You can’t escape your party’s racial agenda, NC Republicans
The surprise is that we can be so committed to a radicalized agenda and, at the same time, stubbornly insist it doesn't exist. Read More
NC SPIN Posts by Gene Nichol
North Carolina’s utterly lawless Supreme Court
The North Carolina Supreme Court is working its magic to help ensure that we have the worst funded public school system in America. Read More
Democracy will be decided on the streets of Minneapolis, and America
Springsteen offered an ode to the inspiring souls of Minneapolis — breathtakingly courageous patriots, taking their stand for the stranger in the land. Read More
Donald Trump debases what it means to be an American
If America is no longer defined by democracy, by striving to meet the bold promises of the Declaration of Independence, what are we as a people? What are we now to be? Read More
The NC Supreme Court’s inexplicable, historic silence on Leandro
The court has been silent 650 days since hearing oral arguments in the Leandro case. They must be having a hard time deciding what damage to inflict on our public schools.. Read More
The new fascism in the house
North Carolina Republicans have broadly become moral ghosts in the Trump age. They are embarrassed perhaps. But they remain utterly, permanently and completely submissive. Read More
Expression at UNC
A university can’t have one set of expression rules for some groups and a different set for others, the more favored ones. Read More
We’re no longer approaching a US constitutional crisis. We’re in the midst of one
We’re meant to become accustomed to it all. It’s a new age. Read More
NC Republican judges signaled they’ll undo Democrat’s win. We can’t put up with that Read more at: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/article300502299.html#storylink=cpy
It's not hard to see what's coming. The Supreme Court majority will declare Jefferson Griffin the winner. Read More
Is an overturned Supreme Court race what NC’s most powerful Republican really wants?
A defeated Supreme Court justice candidate wants the North Carolina Supreme Court to steal a seat for him. So much for the rule of law. Democracy is old school. Read More
