Milennial voters challenge
The mood of Millennial voters ahead of the 2016 elections is a “sense of helplessness.” Voters ages 18 to 34 see a nation very much divided along partisan, racial and socioeconomic lines. “There... Read More
NC Spin Articles
HIgher ed costs get serious attention
Sadly, much of this presidential campaign has been a media circus, with most attention focused on the antics of Donald Trump and the emails of Hillary Clinton. This has been illuminating because it... Read More
Sanctuary city ban prompts protests at governor's mansion
by Julia Sims and David Crabtree, WRAL, October 29, 2015. More than 100 people rallied Thursday afternoon outside the Governor's Mansion, including some who blocked the street in front of the building... Read More
McCrory signs bill outlawing sanctuary cities in NC
Gov. Pat McCrory on Wednesday signed into law a measure that prohibits any North Carolina county or municipality from restricting local law enforcement's ability to cooperate with federal immigration... Read More
Shorter sessions don't mean better government
A TAPster beat me to the punch in dismissing Rep. Gary Pendleton’s headline-grabbing but misguided idea of limiting the length of legislative sessions: Rep. Pendleton bravely talks about how other... Read More
Medicaid expansion proponents 'die' outside Capitol
Demonstrators say the refusal by state lawmakers to expand Medicaid is killing thousands of North Carolinians. To illustrate their point, dozens of protesters carrying cutouts of tombstones held a... Read More
Fair and effective?
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, October 27, 2015. Gunfire erupted outside a party on Boyd Street early Saturday, with several people firing weapons, police say. One person was killed; an officer... Read More
The Conservative Heart
In his book The Conservative Heart, Arthur Brooks writes that for too long conservatives have argued moral issues in monetary terms. In their quest to preserve the American dream of the possibility... Read More
Don't limit democracy by limiting legislative sessions
It is not a surprise that proposals to limit the length of legislative sessions are making the rounds in Raleigh these days. A lot of people are still reeling from the contentious and grueling eight... Read More
Partisan labels don't make sense for some elected posts
I thought about filing to run for a seat on the school board. Can’t do it, Guilford County Board of Elections Director Charlie Collicutt told me Monday. “You will not be able to file as a partisan... Read More
