Government spending has major cost
It’s hard not to play along when children come up with cute untruths. Back when one of my now-grown sons was just an Opie Taylor-like tyke, for example, he used to tell me matter-of-factly that if... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Are all children given equal opportunity?
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, May 31, 2017. All children deserve the same chance to reach their full potential. Unfortunately, it’s just not the reality. Some children are born with so many... Read More
State budget sense and nonsense
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, June 1, 2017. House Speaker Tim Moore insists there isn’t all that big a gap between his chamber’s budget plan and the Senate’s. He expects the House version... Read More
#1 deterrent to Democrats' resurgence is clinging to 20th century priorities
Democrats have a bright future here in North Carolina and around the nation, assuming they can get beyond their strategy of inclusiveness that excludes everyone except minorities and liberals; if they... Read More
An alarming poll for the NC GOP
This week, I gave the polling presentation for Civitas, the conservative advocacy organization. The poll should be a stark warning for Republicans. It’s not time for them to hit the panic button yet... Read More
Cooper is strongest Democratic Governor since Jim Hunt
Democrats don’t have a more determined foe than the Civitas Institute, so when Civitas’ May poll reported good news for Roy Cooper it was a bad sign. According to Civitas’ poll 61% of the voters... Read More
Understanding last week's critical redistricting ruling
Editor’s note: This morning, in the case of Dickson v. Rucho, the United States Supreme Court ordered the North Carolina Supreme Court to once again review a challenge to the state’s legislative... Read More
State Treasurer responds to criticism of State Health Plan
When Charles Kurzman received a letter last month announcing an audit of the State Employee Health plan, it didn’t much worry him. A similar audit had been done back in 2010 and Kurzman, a professor... Read More
Let's look at who really benefits from tax cuts
Everyone seems to be talking taxes these days. President Trump recently released his proposed tax changes, while here in North Carolina the Senate’s “Billion Dollar Middle-Class Tax Cut” plan... Read More
Governing is a rigged game
by Paul O'Connor, The Insider, published in Asheville Citizen-Times, May 31, 2017. Imagine you’re running a match-play golf tournament. Your team will face another for a big cash prize, and you... Read More
