NC Spin Articles



Monument protests marred by illegality

If critics of Confederate monuments truly want to accomplish their goal of removing such objects from the public square, I’m a good example of the kind of person they ought to be trying to persuade...    Read More

by John Hood   |   August 16, 2018


Carolina voters are politically diverse

In North Carolina politics, Democrats dominate urban areas while Republicans win suburban and rural voters. Outcomes are determined largely by which counties have the highest turnout in a given...    Read More

by John Hood   |   August 9, 2018


Out of the mainstream

Back in the 1990s, Republicans in North Carolina had the bad habit of nominating candidates who were so far out of the mainstream that they couldn’t win general elections. Contrary to what  their...    Read More

August 9, 2018



Should the fed be raising interest rates?

Our nation’s capital, Washington D.C.,  is a beautiful city of wide boulevards, historic memorials and buildings and political intrigue. I was fortunate to observe each of these in person forty...    Read More

August 9, 2018



Federal reform boosts state economy

I’d have structured it a bit differently and combined it with budget cuts. But even as is, the federal tax reform enacted by Congress and signed by President Trump will enhance economic growth for...    Read More

by John Hood   |   August 9, 2018