Happy birthday, America
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, July 3, 2015. Here are the first few and the last paragraphs of the Declaration adopted 239 years ago today. In Congress, July 4, 1776, The unanimous Declaration of... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Wanted, a good budget deal in Raleigh
The state of North Carolina has begun its 2015-16 fiscal year with a continuing resolution instead of a budget. While it would have been better if lawmakers and Gov. Pat McCrory had inked a formal... Read More
"Just who do we think we are?"
That’s the anguished question Chief Justice John Roberts asked in his dissent to the Supreme Court’s decision on same-sex marriage. He wrote: “…the Court invalidates the marriage laws of... Read More
No excuses left not to expand Medicaid
In case Gov. Pat McCrory and legislative leaders haven’t heard, the Affordable Care Act is here to stay. The Supreme Court made sure of that last week by rejecting an absurd claim that Congress didn... Read More
Adams, Jefferson and the Fourth of July
One of the great stories in our country’s history is the relationship between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. They were two of the American Revolution’s intellectuals and political theorists... Read More
Tillis steps up again
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, July 3, 2014. Thom Tillis distinguished himself as speaker of the N.C. House of Representatives by advancing legislation to compensate victims of the state’s... Read More
Why democracy needs higher education
The defunding of public higher education currently underway across the country is troubling for many reasons. It is more than just bad policy: gutting public higher education weakens the democratic... Read More
Civitas survey: Voters support traditional marriage
In the wake of a recent U.S. Supreme Court’s decision, a recent Civitas Poll of North Carolina voters shows that two-thirds of them still support the traditional view of marriage. Sixty-four percent... Read More
Old fashioned
Four separate reports – two done for the State Medicaid Department, one done for federal Medicare, and one by the non-profit Community Care of North Carolina filed with State Medicaid – all said... Read More
McCrory and the evolving media
In some ways, I see both sides of the latest dispute between Gov. Pat McCrory's office and the "media," which is changing rapidly with fewer traditional news reporters and more interest groups hiring... Read More
