Who is the most famous North Carolinian today?
A man who grew up in the "sticks" of Granville County was the man most responsible for leading us to the moon. Read More
NC SPIN Posts by D. G. Martin
Carter Wrenn's new book
More than four decades after the fact, the political operative still remembers his first assignment in politics. Read More
UNC and Belichick, will it work?
Around the time of Mack Brown’s firing, at the end of November, UNC. only had ten committed football recruits coming in for 2025.” Read More
More pardons?
Biden's pardon of his son is the president flipping the bird to an ungrateful (and also rather decadent!) nation that coldly turned on him after a single debate. Read More
The military and UNC
Word War II brought more than 10,000 people to the UNC campus. They learned to set aside their differing viewpoints, resolved conflicts and came together in common effort to win the war. The same challenge faces us today. Read More
Hard work for Harris
What will happen the four candidates if they should lose the election November 5th? Read More
Red, blue or purple
Read this book and you will know more about politics in our state than you do now. Even if your candidates lose. Read More
The great floods of 1916 and 2024
The 1916 flood was the subject of great lore. The one this year will be also. Read More
Revisiting the war on terror
Our efforts against terrorism and its causes are going to be long and drawn out. Read More
A penney for your thoughts
Most pennies are not spent but it costs about $45 billion to make more pennies every year. It's a paradox. Read More
