The war on media needs to be de-escalated
Many of us remember North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms’ war against CBS news, complaining the “liberal press” consisted of, “men and women who, if they do not hate American virtues…certainly... Read More
My Spin by Tom Campbell
Are we a nation of vanishing adults?
Peter Pan never grew up and there is evidence we have a generation of many young people who, like Pan, are stranded in Neverland. Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse’s interesting book, The Vanishing... Read More
Public school governance
A three-judge panel is currently tasked with interpreting one of our state’s thorniest issues, namely who is in charge of public education. Is it to be the State Board of Education or the state... Read More
Banned from the legislature
Few of us like it when others disagree with us. Fewer still like it when others protest our actions, but elected or appointed public officials have to recognize that disagreements and sometimes... Read More
Life then and now
My Father’s Day presents included two vintage issues of Life magazine, one from November 22, 1948, the other from November 29, 1963. My family, like many, subscribed to this weekly publication for... Read More
A manifesto for moderates
Anyone observing today’s political landscape cannot escape the domination from the conservative right and the liberal left. Both are loud and active advocates for their positions, but what is... Read More
Reminders of our past
Even without television, telephones or telegraphs word spread quickly throughout the colonies about the fighting that took place between the British and Colonials at Lexington and Concord in April... Read More
Does the legislature need a curfew?
Nothing happens on the streets of this town after midnight that you need to be a part of,” my parents told me as a teen. Concerned I had neither the experience nor the judgment to impose this... Read More
Voter ID is dead....or is it?
Voter ID is dead in North Carolina…or is it? U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’ pronouncement on the matter raises many questions, and whereas opponents of the 2013 Voter ID law were... Read More
The biggest issue
What’s the biggest issue facing North Carolina today? That was the question posed at a recent lunch with Leslie Boney, the newly named Director of the Institute for Emerging Issues. Boney wants to... Read More
