NC Spin Articles

Medicaid expansion still a bad deal

John Daniel Davidson explains for National Review Online readers why Medicaid expansion remains a bad idea for the states who have not yet taken the Obama administration’s bait. The offer, which...    Read More

January 22, 2016


Civitas polls shows GOP primary a toss-up

A new Civitas poll shows the upcoming GOP primary is a virtual toss-up in North Carolina. The poll asked likely Republican primary election voters who their current choice is among the Republican...    Read More

January 22, 2016



A nasty guy

He’s a nasty guy. A very nasty guy.” Donald Trump was talking about Ted Cruz and with the same uncanny instinct that unmanned Jeb Bush with two words (“low-energy”) he’d put his finger on...    Read More

January 21, 2016

Divided we stand

It’s not just that our nation is divided. Both parties are divided. The Democrats’ division is generational. The Republicans’ division is personal. One party’s insurgency comes from the left...    Read More

January 21, 2016




Sales taxes, fees not the best route

Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, January 21, 2016. What's the latest big idea out of Raleigh? Applying the sales tax to museum gift shops. That proposal, included in a proposed tax bill that was...    Read More

January 21, 2016


Court blocks Nevada Education Savings Accounts

Supporters of Nevada’s groundbreaking Education Savings Account (ESA) program were disappointed earlier this week when a state judge granted an injunction stopping the program, saying it takes...    Read More

January 21, 2016