Responding to your questions
Readers often ask columnists questions. This week Lib answers some of them. Read More
Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
My Spin by Tom Campbell
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Vanishing vouchersLegislators were unable to agree on expanding vouchers for private schools for good reason. Read More |
On schools and sports, follow evidence
There are strongly held beliefs on education issues but evidence based approaches work best. Read More
NC-based pollster: Democratic anxiety over Biden not reflected in latest key state numbers
There is some evidence that Biden's poor performance and poll results may have rebounded. Read More
Vice-presidential Russian roulette
VPs are selected for political purposes based on gender and race and whether the VP can bring electoral votes from their home state. Read More
The takeover has begun
Elections have consequences. If Trump wins again in November, no one can, or will stop him. Read More
We need more hospital competition
North Carolina policymakers ought to focus on encouraging more competition among providers within metros and regions Read More
Switching horses
Democrats have been in similar circumstances before. They should remember the outcomes of those conflicts. Read More
A twisted world
What happens if we have a president in the White House who has a cognitive decline? Read More
50th High school reunion was worth the wait
In the 1970s there was a high probability that if you drove a pickup to school, there was at least one gun in that unlocked vehicle during hunting season. Read More
The courts have decided on school calendar flexibility; why are legislative leaders fighting it?
About one-third of the states 115 school systems plan to start their upcoming year before the August 26th date mandated by the General Assembly. Read More
Top NC court unites in case tackling fundamental rights
The decision shows that North Carolina's highest court values protecting fundamental rights more than following governmental procedures. Read More
Folwell, State Health Plan score big legal win against Blue Cross
The Treasurer won the battle over opening up bidding for the state health plan. Read More
Are North Carolina public schools failing?
When demographic differences level the playing field North Carolina ranks at or near the top 10 percent of states. Read More
The elephant in the room
The question must be asked who is making decisions in the best interest of the country? Read More
Citizens should clarify voting rights
An important principle is at stake. Let’s button those suspenders securely. Read More
If Biden won’t step down, he’s still the better option.
We know Trump will be Trump, and we’ll get the worst kind of faux-patriotic populism. His abuses will set authoritarian precedents for future presidents. Read More
When to step down
Joe Biden should be recognized and remembered for what he did for our country. He can serve best now by stepping aside and helping find and elect someone who can win and serve as president beginning January 20, 2025. Read More
Have cities reacher their peak?
Since 2020, more people in the nation have been moving out of urban regions than have been moving into those regions. Read More
More money, more problems. (Robinson-Hill remix)
The Team Robinson strategy appears to be ‘circle the wagons’ and ‘clam up’ when uncomfortable information surfaces. Read More
Been thinking' about elected officials
There are over 620,000 local and state elected public officials....people who have traded their private life for one under scrutiny. Are Biden and Trump the best we can get? Read More
Carolina dispute helped provoke revolution
Because of a courts case Royal Governor Josiah Martin essentially disbanded the courts in our colony. James Iredell, one of the first US Supreme Court Justices, helped reorganize them after the war began. Read More
Risky business
Key Trump supporters helped put hand-picked electors together to challenge the election outcome. Two of them have been indicted. Read More
My new "Black job," baby
hat Trump considers a “Black job” and who should have one, is very different from the constructive and meaningful work I, and millions of other African-Americans are doing. Read More
It's rush season for Trump veeps
The potential veep candidates got together to toast Mike Pence....said no one, ever. Read More
