Double down on conservative victories
Given Donald Trump’s manifest weaknesses, Hillary Clinton is likely to be the next president of the United States. I don’t say that with anything other than disappointment, apprehension, and... Read More
NC Spin Articles
State leaders stand against feds on HB2
State leaders stood in defense of the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act after the U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter to the state saying that HB2 violates the U.S. Civil Rights Act and... Read More
Friday follies
Unhinged McCrory, more bad news from business leaders, and the feds weigh in The sweeping anti-LGBT law HB2 dominated the news in Raleigh for another week, as backroom discussions about changing the... Read More
Former Governor Jim Martin: What it will take for Trump to get my vote
by Jim Martin, former Governor of NC, published in Charlotte Observer, May 6, 2016. Having devoted the greater part of my life to building a competitive two-party system in the Carolinas and the South... Read More
Time to cut losses and repeal HB2
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, May 6, 2016. The notice Wednesday from the U.S. Justice Department that House Bill 2 violates civil-rights laws, putting North Carolina at risk of being sued and... Read More
Divided court means no retention elections in NC for now
The June 7 primary for a state Supreme Court seat will go on as planned after a divided court said Friday that a recent ruling disallowing a simple up-or-down vote on a sitting justice would stand... Read More
A Millennial speaks: A different presidential race
Inspired by a fun prompt I found on the interweb…thanks tumblr She couldn’t remember a single thing about any of the presidential candidates. There was the one with the big nose, the one... Read More
Senator Burr's absurd blockage of a judge in his home state
An African-American has never served as a federal judge in the Eastern District of North Carolina and Senator Richard Burr apparently intends to keep it that way, judging by his knee-jerk opposition... Read More
Eastern NC deserves a federal judge
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, May 5, 2016. For more than a decade, the U.S. District Court in Eastern North Carolina has faced a conspicuous absence – and not for a lack of nominees. The nation... Read More
What Trump's win means for North Carolina
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, May 4, 2016. Now that the general election matchup is essentially determined, North Carolina emerges as one of the very small handful of states that will determine who... Read More
