So much for peacemaking
Watch your back and say your prayers because the uncertainty of the world has just gotten a little more uncertain. Read More
Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
My Spin by Tom Campbell
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Giving in instead of digging inNorth Carolina has abandoned its long-held quest for excellence in education and is now content to dumb down and give up on that dream. Read More |
AI will aid transit, not transform it
The vast majority of us will always choose personal automobility over riding in groups on someone else’s schedule. Read More
Commemorate while you can
How can we commemorate the “end of slavery” in this country, without ever having a real and full discussion as a nation about ending racism. Read More
For a strong NC, we need more single-family housing, not just apartments
North Carolina is a seller's market, with more buyers than sellers. Read More
State lawmakers’ hasty dash for the exits could be a relief to all sides
Republican legislators believe they’ve reached a point of diminishing political returns and are ready to vacate the capital city. Read More
Why North Carolina should embrace neighbor-state license recognition
If someone has been safely and successfully authorized to work in another state why should North Carolina make them jump through hoops to do the same work here? Read More
Wartime President
Trump is transactional and every event has a winner and loser. Read More
Conflicts of interest
Legislators get away with a lot today because voters know too little about what they do. Read More
These are strange times
One thing on which most all agree is that we are living in unusual times. Read More
North Carolina students plead for laws to stop underage vaping
The legislature needs to enact laws that 43 other states already have passed. Read More
Lawmakers aren’t deadlocked on regulation
The legislature may be deadlocked on passing a budget but there is still serious business being conducted. Read More
Is Social Security a Ponzi scheme?
There are serious questions facing Social Security even if it isn't. Read More
An NCDP primary, a red-state gun policy, and the Berger-Page showdown
One of the biggest political stories of the past ten years is about to take place next year. Read More
Court battle highlights CON’s negative impact on competition
All North Carolinians would benefit if policymakers rethink their approach to the CON game.All North Carolinians would benefit if policymakers rethink their approach to the CON game. Read More
Flying with wings of wax
Myth bears eternal truth, making sense of the human condition. Myth tells us things about ourselves that we might not enjoy hearing. We see one another in myth. Read More
Make riots a political dead end
We all have a role to play in turning down the decibel level and respecting the basic rules of politics in a free society. Read More
Great job America, however....
One "No Kings" poster read, "If you're not resisting, you're assisting." Read More
Rule of law, common sense, and the need for cooler heads in North Carolina
In a time of too much fire, let North Carolina be the calm. Read More
“No Kings” event in a deep red NC county unites unusual allies
West Jefferson's "No Kings" rally had more than 1,000 participants united on one basic principle: that the United States is a nation of laws that no individual is above. Read More
Court ruling clarifies limits of NC’s First Amendment protection
Those who communicate ideas about controversial topics need to know that free speech has limits. Read More
NC's immigration dragnet reflects generations of xenophobia
We need a revolution of the heart. Our politicians have been hostile to immigrants. We need to remember how to welcome them. Read More
Does that matter to us?
When wrong triumphs it doesn’t stop. It grows stronger, continues to spread. Read More
Cooper must run
Cooper has the best chance to unseat Senator Thom Tillis next year and become the decisive vote and voice in Washington that reins in Trump. Read More
Frantic and agitated
At this moment it would be great to have a President who is calm, thoughtful and strategic. Our current one is not. Read More
