Jobs worth a fight
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, Deember 17, 2015. MillerCoors workers, their union, people in Rockingham County and their elected representatives are right to fight against the company’s... Read More
NC Spin Articles
As Rome is burning
Sunday morning I stayed in bed, read the newspapers and watched the morning political shows and when I was done I’d learned two facts: No one in the Democratic political elite, the Republican elite... Read More
Where the hell did all the voters go?
Back in December 2012, North Carolina had about 6,624,000 registered voters. Back then the state had about 9,750,000 or so. Today, it has over 10 million people but there are only... Read More
Seeking middle ground
Rarely do we hear a politician talk so candidly and publicly about the shortcomings of his political party. State Rep. Ken Goodman, a Democrat from Rockingham, did that recently at a luncheon with... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, December 17, 2015. U.S. Sen. Richard Burr of Winston-Salem was right to reject Donald Trump’s call for a conditional ban on Muslims entering the U.S. Such a ban... Read More
US Senate hears beer merger objections, Eden brewery set to close
A U.S. Senate hearing Tuesday challenged the proposed $107 billion merger of Anheuser-Busch InBev and SAB Miller, which would combine the largest beer makers in the world into one company. Concerns... Read More
Open season on individual rights
The party of less government rolled into Raleigh after the 2010 elections champing at the bit, eager to fulfill an agenda long delayed. “Regulations kill jobs” became the rallying cry, but as it... Read More
Death penalty increasingly part of NC's history, not its future
This year, for the second time since 2012, not a single person was sentenced to death in North Carolina. Our state is clearly realizing that, while no punishment can heal the terrible grief of violent... Read More
NC Job growth beating national average since 2013 tax reform
Progressive critics of North Carolina’s historic 2013 tax reforms are quick to seize on topline unemployment rate figures in an attempt to discredit the rate cuts. But a closer look shows that in... Read More
Where are the ads?
By this time in 2013, North Carolina was in full-tilt campaign mode. Third-party groups were running ads for and against both Kay Hagan and Thom Tillis. We knew we were in for a long ride. This year... Read More
