Spending has diminishing returns
One of my favorite modern historians, the late Rufus Fears at the University of Oklahoma, was fond of saying that “ideas make history.” University of Chicago professor and North Carolina native... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Thoms not their cup of tea
Thom Tillis is getting the worst of both worlds. The Tea Party doesn’t think he’s one of them, and voters think he’s too close to the Tea Party. The right-leaning Washington Times quoted... Read More
Count the votes
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, October 7, 2014. North Carolina voters are apt to be confused by changes they’ll see at the polls starting later this month. But don’t blame U.S. Court of... Read More
The rich give less as those with less give more
Editorial by News and Observer, October 6, 2014. Here’s news to warm Scrooge’s heart. Americans who have the most are giving more – to themselves. Even as the income inequality gap yawns wider... Read More
No change to NC marriage law for 10 days
When the U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday not to take up appeals from five states seeking to prohibit same-sex marriage, it effectively changed marriage laws in 11 states, including the District of... Read More
Ellmers, Aiken trade barbs in lone debate
Republican 2nd District Congresswoman Renee Ellmers and her Democratic challenger, singer Clay Aiken, clashed Monday during an hour-long debate in Pinehurst, each accusing the other of being too... Read More
You might be a North Carolina voter if.....
You're confused about when and how you can register to vote and cast a ballot in the midterm elections. The General Assembly's 2013 changes to elections laws, combined with ongoing court battles over... Read More
Cash woes plague NC courts, not only problem
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, October 6, 2014. State Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin made a pitch last week for more funding for North Carolina's judicial system. The already-strapped... Read More
Good news on taxes
Except when complaining that North Carolina isn’t giving enough targeted tax incentives to Hollywood studios, solar-panel manufacturers, and commercial real-estate developers, liberals contend that... Read More
Little appeal for altering Nov. 4 election
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, October 4, 2014. It makes sense to allow this election to proceed according to the former rules until a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s new voting... Read More
