The amateur hour
Trump and the MAGA world love words that begin with the letter "D." Read More
Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
My Spin by Tom Campbell
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Will Auditor Dave be North Carolina's Elon Musk?Is the DAVE act just window dressing so legislators can tell the folks at home they are making government more effective, cost less and cut red tape? We've been down this road before. Read More |
Strong economies are also messy
If we want a strong economy, we must accept instability and churn. It’s a package deal. Read More
Make America White supremacist again
While the cost of living is blowing up beyond the average NC citizen’s reach, our lawmakers want to distract us from reality with old segregated TV sitcoms that they hope have us dreaming of a better, idyllic whiter world. Read More
Public schools face deficits while private schools profit
Public schools are struggling to maintain their facilities. The General Assembly has chosen to subsidize private school tuition. Read More
NC’s place as No. 1 state for manufacturing under threat if 2017 tax cuts expire
For North Carolina’s manufacturing environment to remain number one, policymakers must act now and extend the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Read More
If Gov. Stein followed Trump’s example…
The hypocritical double standards at work on the modern political right these days in the era of Donald Trump are often enough to make your head spin. Read More
Why North Carolinians downsized governors
North Carolina’s governor remains the weakest in the nation. Part of the reason for this is due to our colonial history. Read More
Been thinkin' about highway funds
If North Carolina wants to stay a "Good Roads State" the Assembly needs to adopt a better way to fund our highways….do it fairly and do it soon. Read More
Dogs of war
In his first term Trump did not start a war. But this time he and his national security gang that can’t text straight might be headed that way. Read More
Last night
A year before the next election the winds have changed. Read More
A defense of Chuck Shumer
Democrats should demand more of him, but the criticisms of him are largely unfair—and replacing him would be impulsive. Read More
About those reciprocal tariffs
Time will tell how the reciprocal tariffs play out. The one thing America should do is strictly enforce existing trade agreements. Read More
NC rallies on Saturday will tap anger over Trump’s orders and Musk’s cuts, but is it enough to force change?
Saturdays protests are part of a nationwide movement to increase awareness about Trump's policies. Read More
To lower the cost of child care, lower the cost of doing business
North Carolina is experiencing a “more-severe” labor shortage as compared to the national average, with 55 workers for every 100 open jobs. Read More
Shaking foundations
What is most shocking and disappointing is that the GOP has capitulated to the whims of a man-child and his compadre, a tyrant. Any representation we thought we had in our elected congress is buried in cowardice, petty arguing, and name calling. Read More
Get ready for a budgetary storm
Most voters underestimate both the magnitude of the current fiscal crisis and what will be required to address it. Read More
At our lowest, and getting lower
It’s only taken a little over two months since the inauguration of Donald Trump to bring this nation down to its intellectual knees. Read More
Word matter: Forgive, mandate, fascism, Marxism
The author examines how various words can be used and interpreted. Read More
State lawmaker embarrasses with juvenile Facebook post
Representative Keith Kidwell's actions of throwing Governor Stein's budget into a trashcan was not an act of good government. Putting a picture of it on Facebook was juvenile. Read More
Can we have it all?
What is the best way of dealing with the reality of opportunity cost and “not having it all”? Read More
Stein's proposed budget: A good first step
Governor Stein makes many recommendations that are good for public education. Read More
NC moves to rein in bureaucratic power with REINS Act and CON repeal
Whether North Carolina is going in the right direction or on the wrong track is tied at 38%, and more than 87% are in favor of term limits for legislative leadership positions. Read More
Legislative abuse is the norm in NC
Republicans "sore looser laws" are following a long history of legislative overreach that has always limited democracy in the state. Read More
Set clear priorities for road funding
North Carolina needs to spend about $6 billion to fix or replace state-maintained roads and bridges, along with $1.7 billion for municipal roads and bridges and $460 million for private roads. Read More
