Errors should not be crimes
North Carolina has a serious problem. Adopting a default mens reaprovision would go a long way to solving it. Don’t recognize the phrase mens rea? Hey, you’re hardly alone. I studied neither... Read More
NC Spin Articles
More than 10 percent vote early
Maybe it was the new, earlier primary date. Maybe all those Donald Trump rallies and presidential debates got voters fired up. Maybe Tar Heels were just looking for things to do between ACC tournament... Read More
The follies of the so-called education lottery
Here we go again. The folks running the state lottery want everybody to know that they can sell more tickets and rake in millions of more dollars from the poorest areas of the state if they can spend... Read More
Working class voters are up for grabs
My friend Mike Cooper told some truth this week. In an article for the U.S. News and World Report, Mike laid out what he calls Trump’s America. He argues that both parties have let down working... Read More
Margaret Spellings: Guaranteed admission "Right problem. Wrong solution"
After meeting with the new head of the UNC system, some Western Carolina University faculty members said they are encouraged by her willingness to listen and to involve them in solutions. Margaret... Read More
Primaries expose prediction limits
The topsy-turvy campaign of 2016 is going to do wonders for many journalists, political practitioners, and scholars. They will produce a steady stream of essays, studies, books, and business plans... Read More
The danger of 'Transactional' journalism
One of the first things I learned from journalism professors and city editors was never to bargain with a news source about how a story would be written. The reporter’s job was to listen, transcribe... Read More
You decide: Why are people angry?
Political pundits following the presidential campaigns of the candidates have agreed on one conclusion – many people appear to be angry. Experts offer this as the reason voters are backing non... Read More
Veteran NC teacher explains why integrated schools are essential
Experiences in Charlotte and Raleigh confirm that merely spending more on poor students isn’t enough Since the 1999 court case that required Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) to end busing... Read More
Connect NC: Investing in NC Agriculture
Op-ed by Larry Wooten, NC Farm Bureau and Dean Rich Linton, NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, March 11, 2016 Just as agriculture and food production require fertile soil, a bright... Read More
