The state Court of Appeals sided with Republican General Assembly leaders Tuesday, agreeing that a 2016 law requiring legislative approval of the governor's top appointments is constitutional. The... Read More
Monday morning, around 1:00am, my husband woke up in severe pain. He knew what this was. By 1:15, we were in the car on our way to the ER. Kidney stones. They’re not life threatening, and I’ve... Read More
What is the worst idea floating around about the UNC system these days? Jesse White, who headed up the Southern Growth Policies Board and also served adjunct professor of government and city and... Read More
The outcome of the Virginia governor's race was consistent with the special congressional elections we saw earlier this year. The Trump effect is a negative for Republicans by 4-5 percentage points... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, November 8, 2017. A federal court panel will rightly go ahead with plans to hire an outside expert to redraw several districts that it had ruled were tainted by... Read More
After the drubbing Republicans took Tuesday, they need to stand back and look at their options. None of them are very good. They can keep on the current course. They can embrace Trump even more. Or... Read More
We’re with Trump,” he said after Tuesday’s elections. Indeed you are. So is every Republican on the ballot next year. They’re lashed to Trump like Ahab to the whale. If they cross Trump... Read More
Raising the minimum wage reduces job opportunities for the least skilled workers. Minimum wage severs the relationship between employers and employees and pays people not according to their value and... Read More
NC lawmakers to examine everything about education funding…except how much we spend The instinct to be frugal when it comes to how much government spends on public structures and services is not an... Read More
