Last Friday was supposed to be a moment for Governor Pat McCrory to shine, to stand in front of the UNC Board of Governors and unveil another part of his strategy to create jobs, to keep what he calls... Read More
by Thomas Mills, Politics North Carolina, January 22, 2015. In 1990, when Art Pope set up the John Locke Foundation, North Carolina’s second Republican governor since Reconstruction was in the... Read More
In North Carolina, left-wing nonprofit advocacy groups for decades have wielded an alarming amount of power in the media, state politics, and government. They work together, both in loose coalitions... Read More
Millennials, those born between 1980 and 2000, have been described as entitled and narcissistic. It seems we, Generation X parents, have failed miserably in raising mature, conscientious adults with... Read More
A class-action lawsuit filed Thursday by former student-athletes at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks reforms to ensure other student-athletes get a proper education. The 100-page... Read More
N.C. Appeals Court judges had an array of questions on Thursday for attorneys fighting for and against North Carolina’s teacher-tenure system. But after an hourlong hearing, with many skeptical... Read More
Awhile back Ted Cruz got some unusual praise from two odd places. “I think he’s the most talented and fearless Republican politician I’ve seen in the last 30 years,” James Carville said in... Read More
President Obama's speech last night showed he has a knack for coming back after a setback - and a knack for the comeback quip. Three things about the night: (1) How Obama framed the debate (2) the... Read More
It has been four days since the UNC Board of Governors dealt the university system a stunning blow by abruptly firing UNC President Tom Ross Friday morning and there’s still been no reason given for... Read More
Loopholes in a law passed last year are still preventing victims of North Carolina’s forced sterilization program from receiving the compensation that they deserve. My colleague, Jon Sanders... Read More
