The truth about NC education spending
Fact check shows Pope-Civitas Institute used backwards math to tell false story on public schools budgets A recent post from Bob Luebke at the right-wing Pope-Civitas Institute incorrectly argues... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Trump and "Tricky Dick"
You might not expect a presidential candidate to compare himself to America’s most crooked and disgraced President, but Donald Trump and his campaign chairman did just that this week. Trump and... Read More
Misleading Medicaid rhetoric instead of expansion
One of the most frustrating things about this General Assembly session was once again what lawmakers did not do. They actively chose not to join the 31 other states that have expanded Medicaid under... Read More
The infection of hate
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, July 19, 2016. Montrell Jackson’s Facebook appeal should be heard and heeded across this country: “These are trying times. Please don’t let hate infect your... Read More
Citing HB2, NBA pulls all-star game from Charlotte
by Aaron Schoonmaker, WRAL, July 21, 2016. The NBA is pulling the 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte over North Carolina’s controversial House Bill 2, which requires that people use public bathrooms... Read More
NC GOP chairman: Find your own way home
When North Carolina Republican Chairman Robin Hayes asked fellow delegate Ted Hicks on Thursday what he thought of the convention speech by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Hicks was candid. “I thought it was a... Read More
Time to check poll position
In 2016 North Carolina features the country’s most competitive election for governor, one of the country’s most competitive elections for U.S. Senate, and (as of mid-July) the tightest state race... Read More
Like it or not, we're stuck with each other
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, July 13, 2016. In times of tragedy, words of wisdom and keen insights often come from those who work out of the spotlight, away from the political and cultural fight... Read More
What to look for as voter pool changes leading to November
Heading into the general election, I'm analyzing the voter registration pool for North Carolina at the beginning of each month, watching for key trends and development of certain voting groups. Based... Read More
A conversation for Black Americans to have
President Barack Obama and his first attorney general, Eric Holder, called for an honest conversation about race. Holder even called us "a nation of cowards" because we were unwilling to have a... Read More
