NC SPIN Posts by D. G. Martin

Worrying about Trump

What did Hillary Clinton tell Donald Trump when he invited her to his wedding? She said, “I will come to the wedding if you promise to run for president.” This joke from Winston Salem’s Steve...    Read More

by D. G. Martin   |   August 11, 2015

Buncombe Bob or Bunkum Trump?

Would North Carolinians ever vote to elect Donald Trump or somebody like him? We did once. When we did, we proved that North Carolinians, like voters across America, can be attracted to tough-talking...    Read More

by D. G. Martin   |   July 13, 2015

Hillary Clinton's challenges

Is it too early to start putting the 2016 presidential election in historical perspective? Maybe. But it is never too early to ask presidential historian and UNC-Chapel Hill emeritus history...    Read More

by D. G. Martin   |   May 18, 2015

Is the Civil War over?

One hundred and fifty years later, is the Civil War finally over? On Saturday we will mark the 150th anniversary of the April 26, 1865 final surrender by Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston of...    Read More

by D. G. Martin   |   April 24, 2015

Who and what do you believe

Last week two men claimed they had been robbed of about $5 million worth of gold bars they were transporting along I-95 in Wilson County. According to their story, when they pulled over on I-95 to fix...    Read More

by D. G. Martin   |   March 14, 2015

A Black history month Valentine

Each February we celebrate Valentine's Day and Black History Month. There is an important, but seldom if ever mentioned, connective link. Here it is briefly: Valentine's Day's symbol is a heart, and...    Read More

by D. G. Martin   |   February 16, 2015

Who could succeed Tom Ross?

Five years ago, when the University of North Carolina board of governors was searching for a candidate to replace Erskine Bowles, I wrote in this column, “The Board will be looking for the new...    Read More

by D. G. Martin   |   February 8, 2015