Newby disrobed
The judges best for our state hang their partisanship at the door when they enter the courtroom. Paul Newby doesn't. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Remembering Gene Boyce: A North Carolina legal giant who never gave up
Gene Boyce's fingerprints are one some of the monumental and important cases in our state history. He will be missed. Read More
The sleepwalking America
Serious events are happening all around us but we are sleepwalking through them. Read More
North Carolina still isn’t very urban
The vast majority of North Carolinians live in suburbs, exurbs, and towns. Most will never live in urban cores. They don’t want to. Read More
The workers are few
What our nation has done to our federal workers is truly a disgrace! Read More
Hardly anybody votes in off-year elections. Why does North Carolina still have them?
This article, first published in 2023 is still relevant and is both an interesting and challenging piece. Read More
Michael Whatley's pseudo-populist campaign
The clumsiness of Whatley’s early attacks suggest that his political instincts are far less impressive than they were thought to be. Read More
Top NC court delivers bad news to bureaucrats
Recent decisions affect state agencies abilities to interpret and enforce agency policies. Read More
Expression at UNC
A university can’t have one set of expression rules for some groups and a different set for others, the more favored ones. Read More
A train wreck
Things are spiraling out of control. What happens next? Read More
