Lesser evils
Let Hillary pack the Supreme Court, Tom said, and the country’s kaput. And that’s the way he sees it: Voting for Hillary’s wrong. Voting for Trump’s wrong. But voting for Trump is less wrong... Read More
NC Spin Articles
The follies
The falling credibility of the McCrory Administration in drinking water scandal The McCrory Administration has a big problem on its hands—and so do people living near leaking coal ash ponds who are... Read More
Legislators rebuked yet again
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, August 14, 2016. Shortly after Republicans took control of the General Assembly in the 2010 elections, Sen. Bob Rucho of Mecklenburg County was put in charge of... Read More
North Carolina is protecting drinking water
Recent media stories and editorials have given support to the questionable and inconsistent scientific conclusions reached by toxicologist Ken Rudo and have created unnecessary fear and confusion... Read More
Gerrymandering by race fails a court test
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, August 15, 2016. The architects of the current maps of General Assembly districts billed them as complying with the law and the Constitution, saying they fully... Read More
NC's voter registration upheaval (2012-1016)
While talking heads say North Carolina is going from a reliably red state to a purple or blue state, the reality on the ground in North Carolina actually looks different. Although North Carolina may... Read More
Despite decades in office Cooper, leaves faint email trail
by Tyler Dukes, WRAL.com, August 14, 2016. For several years at the end of April, an email fired off from the account of Attorney General Roy Cooper to every one of his more than 800 workers in the... Read More
When government officials pick who to serve, it is wrong
Editorial by Capitol Broadcasting Company, WRAL.com, August 15, 2016. People who work for the government – federal, state or local – are expected to serve the public – regardless of who the... Read More
Teacher pay ideas get test
Try something new? I’m all for it. But whether you are talking about changing your diet, changing your career, or changing your government’s public policy, it’s often a good idea to proceed in... Read More
Powerful ideas drive political debate
The science fiction pioneer H.G. Wells once observed that “human history is, in essence, a history of ideas.” This is a wise observation — and it speaks to the political debate we’ve been... Read More
