Editorial by News and Observer, January 25, 2015. t’s not a formula for elections that feature full-throated discussions of issues important to average Americans and North Carolinians. As David... Read More
Paula Trantham figures her phone at Millbrook Elementary Magnet School in north Raleigh will be ringing more than usual on Feb. 5, the date when parents and the public first get a look at new A... Read More
Freedom of speech is one of the core values of a free society. It ought to be appreciated and protected by Americans across the political spectrum. Unfortunately, it is not. And while no party or... Read More
He's got great job security,” someone asserted a few years ago when Tom Ross's job seemed to be at risk after the party affiliation of UNC’s board of governors changed. He explained, “Look, if... Read More
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, January 24, 2015. East Carolina University administrators spent much of last year lobbying the State Legislature to reverse funding changes that have left the... Read More
According to the conservative Civitas Institute, they're part of the "vast, shadowy network" that makes up "the radical liberal left in North Carolina." They’re named in the institute’s latest... Read More
Wanda Perdue, a 58-year old laid-off furniture worker in Stanleytown, Va., doesn’t have outsized expectations. Her longest trip from home was to Myrtle Beach, S.C., made three years ago. She is... Read More
A ruinous national experiment enters its sixth year today Despite its countless attributes and accomplishments, the United States has experienced more than its share of disastrous laws, political eras... Read More
Most of us older white conservatives just naturally see a Democratic Senator from Massachusetts who taught at Harvard and figure – barring a miracle – she’s got to be a liberal so it came as a... Read More
Tillis flip-flops on climate change North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis seems to have changed his mind about climate change, or at least whether or not it is real. Tillis was one of 98 senators who... Read More
