Is a constitutional amendment on the November ballot changing the way judicial vacancies are filled a good step toward merit selection of judges, or a reckless consolidation of power? That was the... Read More
The sordid saga of Judge Brett Kavanaugh and his nomination to serve a lifetime appointment on the United States Supreme Court is quickly careering toward some sort of very explosive and disturbing... Read More
by Dr. Michael Walden, NCSU Professor of Economics, September 27, 2018. Hurricane Florence will likely go down as one of the most damaging storms to ever hit North Carolina. One estimate pegs the... Read More
Will Democrats deliver a punishing blow to Republicans in this year midterm elections in North Carolina or will the much-vaunted “blue wave” prove to be more of a ripple? No one yet knows the... Read More
Do you want to hear some good news? For many readers across North Carolina who are still suffering from or cleaning up after the ravages of Hurricane Florence, some good news might be a welcome relief... Read More
Labor Day Forecast: GOP Holds Congress and NC General Assembly I see two political waves on the horizon. One, farther out, is a generational wave that is about to sweep the nation of aging leaders in... Read More
On June 6, 1944, the day of the great Allied Forces D-Day invasion of France, many historians agree that something unusual in the annals of war occurred on the beaches of Normandy. Despite a host of... Read More
A recent High Point University Poll finds that North Carolinians give President Donald Trump a job approval rating of 42 percent and are split on who they would vote for in U.S. Congressional and... Read More
A new Elon University Poll found that support for two constitutional amendments to appear on the ballot this fall shifted when voters received additional explanation of what the amendments entail... Read More
A new Civitas Institute statewide poll of likely voters found Democrats currently holding a 6-point lead over Republicans in the generic ballot for North Carolina State Legislature. Despite this lead... Read More
