Can politics be made clean?
The idea of ethical politics seems today to be an oxymoron – a contradiction in terms – sort of like civil war or diet chocolate cake. Doctors and lawyers have codes of conduct. So do many... Read More
NC Spin Articles
State raised school funding
Just before Labor Day, the publicly available polls of likely voters had incumbent U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan roughly tied with her Republican challenger, Thom Tillis. Since Labor Day, the polling average... Read More
Women and men
More telling than Kay Hagan’s overall lead in the polls may be her overwhelming lead with women. According to a Rasmussen Poll last week, Hagan leads Thom Tillis by six points, 45-39. But then it... Read More
Not a combat mission
It turns out not having ‘boots on the ground’ isn’t quite what it seems. The other day when the President said he was sending 425 more soldiers to Iraq he added, These American forces will not... Read More
State budget uncertain on income, costs
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, September 15, 2014. Lawmakers in the last two years have changed the revenue game in North Carolina. They rewrote most of the tax code and introduced new variables... Read More
Political pill
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, September 16, 2014. Thom Tillis surprised many viewers during the first U.S. Senate debate when he endorsed over-the-counter sales of oral contraceptives, but he... Read More
Exonerations shake faith in system
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, September 10, 2014. Law enforcement officers, prosecutors and judges “get it right” many, many more times than they get it wrong, but a string of notorious... Read More
Roll credits
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, September 14, 2014. It looks like one of our state legislature’s new policies is going to lead to a significant increase in an important and creative... Read More
Elon poll shows Hagan with lead
Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan has opened a four-point lead over her challenger in the November elections, according to the latest Elon University Poll. Hagan leads Thom Tillis, the Republican speaker... Read More
Hagan widening lead, poll says
by Mark Binker, WRAL, September 15, 2014. Raleigh polling firm American Insights is rolling out a new poll Monday that shows Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan has a 9 percentage point lead among likely... Read More
