Making one North Carolina
We can’t have a state where the ZIP code you’re born in dictates your future... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Is Christmas gift giving a lose-lose for the economy?
Among the pagan-inspired customs of the Christmas season now appears to be the ritualistic burning of the straw man. Specifically, I refer to the traditional seasonal column by a sly journalist or... Read More
NC State making little effort to promote viewpoint heterogeneity
Like just about every university and college these days, mine — N.C. State University — spends millions each year on a sprawling bureaucracy advocating racial, gender, and other types of... Read More
Legislators post new judicial maps; Democrats walk out
The state Democratic Party filed suit against state legislative leaders Tuesday, saying a plan to cancel next year's judicial primaries is unconstitutional and asking the federal courts to issue an... Read More
Legislature limits judges discretion
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, December 9, 2017 It’s bad enough that rising court costs in North Carolina put onerous, long-term burdens on many people. It’s worse that judges are now... Read More
There's a better way to choose our judges
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, December 11, 2017. There is growing concern across North Carolina about the increasing politicization of our judiciary. The politicians running our General Assembly... Read More
A frail and aging N.C. death row
North Carolina juries rejected the death penalty in 2017, refusing to impose death sentences at any of the four trials where prosecutors sought them and making this year the third since 2012 with no... Read More
Republicans can now hit the panic button
Okay, it’s now time for Republicans to hit the panic button. Democrat Doug Jones won a US Senate seat in Alabama last night. Alabama! I didn’t really think it was possible, but it happened. It was... Read More
What the FCC rollback of 'net neutrality' means to you
Now that the federal government has rolled back the internet protections it put in place two years ago, the big question is: What does the repeal of "net neutrality' rules mean to you? In the short... Read More
Finances of national teacher certification organization need a hard look
For years, North Carolina has long led the nation in the number of teachers holding National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification. That distinction is in part traceable to... Read More
