Editorial by News and Observer, October 8, 2014. The Map Act is a North Carolina law intended to clear the way for new highways. But a more accurate name would be Map, Don’t Act. The law has locked... Read More
Elon University Poll, October 7, 2014. If you're a major party candidate running for U.S. Senate in North Carolina, you don't want to be seen with President Barack Obama or Republican Gov. Pat McCrory... Read More
There has been a lot of media coverage about the death of Michael Anthony Kerr, an inmate with schizophrenia at Alexander Prison. His personal story is heartrending but sadly familiar. After being in... Read More
Some North Carolina politicians sound today just like their predecessors in the 1950s, railing against the Supreme Court and rallying behind “state’s rights.” Then it was racial... Read More
Editorial by Salisbury Post, October 5, 2014. Have you had your fill yet of U.S. Senate television ads for Kay Hagan and Thom Tillis? Countless times throughout the day, you see Hagan questioning... Read More
My husband and I are good parents, involved parents, educated parents. Since the moment our children entered the world, we have dedicated our lives to advocating on behalf of our daughter and son... Read More
One of my favorite modern historians, the late Rufus Fears at the University of Oklahoma, was fond of saying that “ideas make history.” University of Chicago professor and North Carolina native... Read More
Thom Tillis is getting the worst of both worlds. The Tea Party doesn’t think he’s one of them, and voters think he’s too close to the Tea Party. The right-leaning Washington Times quoted... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, October 7, 2014. North Carolina voters are apt to be confused by changes they’ll see at the polls starting later this month. But don’t blame U.S. Court of... Read More
Editorial by News and Observer, October 6, 2014. Here’s news to warm Scrooge’s heart. Americans who have the most are giving more – to themselves. Even as the income inequality gap yawns wider... Read More
