Human nature
Looking at politicians, people are beginning to shake their heads. They’ve had enough. Read More
Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
My Spin by Tom Campbell
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Too many rural hospitals are threatenedAt least 8 rural hospitals are under threat of closing. If Medicaid funding isn't fully restored they might fail. Read More |
Democrat's victory roads
Democrats have new bounce in their steps and new hope in their hearts. Read More
Catawba-YouGov survey finds North Carolinians disapprove of Trump, pessimistic about the country’s future, and against the military’s presence in cities
Stein remains in positive territory, while Tillis and both political parties are underwater. Read More
Democratic wave crushes GOP candidates
Republicans are committing many unforced errors. If not corrected they will fare poorly in the 2026 elections. Read More
Yes, NC’s new congressional map is gerrymandered
Gerrymandering is not about the shape of a district. It’s about bias. Read More
Why consumers should feel better headed into the holidays
Two-thirds (67%) of North Carolinians say they expect to spend less during the holidays, reflecting anxiety after years of high inflation and economic uncertainty. Read More
The right’s war on the poor hits a new low with attack on legal aid
Millions of dollars that would have gone to support legal aid programs are frozen. The cuts are already having a big and destructive impact. Read More
North Carolina deserves a functional General Assembly
Our legislature can't do their jobs but they have no problem meeting hastily to gerrymander another Republican to our congressional delegation. Read More
Are we waltzing Matilda?
We are Waltzing Matilda in a lot of areas. We have lost the sense of being stewards of all God created, forgetting that this one earth is our only home. Read More
Low debt burden aids North Carolina
In the case of public debt, it can make fiscal sense for governments to borrow rather than pay cash when constructing high-demand infrastructure or fighting wars. Alas, with government borrowing it has proven exceedingly difficult to keep the dosage limited. Read More
Bonfire of our legalities
The next 13 months will be a test of the committment to a progressive democracy. Read More
Down the Road to Corruption
Republicans in control of the General Assembly and NC Supreme Court have taken us down the road to deeper, more insidious corruption. Read More
The Outer Banks has earned its nickname over the last 5 years
The sea is a seductive siren, with the lure of the sand, the salty air and the waves lapping softly proving to be too much for some to resist. Read More
Time to pay attention
Pay attention to the excuses our state legislators serve up for not meeting the public education needs of a rapidly growing state. Read More
Bombs in the Caribbean
What happens if Trump bombs a boat in the Caribbean and a week later if we learn the people we killed were not terrorists? Read More
What happened Tuesday?
We don’t want to live in an authoritarian regime run by a demented game show host who is losing his grip on reality more and more each day. Our votes matter too, not just MAGA’s. Read More
Will AI be be a net plus?
AI is now a major part of the investment world, it is in the middle of international competition and it is sending both worries and excitement to the labor market. Read More
All Americans share heritage of freedom
Our fascinating, sprawling country has long been home to a variety of peoples and folkways. What has bound them together is a shared commitment to the republic’s founding principles. Read More
The more things change the more they remain the same in North Carolina politics
Cooper's fundraising report shows he hasn't lost any momentum since losing office. Read More
Another John Birch moment
If the right fails to police their side and lets it be conquered by white nationalism and conspiracy madness, we will be dragged down the same way the left has been by “woke.” Read More
Newby disrobed
The judges best for our state hang their partisanship at the door when they enter the courtroom. Paul Newby doesn't. Read More
Remembering Gene Boyce: A North Carolina legal giant who never gave up
Gene Boyce's fingerprints are one some of the monumental and important cases in our state history. He will be missed. Read More
The sleepwalking America
Serious events are happening all around us but we are sleepwalking through them. Read More
North Carolina still isn’t very urban
The vast majority of North Carolinians live in suburbs, exurbs, and towns. Most will never live in urban cores. They don’t want to. Read More
The workers are few
What our nation has done to our federal workers is truly a disgrace! Read More
