Activists oppose free speech
However complicated you want to try to make it, the concept of free speech does not contain the right to shut other people up. Unfortunately, there is an entire movement of political activists right... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Early childhood education is worth the cost
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, December 10, 2015. Stable home environments where parents are educated and engaged with their pre-school children tend to produce kids who enter kindergarten ready... Read More
Average teacher pay statistics misleading
In March, the National Education Association (NEA) released their latest Rankings and Estimates report. Last school year, North Carolina's average teacher salary ranked 42nd in the nation and... Read More
UNC System at risk
The tumultuous political changes that have swept over North Carolina this decade have not spared the state’s public universities. The 17-campus UNC system stands out nationally, especially in the... Read More
Gone a little haywire
Terrorism may just turn out to be the death-knell of political correctness. The day after the California attacks the Attorney General announced “her greatest” fear isn’t more attacks – it’s... Read More
Assessing Brawley
For Governor McCrory yesterday, it was a mixed bag. On one hand he got a poll from Public Policy Polling showing him with a 2-point lead over Roy Cooper. That’s not much, but it’s better to be... Read More
What the Republican Party has done to itself
America got the Republican Party it once had this week. At least for a little while. On Tuesday, after presidential candidate Donald Trump called for a “total and complete” ban on Muslims entering... Read More
Honda jets might haul NC economy into the 21st Century
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, December 11, 2015. The news from Greensboro is good for the Triad's economy and may prove a boon for the entire state. After 30 years of development, Honda has the... Read More
The NCAE and Cooper: Back to the not-so-great future
The North Carolina Association of Educators got their man. Yesterday the state’s largest teacher’s association – or union since members of NCAE are automatically members of the National... Read More
Fight over Flounder far from over
In early December, the meeting hall of the Carolina Beach American Legion was crowded with sport fishermen from throughout Southeastern North Carolina. Members of the N.C. Recreational Fishing... Read More
