A partisan mistake
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, February 23, 2017. Joe John was a prosecutor in Guilford County, then a District Court judge, then chief District Court judge, then a Superior Court judge. He and... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Bipartisanship is the best thing the HB2 repeal bill has going for it
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, February 23, 2017. It's heartening to see a bipartisan group of state representatives sponsor a bill to repeal the state's "bathroom bill," HB2. Unfortunately... Read More
America's predictable and far-reaching pension crisis
Some American disasters come as bolts from the blue -- the stock market crash of October 1929, Pearl Harbor, the designated hitter, 9/11. Others are predictable because they arise from arithmetic that... Read More
The role of the press is not to be popular but to do its job
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, February 20, 2017. How should the press respond to President Donald Trump’s claim that “the fake news media” are “the enemy of the American people”? By doing... Read More
The Humpty Dumpty state
There’s a new bill in the legislature to repeal House Bill 2, or repeal parts of it. Once again, the only people happy with it are the sponsors. Liberals say it leaves in place discrimination... Read More
Waiting for the blessed silence
Phil Berger set out to fix not one mistake but a whole row of mistakes compounded over nearly a year since the day the Charlotte City Council decided to allow gay men to use women’s restrooms; at... Read More
Bills seek to end permits for concealed handguns
Two new North Carolina House bills aim to do away with permits for carrying concealed handguns and eliminate the state’s ability to regulate concealed weapons. The moves, which have failed to get... Read More
The rhetoric and reality of teacher pay and investments in education
There is some good news in Raleigh these days for teachers. The state’s top political figures are currently arguing about who is more committed to raising teacher pay in the next few years. Well one... Read More
Where is the middle? Voting the party line is getting us nowhere
The past few weeks have made me wonder if we need to simplify the election process. We could eliminate the primaries and just vote Democrat or Republican. We don’t need individuals in office as very... Read More
North Carolina population growth at highest levels since 2010
North Carolina’s population grew by 112,000 between 2015 and 2016, the largest single year increase since 2010, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. With a growth rate of 1.1%, North... Read More
