Now THAT was a debate
A TAPster unimpressed by the Hagan-Tillis debate says, “If you want to see a real debate, watch Jim Hunt debate Jesse Helms in 1984. That was like Ali and Frazier.” Ah, take me back to those... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Many unknowns as private organizations take over job recruiting
By this time next month, a private, nonprofit corporation will have opened its doors at a small office building in Cary with a big mission – recruiting jobs to North Carolina and promoting the... Read More
Following the money trail
by Senator Kay Hagan, published in the Greensboro News-Record, September 8, 2014. In what has been called one of the worst Supreme Court rulings since the founding of our nation, the 2010 Citizens... Read More
Baron's Epstein probes 'Please Stop Helping Us'
Gene Epstein of Barron’s is the latest reviewer to heap praise on Jason Riley’s book Please Stop Helping Us. A member of the editorial board at The Wall Street Journal (published by Dow... Read More
Art Pope gives the UNC System a checkup
Editorial by News and Observer, September 7, 2014. Was Art Pope, who is leaving his post as state budget director, giving the University of North Carolina Board of Governors an educated critique of... Read More
System allows ex-legislators to lobby former colleagues
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, September 2, 2014. The cozy relationship between legislators and lobbyists is even tighter when the lobbyist is also a former fellow lawmaker. Recently retired state... Read More
'Most moderate' and 'Kay': Do words make a difference?
First of all a warning: I am a Democrat. You cannot trust a partisan commentator to give an objective report on a political contest like a debate between candidates for the United States Senate. Now... Read More
Don't discount Internet polls
The latest poll on North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race has Republican Thom Tillis (43 percent) and Democrat Kay Hagan (42 percent) neck-and-neck, with Libertarian Sean Haugh at 5 percent and... Read More
Let's look at some of the more interesting bills
Every two-year legislative session, N.C. General Assembly lawmakers propose laws that raise eyebrows, generate chuckles around the Legislative Building or are simply a little weird. It’s fun to... Read More
UNC System progress
When Republicans won their legislative majorities in 2010 and expanded them in 2012, they ran on a platform of fiscal conservatism and reform. They’ve largely delivered on it. Tax and regulatory... Read More
