Don't backslide on teacher pay
In any human enterprise as complex, varied, and challenging as education, we shouldn’t expect a great deal of consensus, much less unanimity. Politicians, educators, parents, and citizens debate... Read More
NC Spin Articles
New partnership to test models that could bring rural broadband Internet
by Lisa Crawley and Marnita Harris, March 6, 2019. North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives and RiverStreet Networks today announce a partnership to enable the expansion of high-speed internet access... Read More
Arguments against fixing broken ABC system are old and tired
A week or so ago, a group of people who don’t like the idea of people drinking liquor got together to denounce efforts to privatize the state monopoly on alcohol sales, storage, and distribution... Read More
Appeals court rules legislature can change retiree health plan terms
Editor's note: This story was originally published with an incorrect author. It is reprinted with the correct attribution for the author. We apologize for the error. by Dan Way, Carolina Journal... Read More
Tillis' bet on the national emergency
Last week, Sen. Thom Tillis announced that he would vote for the resolution rejecting Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency.Tillis said in an op-ed in the Washington Post that he... Read More
Unprofessional journalists inflame incivility by fueling contempt
On Wednesday, March 6, 2019, Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez announcedthat the Fox News network would not be hosting any of the DNC’s presidential debates, based on a just-released... Read More
Watchdog calls for investigation into connection between Cherokee political contributions and gambling legislation
Veteran North Carolina campaign finance watchdog Bob Hall is calling on the State Board of Elections to investigate the campaign finance contributions of one of the state’s most active givers. This... Read More
Isn't it about time to talk about time?
The other day an attorney friend of mine reminded me the his time was money. That phrase has been around a long time. It occurred to me that we ought to turn it around and start saying thatmoney is... Read More
Property rights should settle disputes
If you own it, you control it. That’s what it means to enjoy a property right, in a nutshell. It is a right safeguarded by North Carolina’s constitution as well as the 14th amendment to the... Read More
The biggest fans of the 'green new deal' should be Republicans
If Democrats want to see large victories in 2020, they need to steal the narrative away from their left flank. The new voice of the left wing of the party is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The 29-year-old... Read More
