Clinton feels the Bern
Hillary Clinton may have a nearly 20-point lead in the latest PPP North Carolina poll, but she and Bernie Sanders are both fighting hard here – and coming here on the last day. Why? Because our... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Why Connect NC Bond won't require a tax hike
Some citizens have raised a very good question regarding the Connect NC bond: How can the state afford to pay for a $2 billion bond without a tax increase? Aggressive debt retirement, strong revenues... Read More
Today's election may redefine parties and politics
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, March 15, 2016. There's something different about this one. It's an election, but it's more than that. Today's primary is also about defining - and perhaps... Read More
Union County saves big with Direct Primary Care
I’ve written before how direct primary care networks help private, self-insured employers like Amazon and Expedia save big on health care claims. Incorporating an additional benefit option for... Read More
Errors should not be crimes
North Carolina has a serious problem. Adopting a default mens reaprovision would go a long way to solving it. Don’t recognize the phrase mens rea? Hey, you’re hardly alone. I studied neither... Read More
More than 10 percent vote early
Maybe it was the new, earlier primary date. Maybe all those Donald Trump rallies and presidential debates got voters fired up. Maybe Tar Heels were just looking for things to do between ACC tournament... Read More
The follies of the so-called education lottery
Here we go again. The folks running the state lottery want everybody to know that they can sell more tickets and rake in millions of more dollars from the poorest areas of the state if they can spend... Read More
Working class voters are up for grabs
My friend Mike Cooper told some truth this week. In an article for the U.S. News and World Report, Mike laid out what he calls Trump’s America. He argues that both parties have let down working... Read More
Margaret Spellings: Guaranteed admission "Right problem. Wrong solution"
After meeting with the new head of the UNC system, some Western Carolina University faculty members said they are encouraged by her willingness to listen and to involve them in solutions. Margaret... Read More
Primaries expose prediction limits
The topsy-turvy campaign of 2016 is going to do wonders for many journalists, political practitioners, and scholars. They will produce a steady stream of essays, studies, books, and business plans... Read More
