Liberals should rediscover federalism
For the second time in recent experience, and the fifth time in American history, a presidential candidate has been elected despite having failed to win a plurality of the nationwide vote. Also for... Read More
NC Spin Articles
State Board calls for Durham election recount
The State Board of Elections on Wednesday called for a recount of more than 90,000 votes that Durham County reported late on Election Night because of technical difficulties. The 3-2 vote along party... Read More
Trump turned the light on a government that had darkened our lives
The outcome of the presidential election puzzled many people. How could such a brash, offensive personality — who didn’t understand the nuances of conservatism, who spoke in politically incorrect... Read More
America segregating itself through boycotts
by Paul O'Connor, Capitol Press Association, published in Salisbury Post, November 23, 2016. In the days before national chains, my Uncle Ted would only stop at auto-club approved motels during our... Read More
Board of Election has confidence in recount; McCrory requests recount
Cooper finished election night about 5,000 votes ahead, but McCrory refused to concede, insisting that all provisional and absentee ballots would need to be counted. As those ballots have been counted... Read More
Connecting the dots - broken journalism
After a year of waking up every morning to listen to name-calling and howling on TV I figured, Enough politics – after the election what everyone needed was a break to calm down. About a week... Read More
Depressed - and deploring Trump
Happy Thanksgiving? Bah, humbug, say a lot of Democrats. Two weeks after a loss they didn’t see coming, they’re still sorting through four of the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining... Read More
Remember small business Saturday
The National Federation of Independent Business is America's leading small business advocate. We are proud to represent 350,000 small, independent business owners nationwide, including over 7,000 in... Read More
Better and less costly
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, November 25, 2016. If President Donald Trump and a Republican Congress can repeal Obamacare and replace it immediately with better medical coverage for less cost... Read More
More conservative gains are coming
Regardless of the ultimate outcome of the governor’s race, North Carolina will continue its role as one of the nation’s leading practitioners of conservative reform and innovation. I’m not... Read More
