NC Spin Articles

State falls short in addressing coal ash fears

Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, July 13, 2015. They live in places around North Carolina such as Salisbury, Moncure, Eden, Belews Creek and Wilmington. They live in Lumberton, site of a shuttered...    Read More

July 13, 2015

A foundation for growth

Would North Carolinians ever vote to elect Donald Trump or somebody like him? We did once. When we did, we proved that North Carolinians, like voters across America, can be attracted to tough-talking...    Read More

by John Hood   |   July 13, 2015

Buncombe Bob or Bunkum Trump?

Would North Carolinians ever vote to elect Donald Trump or somebody like him? We did once. When we did, we proved that North Carolinians, like voters across America, can be attracted to tough-talking...    Read More

by D. G. Martin   |   July 13, 2015


State budget needs a swift resolution

Editorial by Burlington Times-News, July 11, 2015. State lawmakers head back to Raleigh Monday night after taking a post-July 4 vacation. They probably need the rest. There’s a lot of work left to...    Read More

July 12, 2015

Legislators face long, arduous summer

Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, July 11, 2015. State lawmakers will return Monday to Raleigh from a weeklong holiday break to find a lot of unfinished business waiting for them. The first order of...    Read More

July 12, 2015

Amending Constitutions

As someone who views constitutional government as a basic institution of freedom, and constitutions as wielding near-divine authority, I retain what to some might be a surprising or even cavalier...    Read More

by John Hood   |   July 12, 2015


Silenced NC voters

This week, a federal judge in Winston-Salem will begin considering whether the following voters should have their voices heard in elections: Mary, a 50-year-old, African-American Democrat, moved from...    Read More

July 12, 2015

Biotech's a smart bet

Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, July 11, 2015. Spider-Man lives. One of the more intriguing offspring of North Carolina’s biotech industry is a bulletproof vest woven from spider’s silk that...    Read More

July 11, 2015

Trump up

How is this possible? How can this poll be right? How can Donald Trump be leading the Republican presidential race in North Carolina with 16 percent of the vote? Why isn’t his lead much bigger...    Read More

July 11, 2015