Republicare?
Donald Trump and congressional Republicans made a big promise in 2016. They would repeal Obamacare. Immediately. Totally. End of discussion. Now, maybe not so much. Republicans on Capitol Hill say the... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Cooper and courts blocking Constitutional confirmation
Today a three-judge panel in North Carolina issued a temporary restraining order blocking a law that required state Senate approval for Governor Cooper’s Cabinet nominees. Civitas President Francis... Read More
Fear of Trump immigration order spreads in NC
President Donald Trump has paid a lot of lip service to rounding up the “bad hombres” but it turns out he wants to deport a much larger group of immigrants than he led America to believe. Trump... Read More
Add unfunded debts to lawmakers' top challenges
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, February 3, 2017. Dale Folwell's nightmares often arrive with a title: unfunded liabilities. That may be a little esoteric for most of us, but when you're North... Read More
Twisting in political pretzels for party loyalty
by Paul O'Connor, Capitol Press Association, published in Salisbury Post, February 9, 2017. These are busy times for “political pretzels,” the contortionists who are party diehards. If they stick... Read More
HP Poll: Most in NC believe Trump will be successful in passing his agenda
The first High Point University Poll of 2017 finds that a majority of North Carolinians think President Donald Trump will be successful in passing his programs, but are somewhat divided about whether... Read More
How can we get to four percent growth?
by Dr. Mike Walden, NCSU professor of Economics, February 3, 2017. One of the major goals of the new Trump Administration is to increase the rate of economic growth in the country. The objective is to... Read More
Repeal HB2 - and do it now
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, February 9, 2017. The General Assembly had better act fast. As the N.C. Sports Association warned legislators this week, the NCAA is within days of nailing down... Read More
Local black history informs all of us
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, February 3, 2017. Black History Month in Wilmington is haunted by a lot of ghosts. Many of them are the ghosts of Nov. 10, 1898, when white mobs burned a black-owned... Read More
Politics and woodpiles
A memorable and wholesome political event occurred in downtown Raleigh in early January. It was memorable because the purpose was to commemorate what became a landmark change in North Carolina... Read More
