Frozen
Sean is Irish and Catholic and decades ago his great-grandfather was an immigrant; after he (Sean) graduated from Fordham and married and worked a stint in White Plains, New York, he moved to Raleigh... Read More
NC Spin Articles
The bizarre reaction of GOP leaders to non-gerrymandered districts
If you are looking for confirmation that the current system of drawing districts for Congress and the General Assembly is ridiculously broken, legislative leaders unwittingly provided it this week... Read More
TV ads propel Cooper gains
Labor Day traditionally begins the homestretch of political campaigns. So now is a good time to assess how key candidates are faring in North Carolina — and what would need to happen for them to... Read More
Judges say maps drawn by judges violate "one man, one vote"
By Barry Smith, Carolina Journal, August 31, 2016. A new unofficial congressional district map released Monday by a bipartisan panel of former state judges was not received warmly by the members of... Read More
NC at the center of political storm
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, August 26, 2016. Isn’t it nice to be loved and not taken for granted? That’s what happens when you become a political “swing” state. After not being much in... Read More
The real story of education in North Carolina
Which North Carolina political party has increased the education budget by more than $1.1 billion since 2011? Answer: the Republicans. Maybe that surprises you. But that’s just one of real facts... Read More
After November
Saying he was going ‘To Make America Great Again’ and waving the banner of ‘Americanism’ Donald Trump set out to whip the Washington Politicians and he did whip every Republican in sight... Read More
Successful teaching fellows program is back - in Indiana
State lawmakers have finally taken a bold step toward addressing the looming teacher shortage in public schools. The Republican supermajorities in the House and Senate worked with Democrats to create... Read More
Drivers license renewal time - nearly 5 hours
I walked into the Division of Motor Vehicles office on Avent Ferry Road at 9:20 a.m. The line for a ticket was 30 people deep and every chair in the waiting area was filled. Another dozen customers... Read More
Why the left and right can't even talk to each other any more
Ordinarily, I might gloat. Last week, a prominent conservative pundit conceded a point yours truly and countless others have been making for a long time. Namely, that in their constant assaults on... Read More
