Name calling won't help Cooper
Cooper's aides have done him no favors by reacting flippantly rather than substantively. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Holding teachers and state employees hostage
Thomas Mills in Politics NC says the pay plan put forth by the legislature this week sounds more like a hostage negotiation. Read More
Time to lock in redistricting reform
When it comes to redistricting reform there are angry Democrats and Republicans but reform cannot be a partisan endeavor. Read More
Age wave hits North Carolina politics
Millennials and Gen Z have the numbers to significantly impact future elections. But will they vote? Read More
Deficit Alarm Bells
Most every economist agrees the current deficit of spending more than our country takes in is unsustainable. Why aren't we listening to the deficit alarm bells? Read More
Trump approval stable, Cooper ticking slightly down in latest Civitas Poll
Lindsay Marchello of Carolina Journal writes a summary of the latest Civitas Poll. It has some interesting data about the 2020 elections. Read More
A reminder of what the GOP budget would mean for North Carolina
We are still waiting to see if the Senate can muster enough votes to override Governor Cooper's budget veto. It didn't have to be this way. Read More
Higher output means higher incomes
If there's anything that virtually everyone agrees would make our lives better it would be for a faster growth rate in our economy. How can we make this happen? Read More
To regulate is to tax
Protecting personal rights inevitably requires legislation, litigation or regulation, sometimes involving tax increases, but not always benefits. Read More
Eight states ban affirmative action in college admissions
Jenna Robinson of the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal writes that in the abstract, affirmative action in college admissions is popular, but when Gallup asked what factors should be considered for admissions only 38 percent said race or ethnicity should be considered. Read More
