Modest national progress on gun safety likely to have little impact in NC
While any advances are welcomed, the supposed progress on tackling gun violence we keep hearing about is beginning to feel like a shell game. Read More
NC SPIN Posts by Rob Schofield
Incremental GOP moves on guns, Medicaid and pot are promising and maddening at the same time
Progress on the fronts is applaudable but lengthy and unnecessary delays have caused (and continue to cause) thousands of preventable deaths and vast amounts of human suffering. Read More
Yes, let's do talk about 'rights' in public education
Sometimes a catchy moniker can attract attention, even when the content is skating on thin ice. Read More
Make no mistake, its the guns that make us different.
And so long as politicians continue to block even simple and extremely modest gun safety laws man-children like the Uvalde and Buffalo shooters will continue to get their guns. Read More
Governor’s office must do much better on hurricane recovery
Overseeing the massive job of hurricane recovery is not an easy job and clearly, the onset of the pandemic has made things much more difficult. But some hurricane victims have been living in motels for years. Read More
Clichés won’t get the job done when it comes to America’s gun violence epidemic
Politicians called it "unspeakable," but there is no confusion or mystery about what happened. Read More
N&O columnist blasts the blatant and inappropriate partisanship of Justice Phil Berger Jr.
It is increasingly obvious that the judiciary has descended into blatant and inappropriate partisanship. Read More
Public opinion leans pro-choice, which could benefit Democrats in 2022 midterms
A new report indicates the abolishment of abortions could turn out Democrats and Republican-leaning unaffiliated voters who have a concern about women losing access to safe and legal abortion services. Read More
Five things to know about the leaked Supreme Court ruling and the future of abortion rights
Leaks, like the draft abortion ruling are incredibly rare, don’t happen by accident and can be career-ending. Read More
Tillis apparently flexing muscles in effort to target Madison Cawthorn
Our soon-to-be senior US Senator, along with other Republicans, are supporting Cawthorn's primary opponent in an unusual move. Read More
