Even red states making Obamacare work
It’s becoming clear that the states that embraced the Affordable Care Act are having success, while those who didn’t, like N.C., are struggling. Here are two interesting examples of red states... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Academic freedom or shrill partisanship?
by Frances DeLuca (Civitas Institute) and Jane Shaw (Pope Center for Higher Education), October 21, 2013. In 2011, President Obama called for a more civil discourse to “make sure that we are talking... Read More
Ads hit red-state Democrats on Obamacare
by Katie Glueck, Politico, October 28, 2013. Americans for Prosperity is targeting two red-state Democrats over Obamacare with a pricey new ad buy that launches this week. The conservative group... Read More
Law and justice aren't the same thing
The judge, after I asked about Eric Holder’s lawsuit, grunted and said,Whatever gave you the idea that law and justice are the same thing – the law can be a darn peculiar beast. Not long ago... Read More
Public-private partnerships the wrong fix for more jobs
Editorial by News and Observer, October 28, 2013. Gov. Pat McCrory often declares that some part of state government is “broken” and that his task is to fix it. The problem is that, as... Read More
McCrory rejects calls for special session to expand Medicaid
Gov. Pat McCrory rejected a call to convene a special legislative session to add more low-income residents to the state and federal health insurance program. His comments came in response to a news... Read More
Liberals need to do their homework and stop preening
After the 2010 elections put North Carolina's legislature in the hands of Republicans for the first time in more than a century, state policy began a turn to the Right — that much is indisputable... Read More
The lawsuit over teacher tenure
From Senate leader Phil Berger's vantage point, the likelihood of a lawsuit probably comes as no surprise. Berger has been the primary force behind an effort at the North Carolina General Assembly to... Read More
Pachyderms
The Pachyderms, or Supreme Republican Leaders in Washington, have a natural animus to Democrats – but, these days, who they dislike even more is Ted Cruz and Tea Partiers. It’s time Ted Cruz... Read More
