More FDR
My late father was a dyed-in-the-wool Franklin D. Roosevelt Democrat. He liked to tell this story about why. Jim had a lot of reasons to admire Roosevelt: His family was hit hard by the Depression... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Close combat advisors
Two things happened the other day: One nasty. The other confounding. First ISIS posted a video on the Internet telling President Obama (in no uncertain terms) to watch out – it is going to target... Read More
Seven under-recognized bad decisions by the General Assembly
Editor’s Note: The following column has been updated for clarity regarding the tax deduction on the state’s 529 college savings plan. Most of the heated debate this fall about the decisions made... Read More
Driver's ed shell game
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, September 23, 2014. In passing the cost of driver education to parents of high school students, state lawmakers appear to be playing a shell game with the... Read More
The road ahead
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, September 24, 2014. Pat McCrory made his political reputation on the strength of a progressive transportation project — Charlotte’s light-rail system... Read More
Healthcare insurance premiums about to surge
A sizable number of North Carolina residents are learning they are no longer eligible for Obamacare, and some health policy premiums could jump 60 percent within two years, an insurance official says... Read More
We no longer have the luxury to debate what we should do
Fifty years ago, President Lyndon Johnson launched the longest and most expensive war in American history: the war on poverty. “Our aim,” he said, “is not only to relieve the symptom of poverty... Read More
Conservatives rewriting NC history
Conservatives have been trying to roll back decades of Democratic programs, since they took control of state government. Now they are trying to rewrite Tar Heel political history. North Carolina as... Read More
NC Voters grew by more than 30 percent in the last decade
More than 6.5 million people are registered to vote North Carolina, up about 30 percent from 10 years ago, state officials said Tuesday. North Carolina's population increased by 15 percent from... Read More
Borrow when it saves
Fiscal conservatives tend to look askance at large issuances of public debt. In this sentiment, they are in good company. “I go on the principle that a public debt is a public curse,” wrote James... Read More
