NC Spin Articles



The left discovers a truth about regulation

By Jon Sanders, Carolina Journal, July 19,2013. The General Assembly has generated plenty of publicity while debating a bill that would affect abortion clinics in North Carolina. Senate Bill...    Read More

July 19, 2013


League says tax reform may help cities

N.C. League of Municipalities analysts say the state tax legislation that awaits Gov. Pat McCrory’s signature will generate a $5.8 million windfall for the western Triangle’s major city and town...    Read More

July 19, 2013

History revisited at Kinston museum

North Carolina didn’t want to secede from the Union to join the Confederacy, but when President Lincoln mandated that our state send troops to fight for the Union in the Civil War our leaders chose...    Read More

July 19, 2013



Surrender, Charlotte

One of the most baffling stories I've followed out of Raleigh this year -- and there have been plenty -- has been the legislature's determination to take Charlotte-Douglas International Airport from...    Read More

July 19, 2013

Ambition, cronyism and hypocrisy

Right after Pat McCrory got elected, he like to say that government was going to treat citizens like customers. Now, we see what kind of business he’s running, or at least helping run. It’s one...    Read More

July 19, 2013

What Libertarians offer NC: Simplicity

As the majority party in the General Assembly, Republicans have the power to pass any legislation, but might does not make right. Our democratic system of government depends on allowing everyone’s...    Read More

July 19, 2013


Tillis tries, but can't serve two masters

Charlotte Observer Editorial, July 18, 2013. North Carolina’s House of Representatives took action on 36 bills Wednesday. They included a package of tax cuts totaling more than $2.4 billion over the...    Read More

July 19, 2013