Bullying in the year of the veto
Editorial by The Fayetteville Observer, October 17, 2017. We could call it the Year of the Veto. But it’s probably more accurate to use the longer form: the year when good government was sacrificed... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Barber inspired by, not trying to be the next Martin Luther King
Is the Rev. William Barber, leader of North Carolina’s Moral Monday protests, going to take the movement to the rest of the country? Beginning in 2013, the Goldsboro minister has led demonstrations... Read More
Polls show Democrats in strong position. What could go wrong?
A new CNN poll shows the political environment getting tougher for Republicans as we head into the final months of 2017. On the generic ballot, Democrats hold a 51% to 37% advantage. Donald Trump is... Read More
Searching for the 'Holy Grail' in redistricting
A court really shouldn’t shirk away from making a finding about a constitutional violation just because it may be difficult, said the lead judge on a federal panel reviewing two North Carolina... Read More
Wacky rules complicate municipal elections
If the rules for Raleigh’s municipal elections had applied to last year’s governor’s race, Pat McCrory would have had the power to send voters back to the polls in December. It would have been... Read More
NC hurting itself with squabbles over education governance
No doubt, students will arrive at school this morning, and teachers will engage with them until the dismissal bell without giving a thought to the education governance issues facing North Carolina... Read More
Constitutional amendment would shorten judicial terms
A Senate leader, on Tuesday, filed legislation that would put a constitutional change in front of voters during the 2018 primary to shorten the terms of the state’s elected judges from four and... Read More
Left and right agree: corporate welfare programs failing
WRAL.com today has an interesting feature article examining the recent track record of North Carolina’s corporate welfare programs. Spoiler alert: the results are not pretty. In the wake of the... Read More
Should we worry about monopolies
One of my favorite games as a child was Monopoly. On a Saturday morning my mother would announce, “tonight is Monopoly night.” That evening the family would gather around the dining room table and... Read More
Lawmakers want increased fairness in elections, except their own
Hypocrisy in politics is hardly a new phenomenon but rarely is it as boldly on display as it was last week from Republican legislative leaders during the latest of the now monthly special sessions of... Read More
