Foolish culture wars
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, February 27, 2016. Which bathrooms do transgendered people use in the Legislative Building in Raleigh? Lawmakers in an uproar over Charlotte’s new anti... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Rubio, Cruz gang up on Trump in debate ploy
U.S. Republican rivals Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz ganged up on front-runner Donald Trump at a raucous debate on Thursday in a last-ditch bid to keep the billionaire from winning victories next week that... Read More
The disturbing demagoguery on LGBT rights
This is what politics in North Carolina has come to 16 years into the 21st century. The state’s largest city follows the lead of hundreds of other local governments across the country and adopts a... Read More
Democrat Senate rivals differ on immigration, little else
The four North Carolina Democrats running for U.S. Senate differed on immigration policy but generally agreed on other issues and largely avoided pointing at each other in their only scheduled... Read More
Hillary IS the firewall
The Washington Post says today, “Donald Trump is well on his way to the 1,237 delegates he needs to be the GOP nominee.” The Super PACs are afraid to take him on. Most of his opponents have fled... Read More
An afterthought?
An afterthought. That’s what the presidential primaries in North Carolina look like right now. Sure, things could change. Perhaps Marco Rubio gets some momentum going into Super Tuesday and wins a... Read More
2nd District: "It ain't over till it's over"
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, February 25, 2016. This year in politics is already something of a spectacle, and not in a good way. We expect we'll regularly encounter situations that call for... Read More
Bears and bathrooms
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, February 25, 2016. Charlotte’s City Council adopted a progressive social policy this week despite the governor’s warning that state power will come down hard... Read More
Crime, dropout rates increase in NC Schools
Crime and dropout rates in North Carolina public schools increased last year, according to a new report released Wednesday. The state's overall crime rate in schools increased 1.5 percent from... Read More
Does Charlotte 'bathroom bill' clash with state law?
The Charlotte City Council passed an addition to its non-discrimination ordinance Monday night adding marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, and gender identity and gender expression to... Read More
