Political ads remain key tool
Despite being vastly outspent by the campaign and supporters of Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump won the 2016 election. Some are suggesting that the outcome has transformed the practice of American... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Cooper budget signals Left's defeat
Roy Cooper has just submitted his first budget proposal as governor of North Carolina. It is a political document — and I don’t mean that as an insult. Cooper is a Democrat facing Republican... Read More
What's the problem? May be government itself
As hundreds of bills are filed in the General Assembly, I ask: What problem are lawmakers trying to solve? If there is one, what should government do about it? For years, people around the state have... Read More
Put the people first
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, March 10, 2017. State legislators in North Carolina are paid less than $14,000 a year, so some of them trade their experience for more lucrative opportunities as... Read More
GOP should join governor in education push
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, March 5, 2017. With his first budget proposal, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has staked out the high ground in supporting public education. We hope the state... Read More
Deep divisions produce political charades
Editorial by Durham Herald-Sun, reprinted in Greenville Daily Reflector, March 6, 2017. Three times last week, a state Senate committee summoned Larry Hall to be vetted for his appointment to head the... Read More
Raise the age
Editorial by Durham Herald-Sun, March 9, 2017. In North Carolina, you’re not old enough to vote until you are 18. But as young as 16, you’re old enough to automatically be tried as an adult, even... Read More
A novel way citizens can end gerrymandering
North Carolina’s current system of gerrymandered voting districts is indeed harmful. Undemocratic and alien to American values, gerrymandering – drawing electoral districts to favor certain... Read More
Unaccountable school vouchers at a crossroads
Unless things change soon, North Carolina taxpayers will be on the hook for at least $145 million a year for a voucher scheme that funds private, mostly religious schools with no idea about what the... Read More
Study: Transgender, LGBTQ+ communities not a threat in public spaces
Contrary to one of the most often cited premises in so-called "bathroom bills" such as North Carolina's House Bill 2, transgender people do not pose a threat to others in public or private spaces... Read More
