Volvo's wakeup call
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, May 2, 2015. When Gov. Pat McCrory came to Greenville in October to announce the expansion of an existing pharmaceutical manufacturing plant — to generate... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Lawmakers should have said 'no' more often
Editorial by Greensboro Daily News, May 3, 2015. Several hours into its marathon floor session Wednesday and early Thursday, state representatives debated a bill that would overhaul how teachers are... Read More
At midterm, NC Gov. Pat McCrory finessing re-election agenda
Last September, Gov. Pat McCrory started talking about his grand vision to remake drab downtown Raleigh government buildings into vibrant swaths of apartments, stores and offices, calling it Project... Read More
Elon Poll: NC frowns on 'religious freedom,' favor Clinton over Bush
Executive summary of Elon University Poll, published April 29, 2015. Nearly two-thirds of North Carolina registered voters don’t think businesses should be able to refuse services to people who are... Read More
Link between charter schools and segregation is faulty
Charter schools increase segregation – that’s the flawed conclusion of a recent National Bureau of Economic Research report by three Duke University Professors: Helen Ladd, Charles Clotfelter... Read More
The Follies (of McCrory's crossover week)
McCrory takes unannounced trip to California before crossover deadline Last weekend as the crossover deadline in the General Assembly was approaching with scores of controversial bills up for grabs... Read More
Like 'em or not, incentives are here to stay
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, April 30, 2015. As a reader writes elsewhere on this page today, industries spend a great deal of time assessing the quality of an area’s business climate, labor... Read More
Scandal reveals two cultures at Chapel Hill
Among the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill there are two quite different views of the university’s recent athletic/academic scandal. One powerful element of the faculty... Read More
Training the next batch of low-information voters
Results from the 2014 U.S. History, Geography, and Civics at Grade 8 tests were released this week. These results suggest that only about one-quarter of our eighth-grade students possess some degree... Read More
Time to kill the death penalty
Editorial by Durham Herald-Sun, April 30, 2015. You may remember the case of Henry Lee McCollum. McCollum was on North Carolina’s death row for 30 years. All the while, the state of North Carolina... Read More
