More
Selective tax beaks are unwise
Tax incentives were created to help the poor parts of the state, not counties already doing well. But just the opposite has been the reality. Read More
