Breaking down 2018 election numbers
The primaries and general election of 2018 will be unique. They will effectively be legislators’ elections. The North Carolina ballot will look like this:* U.S. House of Representatives State... Read More
NC Spin Articles
It's not an earthquake
It’s easy to agree with Donald Trump on trade and spending cuts but then his lips move and the same man who said, I get bigger crowds than Beyoncй, and, Trump University gets an ‘A’ rating from... Read More
Trump's (non)voters and Democrats' (non)message
Two good political reads bust up two big political “truths”: (1) white working class voters elected Trump, and (2) Trump’s negatives will be enough to elect Democrats. Trump’s non(voters... Read More
HB589 is more solar cronyism, not an energy bill
ALERT: This bill was rolled out in committee on Tuesday morning, passed in less than 45 minutes, passed another committee and is due on the House floor Wednesday. As the saying goes, “The skids have... Read More
The nitty-gritty on the renewables bill
Rep. Dean Arp is one of three sponsors of HB 589; the others are Reps. John Szoka and Sam Watford House Bill 589 is not a perfect bill. It may even be distasteful, especially for progressives... Read More
Despite anger, is black cause proving irrelevant?
The palpable anger of young blacks and millennials directed against violence leading to the death of allegedly unarmed young black males is justified. Anger toward free speech and intolerance for... Read More
House passes gun bill but without veto-proof majority
The state House gave final approval to an omnibus gun rights billThursday after a short debate. The measure, House Bill 746, would recognize constitutional carry in the state, among other things, and... Read More
Lowe's layoffs raise hard questions
News reports that Lowe’s is laying off 125 tech staff, most of them at its Mooresville HQ, raise hard questions across the political spectrum. According to the reports, those jobs will be sent to... Read More
State's economic disparity obvious along U.S. 74
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, June 6, 2017. Many rural areas of North Carolina are hurting economically. That was obvious to us over the weekend as we traveled U.S. 74 across a good chunk of the... Read More
Fighting terrorism or peaceful protests?
by Paul O'Connor, The Insider, published in The Wilson Daily Times, June 7, 2017. On April 19, 1995, the day domestic extremists blew up the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City, news reporters... Read More
