Fair voting districts
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
NC Spin Articles
Republican options
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
Paul Ryan is right
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
The minimum wage myth
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
Fixing our public schools with blinders on
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
Merit selection still cloaked in mystery as Senate committee considers judicial reform
Several North Carolina Senate members have discussed details about what a potential merit selection plan for judges would look like, but few if any have seen anything concrete. NC Policy Watch... Read More
Less than half of NC residents report getting flu shot
The most recent High Point University Poll finds that North Carolinians are split over whether they believe adults are healthier today than 20 years ago. Of that same sample, a majority say they have... Read More
Fight against addiction costs money
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, published in Burlington Times-News, November 9, 2017. Fayetteville continues to gather the right kind of headlines in the battle against opioid addiction. We... Read More
'Special master' spells good news for Democrats
A law professor out in California could end up having a big impact in North Carolina’s 2018 elections for the state legislature. Nathaniel Persily of Stanford University recently got a $500-an-hour... Read More
