The great London fog
Environmental priorities have become an issue of the left but denial of climate change is becoming mainstream now. Read More
Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
My Spin by Tom Campbell
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Will our state leadership join Trump's lapdogsSubtracting Republican voters from one district to add to another is not without risks. Read More |
Make employee benefits more portable
Our state should join others by allowing workers to create portable benefits accounts and companies to contribute to portable benefits accounts that can be transferred from one employer to another. Read More
Lessons from the shutdown
Trump has clearly shown that he has no respect for Republican Congressional Leadership, or that Congress is supposed to be a co-equal branch of government. Read More
College sports at a crossroads
Majority of NCAA Division I campus leaders believe the House settlement terms will have a negative impact on college sports. Read More
Poll exposes potential Achilles’ Heel for the political right
If ever there was a time in which public attitudes would seem to demand divided, middle ground government, this is it. Read More
$51 Million
Our government is up to our eyeballs in debt but guess who is spending $51 million to pay for advertising? Read More
“Come and Get Me”
Pritzker told Trump to come and get him. Democrats should come and get him to run for president. Read More
Elon Poll on the economy, job approval ratings, the election and healthcare
In one of the most comprehensive surveys seen recently the Elon Poll reveals how North Carolinians feel about a number of significant issues Read More
Let parents choose their public schools
The General Assembly hasn’t yet applied the logic of parental choice to the largest category of schools in our state: district-run public schools. Read More
‘Distraught and pissed off’: Businesses, providers sound alarm over cracks in NC child care industry
On average, there is only one licensed child care slot available for every five families who need one in North Carolina. Read More
Stop the health insurers’ raid on the Treasury
By Some estimates, this budgetary money grab is worth $30 to $50 billion to the insurance lobby. Read More
Legislators do your jobs
What's wrong with adjusting to the times, unless you prefer to live locked in the early 1950s? Read More
Top NC court could probe limits of AG’s lawsuit power
Dupont maintains it the the NC Department of Environmental Quality, not the Attorney General that has the power to file a complaint. Read More
The recruitment ad
People do not need to be afraid that when they step out of their houses, a masked man dressed in black military garb will grab them, zip tie them and throw them into the back of an unmarked black sedan and sweep them away to who knows where. Read More
Folk school operates a time machine
A visit to this school will remind you of simpler times when the humble tasks of farm, shop and home also included time for family and friends. Read More
Game of chicken...poop
We began all the shutdown business with chicken poop, but now we are shoveling our way through the massive loads of pure B.S. Read More
The main problem with mental illness in North Carolina is untreated suffering
North Carolina is a mental health care desert. Nearly 1 in 5 reportedly suffer from mental illness. Read More
It shouldn’t require 300 hours of class to legally braid hair in NC
It was a long and depleting road to get licensed, due to outdated and burdensome licensure requirements. Read More
Why is enrollment booming across UNC System schools?
With the impending baby birth cliff UNC System schools have a strong base for holding or even increasing enrollments. Read More
The average gambler loses, while the average investor wins
In gambling, there is only one way to win. And that is for your opponent to lose. Read More
Trump's assault on freedom
Trump and his aide, Stephen Miller (a.k.a. Dr. Evil) are constantly on the lookout for any conduct they find offensive for any reason they choose. Read More
A picture of politics today
Trump appointed her to be a federal judge. Then she ruled against him. Read More
Can we predict the economy?
Economists are correct in their predictions only 20% to 30% of the time. Read More
The Sputnik moment for civics in North Carolina public education
Naturalized citizens in the U.S. have a far greater understanding of the content and history of the U.S. government and constitutional history than most young people. Read More
We’re no longer approaching a US constitutional crisis. We’re in the midst of one
We’re meant to become accustomed to it all. It’s a new age. Read More
