NC Spin Articles

Time to pay N.C. teachers the market rate

Editorial by Charlotte Observer, December 14, 2015. Since we have small-government conservatives running Raleigh these days, you’d think all public-sector employees’ paychecks would be feeling the...    Read More

December 15, 2015

Six strikes for Brockman

In the following paragraphs, I’m going to give you many reasons why state Rep. Cecil Brockman of High Point should resign from the General Assembly, or at the very least be shown the door after the...    Read More

December 15, 2015

Obamacare success still elusive

Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, December 15, 2015. Time's up, Obamacare participants. If you're signing up or switching plans, today's the last day to enroll in next year's policies. Paying...    Read More

December 15, 2015



Trump support is about defeat

As I argue with Trump supporters — or at least watch as they stamp around like Rumpelstiltskins when the real identity of their hero is revealed — something about the Donald’s following is...    Read More

by John Hood   |   December 15, 2015



Burr: Banning Muslim immigration a huge mistake

North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr said on CBS’ “Face the Nation” program Sunday that a ban on Muslim immigration into the United States would be a “huge mistake” in the global fight against...    Read More

December 14, 2015


NCAE defies law; what's next?

Now that the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) has defied an audit mandated by state law, what happens next? We at the Civitas Institute and the Center for Law and Freedom (CLF) have...    Read More

December 14, 2015


Dix as a museum

Listen closely, and you could hear the clink of toasts and gasps of excitement. So the atmosphere felt when state government finally handed Dix Hill over to the City of Raleigh. Securing that property...    Read More

December 14, 2015