NC Spin Articles

A major voter 'fraud' probe? Let's do it

Editorial by Charlotte Observer, January 26, 2016. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will be calling for a “major investigation” into voter fraud (or, as he put it: “VOTER FRAUD...    Read More

January 26, 2017


Cyberspace stupidity from politicians

Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, January 24, 2017. And the beat goes on. Another day, more stupid Facebook posts and tweets from politicians. Sure, many people do that these days. But we still...    Read More

January 26, 2017



Don't squander the coming surplus

Here’s the good news: North Carolina’s state budget is solidly in the black. From July to December, the first six months of the fiscal year, General Fund revenues are up 4 percent over the same...    Read More

by John Hood   |   January 26, 2017



We place our trust in the Republic

Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, January 20, 2017. We are optimistic today as Donald Trump takes the oath as this great and enduring nation’s 45th president. We are not optimistic because of the...    Read More

January 20, 2017

This should be interesting

There’s a lot to talk about as Trump takes office. An “illegitimate” President? Congressman/civil rights hero John Lewis touched a nerve here. Trump & Co. went nuclear. But the Russian hacking...    Read More

January 20, 2017

Limited power

When the election began Millennials trapped in dead-end jobs faced a choice between a Democrat Washington Politician and a Socialist (who could only come from Vermont) and the Millennials chose the...    Read More

January 20, 2017


Urban-rural gap isn't new

One of the best gifts I received this Christmas was a history book entitled The Country Church in North Carolina. (Yes, I’m just that nerdy.) The author, a Duke University specialist in rural...    Read More

by John Hood   |   January 20, 2017