Learning to live with the virus, not run from it
It is highly regrettable that now we are seeing policy being rooted in sensationalism and politics rather than common sense and balance. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Isn't it about time to get rid of groping?
Now we need to know the acronyms ZGT, NCIDIOT and AURA to eliminate groping. Read More
The politics of COVID-19: Everything is different, but nothing has changed
It was extremely encouraging when both parties of both houses of the legislature, as well as the Governor, promptly passed legislation to deal with the coronavirus. But then reality set in. Read More
The downside of North Carolina's one-size-fits-all coronavirus approach
What does Congressman Dan Bishop mean by the term subsidiarity and how could it apply to North Carolina's approach to reopening? Read More
Republicans in trouble in North Carolina
While polls at this stage in the 2020 elections is not predictive of November the consistency of results highlights problems for the GOP. Read More
Unsettle times, unsettled politics
We are feeling unsettled during this COVID-19 time and there is a growing sense that we want a new tone in politics. Read More
Debt only delays what's due
By the 2030s the annual federal deficit was projected to be $2 trillion. Layer the current COVID-19 costs and it could become more than $3.5 trillion. Read More
Heard enough about Chapel Hill?
Was UNC the first state university? What is the proper name for it? This and many more factoids are included in this new work. Read More
Take it from me, voter fraud is part of the GOP playbook
Former 9th district Congressional candidate Dan McCready writes in the New York times that Republicans’ voter suppression should come as no surprise. It’s long been part of the party’s playbook. Read More
Radical takes on pandemic are faulty
Researchers across the world will spend many years sifting through dozens of relevant variables and constructing hundreds of statistical models in an attempt to understand why the COVID-19 pandemic has been more deadly in some places than in others. Read More
