NC's future depends on inclusion - not retreat
Representative Quick's endorsement for DEI is worth a read. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Reflections and predictions
Let's hope 2026 is a better year. Read More
2025: The year nothing happened
If North Carolina legislators don’t recognize the need to invest in the state’s schools, its teachers and – most of all – its 1.5 million public-school students who are our future workforce, this state won’t remain No. 1 for business. Read More
Looking back while looking toward new year’s political battles
Ballot choices involve more than supporting or opposing the red and blue teams. Read More
A hope for 2026
Here's hoping 2026 brings a restoration of hope, civility and compassion. Read More
When think tanks lose their way
It has also increasingly subordinated its proper role, as a principled purveyor of ideas, to the baldly partisan project of adulating President Trump and making JD Vance his political successor. Read More
Can we repeat the success of the 1990s?
We actually had an economy close to being perfect in the 1990s. Read More
Budget, vetoes on docket at NCGA
Governor Stein vetoed 15 bills. So far 8 vetoes have been overridden. Read More
Two races and one issue appear likely to dominate election coverage
The deadline for filing to run for office has passed. Two elections have garnered the most press coverage and will likely continue to do so. Read More
One tax reform NC should finish in 2026
North Carolina has risen to 13th in State Tax Competitive rankings. It will rise even higher if lawmakers eliminate the franchise tax. Read More
