Politics and woodpiles
A memorable and wholesome political event occurred in downtown Raleigh in early January. It was memorable because the purpose was to commemorate what became a landmark change in North Carolina... Read More
NC Spin Articles
NC political, historical experts reflect on Trump presidency
In a tumultuous first two weeks in office, President Donald Trump has broken with norms and precedents of his office, spawned dozens of lawsuits, generated historically low public approval numbers... Read More
The new enemy
Whether it was in his blood or whether, like a craft, it was a talent he honed he could walk into a board room and sell one group ‘the greatest deal ever’ in the morning and in the afternoon in... Read More
Cooper's (familiar) challenge
Roy Cooper has seen this movie before. This time, he plays the lead. Thirty years ago, Cooper was a freshman House member. The Governor was a Republican. Democrats controlled the General Assembly... Read More
Reaching younger voters
When the numbers were released in North Carolina, they showed that almost half of voters under 25 years old didn’t vote and over 40% of voters aged 26-40 stayed home. Hunter Buxton, executive... Read More
Term limits tend to come naturally in Raleigh
by Paul O'Connor, Capitol Press Association, published in Rocky Mount Telegram, February 1, 2017. Visit your old neighborhood and you might find most things look the same. The trees may be taller... Read More
Class size mandate bad choice for schools
Published by Greenville Daily Reflector, January 29, 2017. A provision slipped into the state budget over the summer offers more evidence that lawmakers are determined to gut public schools and steer... Read More
Gorsuch well suited for highest court
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, February 3, 2017. Republican President Trump has nominated an intellectual jurist and a good man to succeed the late Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. Senate... Read More
Add unfunded debts to lawmakers' challenges
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, February 3, 2017 Dale Folwell's nightmares often arrive with a title: unfunded liabilities. That may be a little esoteric for most of us, but when you're North... Read More
Loaded language
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, February 3, 2017. As our Tweeter in Chief might have put it: “Sad.” A prominent North Carolina Republican this week removed a Facebook post that described the... Read More
