Enough with professionalized "big-time" sports at NC universities
Sports have always been a kind of golden calf in North Carolina higher education but college sports are out of control. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Voters deserve more than a sentence at the ballot box
Constitutional amendments deserve a different kind of explanation and a full-text scrutiny on the ballot. Read More
NC elections board vote makes it easier to throw out mail-in ballots
Republicans say the measures would enhance election security. Democrats say it would disenfranchise voters arbitrarily. Read More
Silliness on the loose
Vanity and pride are age-old political vices. Read More
America the beautiful?
Every time a park-goer sees the pass, they’ll be reminded of how far America has fallen in the 250 years from Washington to Trump. Read More
British scheme helped the Patriot cause
During the Revolution the British learned that potential allies didn't have the same goals they did. Read More
What are the benefits and costs of immigration?
Total employment rose directly with the increase in unauthorized immigrants and, at the same time, wages were not reduced. Read More
North Carolina was the dress rehearsal for MAGA
What’s happening in North Carolina right now is the culmination of a twelve-year experiment in stress testing democracy’s guardrails. Read More
Patients deserve transparency and accountability in North Carolina’s hospital system
Supporting hospitals and standing up for patients should not be in conflict. We can, and should, do both. Read More
MAGA is weakening in NC. Brendan Jones is its bigoted face.
Brendan Jones is the face of the punitive, corrupt politics that North Carolina Republicans have practiced unimpeded for a decade-and-a-half. Read More
