What is the biggest challenge that we, as individuals, face in this time of angry, petty, and deceptive politics that has infected our public life and seems to be pulling each of us under, sucking out... Read More
As the 2017 General Assembly session draws to a close, reporters, pundits and partisans will all soon be putting their session wrap-ups together, reminding us all of what has happened in the last six... Read More
State lawmakers unveiled an adjournment resolution Thursday night that will bring them back to town in August, September and then again by November to draw new legislative districts. For many years... Read More
In December, my colleagues and I put together a Roadmap to Freedom in preparation for the 2017 legislative session. It outlined in short-form our goals and objectives. It talked about where we would... Read More
Editorial by The Fayetteville Observer, June 27, 2017. Watching what passes for state government in North Carolina these days can be discouraging. This week, it’s downright disheartening. We’re... Read More
When Donald Trump ran for president, he promised to look after the “forgotten man.” Rural voters who felt left out by the economic recovery heard this promise and voted for Trump. Many of us did... Read More
Earlier this week, a plane pulling a banner that read “Senator Heller: Keep your word. Vote no on Trumpcare” flew over West Virginia. Unfortunately, Heller represents Nevada, not West Virginia... Read More
North Carolina lawmakers’ latest attempt to insert politics into the judiciary was thwarted Tuesday but is expected to be taken up again the next time they gather in Raleigh. Legislators unveiled... Read More
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, reprinted in The Burlington Times-News, June 27, 2017. We wish North Carolina didn’t have to play the incentives game to lure businesses here. But as long as other... Read More
Isis and terrorism, though threats to national security, pale in comparison to the toll of illicit drug use on our human capital. The proposed Opioid Task Force is fast heading for a role as another... Read More
