A plaque for George Bush in Chapel Hill?
There should be an historic plaque in Chapel Hill honoring George Bush.” On the day after the former president’s death, Chapel Hill lawyer and chair of the town’s historic district commission... Read More
NC SPIN Posts by D. G. Martin
Sir Walter: More than a traitor and pirate
Because he was a traitor and a pirate,” East Carolina University professor and leading North Carolina public historian, Larry Tise, explained to his sons why Sir Walter Raleigh spent 15 years in the... Read More
Lessons for Democrats from recent elections
What did North Carolina Democrats learn from the elections earlier this month? A few lessons: North Carolina Democrats learned the great advantages of recruiting good candidates to run in every... Read More
The next UNC President
Who will succeed Margaret Spellings as president of the UNC System? That is what folks in the university community are asking these days. The next question is, Can anybody be persuaded to take that... Read More
A rare and precious apple
When H. G. Jones died on October 14, our state lost a key connection to its history as well as a prime and positive, but all too rare, example of dedicated and unselfish public service. For many years... Read More
Raleigh or Ralegh?
Anna Beer could cost North Carolina taxpayers millions of dollars. How in the world could this British author and scholar cost us so money? Based on her comprehensive research, she argues that the... Read More
Missing Bert Bennett
In 1965, Terry Sanford left the governor’s office and moved down Fayetteville Street from the Capitol into law offices in the BB&T Building. Political insiders started referring to that structure as... Read More
Was Trump's 2016 good for Democrats this year?
I thought I was so smart back in 2016 when I wrote that Democrats, who were confident they would defeat Donald Trump, should be pulling for him to win. A Trump win, I explained, could be a good thing... Read More
Let us break bread together
What is the worst thing that has happened to us in the last few weeks? Our state legislature’s final week of secrecy and surprises? North Korea’s reported resumption of processing of nuclear fuel... Read More
Quotes about North Carolina - stolen from a good you ought to own
Here is a present for you from a column several years ago--a few quotes about North Carolina. "North Carolina is, I believe, the poorest state in the Union: the part of it though which we... Read More
