McCrory's mishandling of his Duke stock
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, August 16, 2014. We’re not sure which is most upsetting: • That Gov. Pat McCrory owned a substantial amount of Duke Energy stock for his first 15 months in office... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Reforms grounded in history
When I’m not reading public-policy tomes for work or escapist science fiction for play, any book you’ll find in my hands will probably be a work of history. To study history is not to dwell in the... Read More
Necessary restructuring
Critics of the Republican-led General Assembly allege that the teacher-pay raise included in this year’s state budget could have been implemented in a much simpler fashion: by giving across-the... Read More
Think big on education, Jim Hunt says
The main problem with education policy in North Carolina? Former Gov. Jim Hunt sums it up concisely: "They're asking the wrong question," he says, referring to the current governor and state lawmakers... Read More
Certificate of need: An outdated law in need of repeal
The Triangle Business Journal recently published an article on the increasing number of surgeries in the local area, due in large part to the aging Baby Boom generation. To meet increased demand... Read More
'Irreparable harm' in voting laws
Local leaders are disappointed by last week’s decision to deny an injunction that would have halted controversial GOP-enacted voting measures before the November election, but they are vowing to use... Read More
3-judge panel could shake up courts
After passing laws imposing new conditions on abortions and elections, taking away teacher tenure and providing vouchers for private school tuition, Republican state legislators have seen those... Read More
Gov. Scott and the Great Bull Calf Walk
This year marks the 60th anniversary of one of the most celebrated campaign stunts in North Carolina political history, the Great Bull Calf Walk. It was a campaign stunt from an earlier era, when... Read More
Day two, but still part one
Governor McCrory’s blast at The N&O got him another day of the “blaring, top-of-the-fold” headlines he blasted. But this is just the beginning of the Coal Ash Saga. We soon will have a U.S... Read More
Foreign policy?
Thirteen years ago the terrorists blew up the World Trade Center and, since the terrorists lived in Afghanistan, we attacked Afghanistan. The terrorists then moved to Pakistan but we kept right on... Read More
