NC Spin Articles


Down the river we go

When Carter and I speak to groups, we often compare politicians to ants on a log floating down a river. The ant thinks: “I’ve got this log going good!” But the river is running things. So it is...    Read More

May 12, 2016





Go play a serious game

The presidential contest is now set. It’s Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump (vs. likely Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson vs. likely Green nominee Jill Stein, both of whom will attract voters...    Read More

by John Hood   |   May 12, 2016


UNC seeks legal counsel over HB2

by Elaina Athans and Angelica Alvarez, abc11.com, May 11, 2016. The UNC Board of Governors met behind closed doors Tuesday to discuss the lawsuit the U.S. Department of Justice filed against the...    Read More

May 12, 2016

U.S.A. vs McCrory

Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, May 10, 2016. Now our state is in a legal battle with the U.S. government. It is not going to end well. Gov. Pat McCrory responded to the U.S. Department of...    Read More

May 10, 2016

Journalism as street theatre

Don’t you hate it when you read a story in a newspaper or online, or watch a news report on TV, and the reporter seems to have completely missed the essential question? I know I do. It happens more...    Read More

May 10, 2016