Please understand that I am a simple man
Fox News and TV mega-host Bill O’Reilly likes to remind his guests that he is “a simple man.” The phrase brings an overly complicated discussion about some obscure matter back to the reality of... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Impartial redistricting
A federal court last week invalidated two congressional districts in North Carolina due to racial gerrymandering. The decision, which is currently on appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, is the latest... Read More
Hint for Hillary
Probably sixty-dozen Friends of Bill and Hillary already have weighed in with confusing and conflicting advice about what to do now. So I offer a suggestion with full confidence it will have no impact... Read More
Revolution or incrementalism?
This presidential primary season is one of the most interesting in my lifetime. On the Republican side we’ve got a showman leading a pack of mostly qualified, if underwhelming, contenders. On the... Read More
State regulators to examine Blue Cross operations
by Renee Chou and Laura Leslie, WRAL, February 11, 2016. North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin said Thursday that his agency is launching an examination of Blue Cross Blue Shield of... Read More
N.C. Supreme Court ends redistricting lawsuit
While North Carolina waits on the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on congressional redistricting, the N.C. Supreme Court has closed its books (for now) on legislative and congressional redistricting... Read More
Trump is a symptom in North Carolina not just a candidate
Listen to many of the conservative pundits around the country and in North Carolina these days and you’d think Donald Trump appeared out of nowhere to storm to the front of the Republican... Read More
Once promising year-round schools fade away
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, February 11, 2016 When the new calendar was introduced here, there was a lot of enthusiasm for year-round schools. Teachers, students and parents all liked the idea... Read More
NC cuts save taxpayers millions
Here’s a statement that North Carolinians of all political stripes can agree is a fact: Gov. Pat McCrory and the state legislature have enacted the largest tax cut in the history of North Carolina... Read More
NC should take steps to encourage direct primary care
North Carolina policymakers should take steps to make the state even friendlier to direct primary care. It’s an “innovative” business model that already generates benefits for patients, doctors... Read More
