NC Spin Articles





Politicians isolate themselves

Anyone who’s ever pulled anchor and abandoned the house, office or locker room when someone is on a rant can certainly sympathize with the Republican lawmakers who dodged public meetings during the...    Read More

March 3, 2017

Is health care a "right?"

If an opinion poll asks Americans if health care is a right, a good chunk of people will say it is. And government defends our rights, correct? A lot of people will nod and agree that government has...    Read More

March 3, 2017




Faculty lacks perspective on politics

See if you can follow this logic. The Faculty Assembly of the University of North Carolina has just asked a regional accreditation board to investigate recent policy disputes involving the UNC system...    Read More

by John Hood   |   February 24, 2017

Pick your fights, governor

Gov. Roy Cooper soon must deal with the first piece of legislation passed by the 2017 General Assembly. The way he handles House Bill 39 could signal how combative the governor will be the rest of...    Read More

by Rick Henderson   |   February 24, 2017


A partisan mistake

Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, February 23, 2017. Joe John was a prosecutor in Guilford County, then a District Court judge, then chief District Court judge, then a Superior Court judge. He and...    Read More

February 24, 2017