Supporting Duke, not legislators
48% of North Carolinians say they're rooting for Duke to win the national championship tonight, compared to 30% who say they aren't pulling for them to win. What might be most interesting is that for... Read More
NC Spin Articles
The graying of North Carolina
Call it the "graying of North Carolina." The state is getting older, a phenomenon that will bring with it many issues and problems for government to address in the coming years and decades. Some... Read More
Mind your own business
Recent events lead me to restate an argument I made several years ago in response to a belligerent correspondent: mind your own business. No, I wasn’t giving him the brush-off. "Mind your own... Read More
Moving our courts forward
One of the founding principles of our state and country is fair and equal access to the courts without delay. This is becoming harder and harder in North Carolina. While our population has grown... Read More
The growing momentum for tuition equity
Why forces opposed to helping immigrant kids find themselves increasingly isolated The recent and encouraging national progress in resisting efforts to discriminate against LGBT Americans feels very... Read More
A teacher's confession: Why I quit
Recently, I had to make a tough but necessary decision. As I entered my 23rd year of teaching in North Carolina in traditional public schools as well as a charter school I realized that teaching was... Read More
DHHS must correct problems now
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, April 6, 2015. A certain synchronicity seems to be at work with the release of the latest state audit of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services during... Read More
How unwanted legislation can become law
In the General Assembly, proposals become laws only if endorsed by a majority of House and Senate members, right? In a perfect world, that would be true. The world isn't perfect, and it's possible... Read More
A capital idea for growth
If you want to understand the debate about how best to promote growth within a capitalist society, start with the root word: capital. Although economists continue to differ widely and strenuously... Read More
