Deciding who leads a university
Wise leaders understand you cannot please everyone, but you must take care to minimize friction and pay attention to many factions. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Suburban voters form largest bloc
Expect the major parties to keep spending lots of time and money in the suburbs, where a plurality of the state’s voters, and a disproportionate share of state’s true swing voters reside. Read More
Distrust brews as North Carolinians worry the 2022 elections won’t be free and fair
Nearly one in three voters list election integrity as the top public policy issue. They also speak out on right to work. Read More
America and North Carolina need to make it easier for everyone to vote
The 2021 national election was both one of the smoothest and most honest in history and most bitterly disputed. Election laws are front and center. Read More
A Democrat and a Republican agree on NC and voting laws
A liberal and a conservative agree on one thing: North Carolina's voting laws made voting easy and cheating hard. See why they say so. Read More
Liquor business should be private
North Carolina is one of only 17 states where the production, storage, sale, and distribution of liquor is controlled by government. The state shouldn't be in this business. Read More
Legislators investigating N.C. High School Athletic Association’s $41 Million piggybank funded by public schools
The NCHSAA collects dues from each member school and takes a portion of ticket sales from playoff and championship games it helps stage. From 2009 to 2018 their assets grew from $22 to $41 million. Read More
America needs to make it easier for everyone to vote. NC can and should help
There's at least an outside chance that North Carolina could offer a new model for the nation when it comes to voting rules: one in which a) the goals of maximizing voter participation and ease of voting are pursued not for partisan advantage Read More
Tracking North Carolina's "blue shift'
Three questions will decide outcomes in a state where presidential elections are decided by 1, 2 or 3 percent. Read More
Reining in governors on emergency powers is a no-brainer
There's no reason not to reform the emergency powers of the governor. No person should have the universal authority to shut down schools, businesses and entire livelihoods for over a year. Read More
