Spending like its 1969
Government is far, far bigger than it used to be. Liberals generally cheer this development. Conservatives regret it. To understand the disagreement about this change, one must first understand the... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Thom Tillis: Why I want your vote for Senate
by Thom Tillis, published in The Charlotte Observer, November 1, 2014. I was living in a trailer, working in a warehouse, and struggling to pay my bills. It was the late 1970s and millions of... Read More
Kay Hagan: Why I want your vote for Senate
by Kay Hagan, published in The Charlotte Observer, November 2, 2014. As North Carolina’s U.S. Senator, I put North Carolina first in every vote I take and every bill I introduce. I don’t care if... Read More
NC's two Jims
As the 2014 election cycle draws to a close, few states have drawn so much national attention as North Carolina, thanks to the tight Hagan-Tillis race, the dramatic turn in state government from blue... Read More
Dr. Wos' miracle Medicaid cure
Dr. Aldona Wos, secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services, no doubt saw some impressive recoveries when she was a practicing physician, but none can compare with the miracle cure... Read More
NC's sterile Senate race dispiriting, uninspiring
North Carolina’s Senate race has been dispiriting, its candidates uninspiring, the commercials mostly negative, and the campaign obscenely expensive. But at least it will be over Tuesday. Let us... Read More
More far-right nonsense from the Lt. Governor
Lt. Gov. Dan Forest is at it again, offering more bizarre and extreme positions on important issues facing North Carolina in yet an another appearance with a right-wing group, this time in an online... Read More
Tuesday elections test GOP's legislative strength
Republicans are expected to maintain their majorities in the N.C. House and N.C. Senate after Tuesday’s elections and drive the legislative agenda for at least two more years. That much is clear... Read More
Bonds on the ballot
North Carolina hasn’t seen a state-wide bond referendum since the early 2000s, but that doesn’t mean the local governments haven’t had a bond on the ballot. This year there are a number of... Read More
"Mainstream" means left wing, whether media or economists
McClatchy News ran this article yesterday that attempts to outline the different outlooks on the economy held by Kay Hagan and Thom Tillis. The article was supposed to be an unbiased summary... Read More
