Politics and the environment
Should there be stricter laws and regulations to protect the environment? In 1992, according to the Pew Research Center, 93 percent of Democrats and 86 percent of Republicans said yes. Twenty years... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Common core opponents hurt their credibility with outlandish claims
Editorial by News and Observer, March 24, 2014. Really? The Common Core State Standards for public schools will lead children and the nation toward communism? The standards promote abortion and... Read More
Why Supreme Court must let Hobby Lobby opt out of ACA contraceptive provisions
Does our Constitution guarantee the freedom of religion or does it merely allow a more limited freedom to worship? The difference is profound. Worship is an event. Religion is a way of life... Read More
Why conservatives, too, should crave open government
Newspapers, activists and all who care about open government recently celebrated “Sunshine Week.” Now it’s time for North Carolina conservatives to make 2014 Sunshine Year. People across the... Read More
Teacher tenure law remains under fire
Whether or not you believe teacher tenure laws in North Carolina need reform, it has become apparent that the changes passed by state legislators last year included a fatal flaw. They required the... Read More
DENR finally steps up
Editorial by Durham Herald-Sun, March 16, 2014. It has taken too long and too many questionable developments have occurred, but we are grateful that finally the state Department of Environment and... Read More
WRAL poll shows Tillis with big lead in GOP primary
by John Frank, Under the Dome, March 21, 2014. A new poll shows Republican Thom Tillis with his biggest lead so far in the U.S. Senate race. Tillis took 28 percent in a SurveyUSA poll of Republican... Read More
Audit finds 7 problem areas at DHHS
The state department of Health and Human Services overpaid Medicaid health care providers and set up a food stamp approval system that allows county workers to override benefit time limits. The... Read More
Parties to battle in counties
Because I enjoy watching and analyzing legislative politics, it pains me to say this: for the 2014 election cycle in North Carolina, the most competitive and fateful races will be found at the top and... Read More
The misfire of the anti-ACA committee
The folks at the think tanks on the Right are upset that the absurd anti-Affordable Care Act show at the General Assembly this week didn’t garner the one-sided stories they had hoped for about the... Read More
