The lurking danger of NC budgeting as ‘performance’
As legislators become increasingly comfortable with reaching no deal, it’s not much of a leap to predict that competing House and Senate budget plans will become less and less serious. Read More
NC Spin Articles
The September Carolina Forward Poll
A plurality of independent voters believe both parties have become more extreme and the sides are far apart when it comes to identifying root causes of problems. Read More
The past isn't dead
When you close your eyes to the past you pay a price. Read More
Resilience in NC public education and the case for a Jim Hunt renewal
We need to rekindle Hunt’s evangelical fervor for educational renewal. As it happens, we have another Hunt in office. Read More
To combat radicalism, teach the Founding
Our system of government is designed not to produce consensus but to manage disagreement, to channel it to productive rather than destructive ends. Read More
To seem rather than to be on crime
When it comes to crime, it’s clearly the top priority of conservative political leaders to do the precise opposite of the state motto. Read More
Tyranny of the present
There is almost no way to match up life in 2025 in America with life in the U.S. from 1928 to 1945. Read More
Medicaid tales
Republicans are just shifting where money goes and refusing to ask the richest people in the world to help the poorest people in the country. Read More
Strong downtowns are the cornerstone of NC’s future
A downtown isn’t just a business district. It’s where people from every walk of life cross paths. It’s where a city shows its character and tells its story. Read More
Swords and plowshares
Swords into plowshares, like the lion laying down with the lamb, are ancient imagery. Until we find our way back to civil discourse, active listening, and smart gun control, we will continue along a path of violence and death. Read More
