Can the DMV really serve the public?
Government actors seek benefits that may not have anything to do with serving the public. Would autonomy for the DMV help? Read More
Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
My Spin by Tom Campbell
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We are giving in instead of digging inNorth Carolina has abandoned its long-held quest for excellence in education and is now content to dumb down and give up on that dream. Read More |
Democracy will be decided on the streets of Minneapolis, and America
Springsteen offered an ode to the inspiring souls of Minneapolis — breathtakingly courageous patriots, taking their stand for the stranger in the land. Read More
Open enrollment: a win for parents and public schools
Local charter schools are full, and you don’t have the means to send your child to private school — even with North Carolina’s generous Opportunity Scholarship program. Open enrollment might be the ideal solution. Read More
Good Riddance to a bad actor at UNC-CH
The legislature and the UNC Board of Governors are nearly always considering something that could bring massive disgrace on the state, and N.C. political observers have to white knuckle it hoping they’ll show some restraint. Read More
North Carolina continues to be divided on Trump, his policies, and the nation’s direction, according to cew Catawba-YouGov Survey
An Update from the Center for North Carolina Politics & Public Service Read More
Trump Under…Water?
Another poll shows Trump underwater...could he be drowning? Read More
Keep recent economic news in perspective
One shouldn’t assess economic performance on the basis of a single week, month, quarter, or year. Conditions and trajectories change. Read More
Give Senator Tillis credit for finally saying and doing the right things
when it comes to the issue that dwarfs all others – Trump’s ongoing effort to rend American democracy and impose authoritarianism – Tillis is siding with the patriots. Read More
In defense of the printed word
Internet stories don’t have the same sense of permanence and can be ignored and the flow of trustworthy information can be called into question. Read More
The threats to democracy are real
Voting is the first line of protection. Read More
NC media tout flawed report on benefits from tax cuts
A recent NC Budget and Tax Center report is highly questionable for its accuracy. Read More
The whitewashing of America continues
It will take all of us raising our voices to say, enough! This is not the America most of us want. Most of us are immigrants, half of us are women, thirty or forty percent of us are brown or Black. Read More
Swing voters aren’t necessarily ticket-splitters
Split-ticket voters, denotes a subset of swing voters who, in any given election don’t just choose between the red team and the blue team but treat each race as an independent contest. Read More
The power of the cellphone citizen journalist
The world is watching and ordinary citizens with cellphones are there to record and report what is taking place in real time. Read More
Donald Trump debases what it means to be an American
If America is no longer defined by democracy, by striving to meet the bold promises of the Declaration of Independence, what are we as a people? What are we now to be? Read More
The end of pretense
The economic motive of big-time college sports is fully exposed while institutional oversight has disappeared. University presidents and boards remain on the sidelines while it implodes. Read More
North Carolinians want to choose their public school
The school choice program with the highest level of support was open enrollment. Open enrollment would allow students to transfer from their assigned public school to another public school of their choice, within their district, on a first-come, first-served basis, provided there is space. Read More
NC school choice: Growth comes with challenges
Articles suggest the public trusts Republicans more than Democrats to address education issues, especially parental choice. Read More
Cooper on the road to Washington
If Trump wasn't sucking all the oxygen out of the daily news cycle Roy Cooper's fundraising results would have stunned all who follow politics. Read More
What's the best Tax?
In North Carolina, there’s been a gradual reduction in the State income tax rate, thereby shifting more dependence for revenues to the State sales tax. Read More
A Blunder…
The ground is shifting beneath our feet. And it looks like, before long, we’ll have two more nations packing nuclear weapons. Read More
Abolish ICE?
People thought Democrats were too soft on illegal immigration. Now they think Trump is too harsh. Read More
Reforming SNAP is a fiscal necessity JOHN HOOD JANUARY 26, 2026
North Carolina may be forced to increase spending on SNAP by more than $500 million more in order to continue to participate in the program. Read More
Senator Tillis steps up again
Thom Tillis knows what's right...but has often done what's wrongQ Read More
