Virtue in a swamp
Everyday emails float in out of the ether about miracle cures and hot stocks and how to meet the woman of my dreams in Moscow – it’s like having a swamp on my doorstep. But even in swamps... Read More
NC Spin Articles
More big government
The true conservatives were all in a lather about federal intrusion into states’ rights during Tuesday’s House Education Committee. First they complained about the federal courts and their attacks... Read More
Eliminating historic tax credits would be a mistake
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, June 8, 2014. As it works out a new budget, the state legislature is trying to reform what some perceive as an unfair tax structure. But some of its decisions may... Read More
Senate right to tweak McCrory's coal-ash plan
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, June 8, 2014. State senators are wisely reluctant to accept Gov. Pat McCrory's plan for cleaning up coal ash without some important changes. Spills and seepage from... Read More
Charlotte-Mecklenburg racial data refuels diversity concerns
Almost half of all African-American and Hispanic students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools attend schools that are more than 90 percent nonwhite, according to delayed 2013-14 school demographics. The... Read More
McCrory pushing back at legislation in second year
It was no doctored photo op when Gov. Pat McCrory stood beside physicians wearing their white coats on stairs brightened by the midday sun and leading out of the Executive Mansion. McCrory brought in... Read More
The war on social science
Despite all the talk of a “war on science” being waged by political conservatives and Republican politicians — to match their supposed wars on women, men, the young, and the old, no doubt... Read More
McCrory right to push Medicaid overhaul
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, June 7, 2014. Gov. Pat McCrory last week sought to breathe new life into his Medicaid overhaul plan that was rejected by the N.C. Senate. Flanked by about 30 doctors... Read More
Berger: NC pay raise is more important than teacher assistants
by Andrew Curliss, News and Observer, June 7, 2014. The state Senate’s proposal to cut millions in funding for second- and third-grade teacher assistants is part of a plan from its leaders to... Read More
Common Core is not the evil tea party followers believe it is
Editorial by News and Observer, June 7, 2014. The tea party subsidiary of the Republican Party has tossed wrenches into the orderly process of politics and government from near and far. From Alaska... Read More
