Twelve lousy ideas
The worst proposals thus far in the 2015 legislative session North Carolina lawmakers treated themselves and everyone else to a spring break this week. Committee meetings and floor votes were... Read More
NC SPIN Posts by Rob Schofield
The growing momentum for tuition equity
Why forces opposed to helping immigrant kids find themselves increasingly isolated The recent and encouraging national progress in resisting efforts to discriminate against LGBT Americans feels very... Read More
Tracing the right-wing family tree
Names have changed, but the ideas driving the NC conservative movement are distressingly familiar Professor Gene Nichol, the outspoken UNC Chapel Hill Law School professor and anti-poverty warrior who... Read More
Stop obsessing over the next election
What progressive North Carolinians should learn from Ted Cruz and Rand Paul Political progressives tend to be an optimistic bunch when it comes to government, so it’s little surprise that many of... Read More
Are conservative lawmakers finally seeing the light or just hypocrites?
Sometimes, the responsibility of governing and “making the trains run on time” can force a public official to rethink hoary and ideologically-driven positions. Take, for instance, State Rep. Bob... Read More
UNC BOG: Doing the Right's dirty work
Defunding the Poverty Center is just one small part of a bigger plan for higher ed Last week’s decision by the UNC Board of Governors to dissolve three small academic centers at UNC Chapel Hill... Read More
Healthcare system meltdown?
Thirty-five years ago, Hollywood made the American public aware of something called “The China Syndrome” – a vivid and terrifying descriptive term for the potentially devastating consequences... Read More
One North Carolinian with the power to save thousands of lives
An open letter to North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger To: The Honorable Phil Berger President Pro Tem of the North Carolina Senate State Legislative Building Raleigh, NC 27601 Dear Senator... Read More
The jig is up comrades; head for the hills
Intrepid Civitas sleuths have unearthed our vast and shadowy network Urgent Memorandum To: All current and former assets in the Vast and Shadowy Network of Leftist North Carolina Activists (“VSNLNCA... Read More
An anniversary to be mourned and a call to action
A ruinous national experiment enters its sixth year today Despite its countless attributes and accomplishments, the United States has experienced more than its share of disastrous laws, political eras... Read More
