Editor's note: Steven Long no longer serves on the Civitas Institute Board. With threats of possible cuts looming, several academic centers faced scrutiny Thursday from a group of the UNC Board of... Read More
It has been 14 years since North Carolina’s age of political giants – when Republican Sen. Jesse Helms and Democratic Gov. Jim Hunt dominated the landscape. In this century, neither party has been... Read More
The 2014 US election wave which saw significant GOP election gains caught most off guard, including the victorious Republicans, many of whom aren’t “attuned to the Heartbeats of America.” It... Read More
Editor's note: This is the first in an occasional series of commentaries exploring what it means to be an Elder in our era and in our community. A new idea is rising to expression in our community... Read More
by Gary Pearce, Talking About Politics, December 12, 2014. The months right after an election are, as James Carville once said, “when you stop screwing your enemies and start screwing your friends... Read More
Did you know that hundreds of silent films were shot against the backdrop of the North Carolina mountains in the early 20th century? Or that most cities and towns once had African-American movie... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, December 13, 2014. Workers walking to demand a $15 an hour minimum wage in Greensboro last week will have a long march. A few big cities are setting their wage... Read More
Gov. Pat McCrory wasn't happy with how the CBS newsmagazine "60 Minutes" portrayed North Carolina's coal ash controversy on Dec. 7. In an interview Friday on Asheville's WWNC-AM, McCrory slammed the... Read More
A scathing resignation letter from an N.C. Democratic Party leader sheds light on a bitter divide in the organization as it prepares to replace Chairman Randy Voller, who is stepping down. Grace... Read More
From Andy Wells, representative of N.C. House, District 96, and N.C. Senator-Elect, District 42: After 30 years in business, I’ve figured out that regardless of the ideas of well-meaning but over... Read More
