NC Spin Articles

You'll never win at Monopoly

During the holiday season, Hoods play board games. Different families have different traditions. Some go caroling. Some go on trips. Hoods would rather buy Park Place, conquer Middle Earth, or wipe...    Read More

by John Hood   |   December 21, 2013

2014: Another 2010?

Maybe I should apologize. But would Bob Rucho apologize? No sir! So I’ll double down, as they say.   My blog yesterday – warning that the next Congress might be run by people who think like Rucho...    Read More

December 20, 2013





N.C. ports best to stick with what they do well

Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, December 14, 2013. North Carolina's ports are bustling again after suffering through the recession with three straight years of big losses. While the current fiscal...    Read More

December 20, 2013


Schools debate short on parents

Editorial  from The Greenville Daily Reflector, December 18, 2013. The North Carolina Association of Educators has helped sponsor two lawsuits against the state this past week challenging policies...    Read More

December 19, 2013




Republican vs. Republican

Don’t underestimate the chances that people who think like Bob Rucho might control Congress a year from now.   Behind Rucho’s tweet and the budget battle in Washington is a death match between...    Read More

December 18, 2013