NC school choice: Growth comes with challenges
Articles suggest the public trusts Republicans more than Democrats to address education issues, especially parental choice. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Cooper on the road to Washington
If Trump wasn't sucking all the oxygen out of the daily news cycle Roy Cooper's fundraising results would have stunned all who follow politics. Read More
What's the best Tax?
In North Carolina, there’s been a gradual reduction in the State income tax rate, thereby shifting more dependence for revenues to the State sales tax. Read More
A Blunder…
The ground is shifting beneath our feet. And it looks like, before long, we’ll have two more nations packing nuclear weapons. Read More
Abolish ICE?
People thought Democrats were too soft on illegal immigration. Now they think Trump is too harsh. Read More
Reforming SNAP is a fiscal necessity JOHN HOOD JANUARY 26, 2026
North Carolina may be forced to increase spending on SNAP by more than $500 million more in order to continue to participate in the program. Read More
Senator Tillis steps up again
Thom Tillis knows what's right...but has often done what's wrongQ Read More
So what is the big deal with Greenland anyway?
Greenland has a population not much larger than Chapel Hill spread across a vast and often cold and desolate landscape. Greenland may be one of those important hinge points in history people need to take seriously Read More
North Carolina’s economy has boomed. Why hasn’t its median income?
Warm weather and low taxes alone driving growth but those advantages alone are not going to deliver prosperity. Read More
Why NC has become America’s permanent battleground
North Carolina is not a battleground because of any single candidate or trend, but because its recent history has taught political actors that it is always close enough to matter. Read More
