Where do we even begin?
The thing about bullies is that they lose their bluster when they are opposed with force. Read More
Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
My Spin by Tom Campbell
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A lot of trust. Little verifyingTracing all the dollars that fund k-12 public education is difficult but you can make some strong assumptions by looking at other facts. Read More |
Do sternly worded letters win wars?
Josiah Martin, the man chosen to replace William Tryon as Royal Governor of our colony, catastrophically mishandled his relationship with the provincial legislature and was essentially chased out of the capital. Read More
Resolutions
The biggest resolution is for the stench we now endure to end so we can return to being the bright, principled and hopeful country we used to be. Read More
Revisiting the NC Education Lottery’s promise
North Carolinians are right to question whether this lottery system of funding serves students or merely sustains itself. Read More
My school is withdrawing from the world
The UNC administration appears to have decided that programs of international studies no longer sufficiently align with the larger Carolina mission to warrant continued support. Read More
NC Council of State to General Assembly: Invest in workforce, pass NC’s overdue budget
The lack of a state budget is crippling state agencies. Council of State members from both parties urge the legislature to do their jobs. Read More
Don't let the response obscure the injustice
This episode is likely to bring attention to the abuse of power by ICE and CBP if it doesn’t get obscured by the reaction of the opposition. Read More
It’s a wonderful president
Few presidents have recorded more achievements and positive results in one year as has Trump. Read More
Morrow's presence in the GOP Senate primary adds interest and consequences
Democrats should hope Morrow wins, maybe even donating to her campaign. Maybe Trump should offer her a job. Read More
An unanswered question
Putin said Zelensky bombed his home. Zelensky said he did not. Putin had lied. How should he be regarded now? Read More
Tom Bradshaw
Tom was always busy, enthusiastic, and bursting with energy. When he talked, the words came rushing out like a raging river bursting through a dam. Read More
Bookstore rebirth teaches a crucial lesson
The demise of the printed word in books, and bookstores themselves, was perhaps a premature announcement. Read More
NC shortchanges its children - on purpose
Decades of underfunding public education is not abstract policy. It is a deliberate choice with real consequences. Read More
Teacher callouts are illegal work stoppages, not protests
Coordinated refusals to perform assigned public duties should not be seen as expressive conduct, but as unlawful work stoppages. Read More
January 6 was fork in the road
We will always wonder what would have happened if Republicans had stood by their principles and the rule of law instead of Trump. Read More
Remembering the second-most important achievement of 1776
Adam Smith's, “An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" is another milestone of 1776. Read More
Can we talk about the portal?
The portal has changed college sports. But is it for the better? Read More
Choke points limit economic success
Unwise regulation are impeding a healthier economy. Read More
NC's future depends on inclusion - not retreat
Representative Quick's endorsement for DEI is worth a read. Read More
Reflections and predictions
Let's hope 2026 is a better year. Read More
2025: The year nothing happened
If North Carolina legislators don’t recognize the need to invest in the state’s schools, its teachers and – most of all – its 1.5 million public-school students who are our future workforce, this state won’t remain No. 1 for business. Read More
Looking back while looking toward new year’s political battles
Ballot choices involve more than supporting or opposing the red and blue teams. Read More
A hope for 2026
Here's hoping 2026 brings a restoration of hope, civility and compassion. Read More
When think tanks lose their way
It has also increasingly subordinated its proper role, as a principled purveyor of ideas, to the baldly partisan project of adulating President Trump and making JD Vance his political successor. Read More
Can we repeat the success of the 1990s?
We actually had an economy close to being perfect in the 1990s. Read More
