NC SPIN Posts by D. G. Martin

First-time visitors often treat Ocracoke as though it were a different country rather than an island off the North Carolina coast. Read More

by D. G. Martin | June 12, 2025

A large number of Scots immigrate to North Carolina. Read More

by D. G. Martin | June 5, 2025

Will all books on race, gender and sex be taken from public shelves? What will happen to them? Read More

by D. G. Martin | May 22, 2025

He doesn't just ask who is the best, but who is the best for us? Read More

by D. G. Martin | May 16, 2025

For more than a century one family one newspaper dominated political discussion in North Carolina. Read More

by D. G. Martin | May 1, 2025

If Democrats are looking for a southern moderate candidate in 2028, Donald Trump and Rachel Maddow may have pointed one out. Read More

by D. G. Martin | March 27, 2025

There's more than history in this romantic coastal town. Read More

by D. G. Martin | February 20, 2025

Historian Bill Leuchtenburg spent much of his life explaining the growth of presidential power. Read More

by D. G. Martin | February 13, 2025

Was the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence a precursor to the nation's Declaration? Read More

by D. G. Martin | February 6, 2025

Many remember the ads urging the US not to giveaway the Panama Canal. Today's news reminds us of that time. Read More

by D. G. Martin | January 16, 2025