The intersection of policy and politics
With North Carolina’s State Legislature in full swing, people who pay attention to the workings of the General Assembly are closely watching the recent news from the Division of Motor Vehicles and... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Isn't it about time to compromise on Silent Sam?
As I understand this mess, some want a statue (Confederate Memorial/Soldiers Monument/"Silent Sam") at McCorkle Place on the UNC-CH campus to go away, some want it to stay. Most could care less except... Read More
State budget battle is looming
The single most important issue during every legislative session is the approval or revision of North Carolina’s state budget. For the 2019-20 session about to get underway, the political... Read More
Will the new General Assembly agree on anything?
The 2019-20 General Assembly gets down to business next week. Without a Republican supermajority, a governor who is all too happy to veto and/or sue and everyone vying for a political advantage in the... Read More
Trump's NC shutdown accomplices and the mess they're making
Donald Trump does not and cannot act alone. Notwithstanding his serial dishonesty and raging narcissism and megalomania, the current inhabitant of the White House could never inflict the kind of... Read More
State policy agendas sound familiar
North Carolina Republicans lost their General Assembly supermajorities in the 2018 midterms, and the GOP nationally lost ground in both legislatures and governorships after years of dominance in state... Read More
A rising statewide star
Most of the time, the political elites in Raleigh pay little attention to the happenings in our state’s largest city. For years, folks in Raleigh refer to Charlotte as ‘The Great State of... Read More
Sing Gladys, sing
Many who fancy themselves as gatekeepers of freedom are thwarting many constitutional values in attempts to protest Gladys Knight’s singing of the National Anthem for the 53rd Super Bowl... Read More
How one-party dominance of urban local governments hurts law enforcement
It wasn’t long ago when both Republicans and Democrats had a reasonable chance to hold elected office in Wake and Mecklenburg counties and when gubernatorial and presidential candidates could expect... Read More
Trump's NC shutdown accomplices and the mess they're making
Donald Trump does not and cannot act alone. Notwithstanding his serial dishonesty and raging narcissism and megalomania, the current inhabitant of the White House could never inflict the kind of... Read More
