The "Greatest Generation"
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, June 5, 2015. Fifteen years ago this Saturday, the National WWII Museum was established in New Orleans to commemorate the contributions made by the United... Read More
NC Spin Articles
UNC Chapel Hill should sanction self hard to finally leave scandal behind
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, June 6, 2015. If UNC Chapel Hill officials really are serious about putting academics above athletics, they will finally start to shut their athletic/academic... Read More
SB2 veto tramples rights of conscience
We are at the water’s edge of the argument that mainstream Christian teaching is hate speech, because today we’ve reached the point in our society where, if you do not support same-sex marriage... Read More
NC GOP picks first Black leader
The N.C. Republican Party has elected Hasan Harnett as its new chairman Saturday, naming a successor to Claude Pope. Harnett, a businessman and author from Concord, served as campaign manager for GOP... Read More
McCrory rallies GOP faithful despite quarrels with lawmakers
Gov. Pat McCrory knows he's not everyone's cup of tea, even within his own party. "Even as Republicans in this room, we don't always agree on everything," McCrory said as the North Carolina GOP held... Read More
UNC's lack of control
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, June 6, 2015. The NCAA summed up the academic-athletics scandal at the University of North Carolina in its key allegation: lack of institutional control. Leaders... Read More
Did McCrory flip flop on abortion promise
Critics are assailing Gov. Pat McCrory's decision to sign an abortion bill passed Wednesday by lawmakers, saying he is reneging on a promise he made as a candidate not to approve any more restrictions... Read More
McCrory's plan to fix infrastructure, schools worth backing
Editorial by Asheville Citizen-Times, May 29, 2015. In an ideal world, there would be no need for Gov. Pat McCrory’s proposal to put before voters two bond measures totaling $3 billion to fix the... Read More
Dangerous places to stand
There are patches of ground that are innately dangerous: Edges of cliffs. Rivers of ice. Railroad tracks. No man’s land. After the State House passed its budget at 1am in the morning, eight hours... Read More
Grades for a roller-coaster week in Raleigh
Well, that was quite an up and down week in the North Carolina public policy arena. One minute, caring and thinking people were feeling encouraged and hopeful that common sense and relative moderation... Read More
