Bad apples
There are about thirty-seven ways to get an appointment/job in a Governor's administration. The first is for the Governor to know you personally. He knows your character and capabilities. All other... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Not time to pull out the crystal ball
If you are absolutely sure what is going to happen in next year’s midterm elections, my advice is to keep it confidential, tell just a few key folks, let them be awestruck by your prescience on... Read More
In Defense of the Income Tax
If you read much about the history of taxation in the United States, you begin to realize that a driving force behind tax policy has been the idea of creating fairness between different classes of... Read More
Keeping up with McCrory
is getting hard to keep up with all the contradictions, falsehoods and confusing statements coming from Gov. Pat McCrory and his office. Wednesday morning McCrory appeared at the State Board of... Read More
The big mess at DHHS
Editorial by Ned Barnett, News and Observer, September 9, 2013. As Gov. Pat McCrory’s newly appointed secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services, Aldona Wos gave a speech to... Read More
Crime rates falling, but law enforcement must keep targeting hot spots
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, September 9, 2013. It may not seem like it, but overall crime has gone down, both in North Carolina and the Cape Fear region. Statewide, the crime rate fell last... Read More
Highway fund must be kept at adequate level
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, September 9, 2013. The N.C. Department of Transportation’s chief financial officer had bad news for his board members last month, and it was bad news for... Read More
The Right Way to Cut Taxes
If your goal is to foster economic growth and job creation, there’s a right way and a wrong way to cut taxes on business. Fortunately, Pat McCrory and the General Assembly made the right choice. The... Read More
N.C. legislators earn half the national average
What price should be paid for the sausage-making that goes on in state legislatures? As state budgets get tighter and spending cuts deeper, it's a hot topic in many jurisdictions. Data collected by... Read More
DHHS a source of embarrassment
The hits just keep on coming from Health and Human Services Secretary Aldona Wos and her embattled department that has become a source of almost daily embarrassment for the McCrory Administration. The... Read More
