Thirsting for compassion
Editorial cartoon by John Cole, published in NC Policy Watch, September 29, 2014. http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2014/09/29/thirsting-for-compassion/ Read More
NC Spin Articles
Healthcare is going through a once-in-a-lifetime transformation
The American health care system is going through a once-in-a-lifetime transformation. Many of these changes are for the better. In the state of North Carolina, these changes are playing out in ways... Read More
Domestic violence is more than an NFL issue
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, September 25, 2014. If there is one positive outcome of the NFL’s high-profile domestic violence cases, it has been a long overdue discussion of relationships and... Read More
Reducing poverty should be N.C.'s primary goal
Editorial by The Daily Tarheel, September 26, 2014. If there were a disease afflicting one out of every five North Carolinians — an affliction that caused people to go hungry, made learning more... Read More
Fade to black on our state's film industry?
Editorial by The Time-News, September 26, 2014. Will Pat McCrory be remembered as the governor who killed the film industry in North Carolina? It could be, if the film community’s most dire... Read More
Jails and prisons not equipped to care for mentally ill
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, September 26, 2014. Unthinkable. Inhumane. How could this have happened? There should be no shortage of outrage over the revelation that a mentally ill prisoner in... Read More
Numbers say Tillis is likely to defeat Kay Hagan
This is an update of my January 10, 2014 report titled, North Carolina’s U.S. Senate Race: Numbers Say Republican Thom Tillis is Likely to Upset Kay Hagan. From the January 10 report: No North... Read More
The free and fastest way to strengthen public schools: establish discipline
Listing reasons why public schools can seem ineffective these days can be overwhelming: not enough money, too much testing, crowded classrooms, Common Core curriculum, bad teachers, uninvolved parents... Read More
Ken Burns got FDR and Josephus Daniels' relationship wrong
When Franklin D. Roosevelt, the rich, arrogant New Yorker, first met the only boss he would ever have, Raleigh’s Josephus Daniels, he was not impressed. “When I first knew him,” FDR wrote, “he... Read More
Let's show real respect for teachers
Earlier this year, I called for a state commitment to raise teacher pay to the national average in the next four years. It was a bold proposal, but that’s what leaders do. Since that time, teachers... Read More
