Unaffiliated voters hold the key
About 30 percent of North Carolina’s 6.8 million registered voters are Republicans. So how in the world do Republicans ever win election in the Tar Heel State? Be careful how you answer that... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Are humanities still useful in a tech world?
by Dr. Mike Walden, NCSU Professor of Economics, September 1, 2017. My wife is part of a shrinking group of people. She is low-tech! Yes, she has a smart phone and a tablet – complements of me... Read More
GOP is right to worry about Trump's performance
History suggests the 2018 congressional elections won’t be kind to Republicans. In half of the eight midterms since 1986, the party occupying the White House lost majority control of the Senate. In... Read More
Carolinas Healthcare and UNC Health Care merging - Will healthcare costs rise?
Plans to elevate health for North Carolinians are in the works after Carolinas HealthCare System and UNC Health Care announced Thursday that they want to join forces to create "one of the leading... Read More
Regulatory Reform is working: 1,465 rules killed so far
Unnecessary rules and regulations hamper economic growth. That’s why it’s so important to have an ongoing rules review process in place. In North Carolina, that’s exactly what’s occurring. In... Read More
An economics lesson for Governor Cooper
The governor’s office announces the following: Price Gouging Law Now in Effect Statewide Earlier today, Gov. Cooper also signed Executive Order No. 18, declaring an abnormal market disruption for... Read More
Gerrymandering puts the wrong interests first
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, August 31, 2017. There are plenty of reasons why gerrymandering is a bad practice, but this is the one that underlies the rest: When political district lines are... Read More
For fair voting
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, August 30, 2017. When Republican Gov. Pat McCrory was in power, the legislature controlled by his party had no problem with existing law that allows the governor to... Read More
Redistricting and the rural-urban divide
The redistricting debate in North Carolina brings into stark focus the rural-urban divide in the state. In his defense of legislative districts that give Republicans a veto proof majority in the state... Read More
State Board of Ed chair laments latest round of education cuts
It looks like we haven’t communicated as well as we should.” Bill Cobey, chairman of the State Board of Education, is perhaps a week away from voting through a second round of cuts for North... Read More
