Ask the right questions
Call me a starry-eyed optimist. I don’t assume that those who disagree with me about school reform are out to destroy the education system. I assume they share my goal of expanding educational... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Hillary Clinton's challenges
Is it too early to start putting the 2016 presidential election in historical perspective? Maybe. But it is never too early to ask presidential historian and UNC-Chapel Hill emeritus history... Read More
In or out of the incentives game
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, May 15, 2015. The Times-News has opposed taxpayer-funded incentives to private businesses for years. The truth is we detest the practice. But in the sometimes... Read More
Preserving the legacy of a remarkable school-building program
Around the turn of the 20th century, Julius Rosenwald was building Sears, Robuck and Co. into the mail-order behemoth that embedded itself in American culture as that century’s Amazon.com. In the... Read More
Let accountability decide video access
Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, May 15, 2015. "The public records and public information compiled by the agencies of North Carolina government or its subdivisions are the property of the people... Read More
It's the economy
Pat McCrory will likely run for re-election next year as governor of North Carolina against longtime Attorney General Roy Cooper. Both men are capable candidates who will run skillful, well-funded... Read More
How can state stop abuses found in DHHS audit
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, May 15, 2015. It's the gift that keeps on giving. Just as memory of the last round of problems with the state's Medicaid-payment system begins to fade, we find a... Read More
House budget plan modest, targeted
While many details of the state House's budget remain incomplete, the broad outlines of the nearly $22 billion proposal unveiled Thursday morning in committees show few major changes in the state's... Read More
Poll shows voters' views on Obama, McCrory, Burr
The most recent Civitas Poll of North Carolina voters found President Obama’s job approval ratings underwater, while Gov. Pat McCrory and U.S. Sen. Richard Burr had positive ratings. Asked if they... Read More
Democrats should take heed
British elections are entertaining. For Democrats this year, they’re also instructive. First the entertainment. On election night, all candidates for a Parliamentary seat stand on stage whilst the... Read More
