The exhausted majority
by Tom Campbell, Producer and Moderator of NC SPIN, October 24, 2018. We talk a lot about today’s tribal, partisan politics, where the camps seem to migrate farther and farther to the right or left... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Amendments will protect state taxpayers
If your taxable income is greater than $60,000, then you are at least a bit better off than the average North Carolinian. But does that make you wealthy? There’s an amendment on the ballot this year... Read More
The liberal arts are important, but whose liberal arts?
Over the decades, the conception of a liberal arts education appears to have slowly lost its meaning. Just because students may attend a “liberal arts” college does not mean that they will receive... Read More
A rare and precious apple
When H. G. Jones died on October 14, our state lost a key connection to its history as well as a prime and positive, but all too rare, example of dedicated and unselfish public service. For many years... Read More
Power grid cost deserves attention
As Election Day approaches, you will continue to hear a great deal about hot-button issues that candidates believe may either swing your vote or motivate you to cast it. But few will be as... Read More
NC Unemployment rate continues to fall
North Carolina’s September unemployment rate declined one-tenth of a percentage point from August to 3.8 percent, according to a news release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce. North... Read More
Tillis defends Trump's irresponsible tax policy
It’s one of the great ironies of modern American politics that it is so-called “conservatives” who have become the most ardent champions of what can only be described as hedonistic, live-for... Read More
With two weeks left before election day, NC mid-terms look presidential
As of today (10-23-18) and the fact that we're two weeks out from the 2018 mid-term election, North Carolina's early voters are still acting like it's a presidential year in terms of the numbers... Read More
Amendment critics need to move beyond partisan spin
Critics have devised reasonable arguments against each of the six constitutional amendments on North Carolina’s election ballot. But outlandish claims about the amendments threaten to drown out... Read More
Why North Carolinians are upbeat
North Carolinians are more upbeat about their state than they are about the nation as a whole, according to election-season polls by Meredith College, Survey USA (for Spectrum News), and Harper... Read More
