On HB2, compromise is unlikely
by Peter St. Onge, The Charlotte Observer, July 31, 2016. Pat McCrory says he thought he had a “total verbal agreement” with the NBA last month for a compromise on HB2. A source involved in the... Read More
NC Spin Articles
North Carolina appears determined to move backward
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, August 2, 2016. Decisions about the law can be difficult to reach because right and wrong usually exist on both sides of an issue. That apparently was not a... Read More
Judge's questions expose HB2 for the sham it is
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, August 3, 2016. If the leaders of the N.C. House and Senate had asked these questions before they pushed through House Bill 2, we might have avoided national... Read More
A week of contrasts
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, August 2, 2016. The conventions may be over. The rhetorical fallout clearly isn’t. Donald Trump’s insensitive retorts to the speech of the father of a fallen... Read More
Ludlow warns of pending Hillary recession
Lawrence Kudlow explains in a Human Events column why he’s wary of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s economic plans. Over the past year, real GDP has slipped to a paltry... Read More
Who will win North Carolina?
Who will win North Carolina? Chance of winning North Carolina’s 15 electoral votes Hillary Clinton 50.9% Donald Trump 49.0% Latest polls We’ve collected 19 polls in North Carolina so far. The... Read More
Some beach businesses experiencing summer downturn
Beach business owners have the summer months to make the bulk of their annual revenue, although some coastal merchants in Wrightsville Beach say they are experiencing a downturn. While some blame... Read More
Hometown debates will inform voters
North Carolina is urbanizing — that much is certain. You can chart it in the economic data about population, income, and job creation. You can see it in the cranes that rise into the skylines of our... Read More
Down the wrong road
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, July 27, 2016. There’s a lesson in highway maintenance for North Carolinians nearby. If you’ve driven in South Carolina in the past few years, you’ve seen it... Read More
A public debate
Political campaigns are odd creatures: There’re born, grow like crazy, live in chaos, then die on a set date. Back in the late 1970’s, Republicans leaped a generation ahead of Democrats in the... Read More
