Clay for Congress
Don’t underestimate a candidate who already won 12 million Americans’ votes on TV. Clay Aiken may be a surprising candidate for Congress, but he may be just what Democrats need: a new face and... Read More
NC Spin Articles
The reality behind McCrory's misleading "Carolina Comeback"
Governor Pat McCrory is spending a lot of time these days talking about what he calls the “Carolina Comeback,” his political slogan for what he describes as the state’s economic recovery created... Read More
Obamacare will never work because math doesn't add up
After decades of health care debates going back at least to the Nixon and Clinton administrations, Obamacare has arrived, though handling health care through private markets paid with insurance has... Read More
Gerrymandering in NC results in few competitive races
If distinguished international visitors – say from Belgium and Finland – observed North Carolina’s elections they would have a difficult time describing the state’s political system as a... Read More
Time after time
Left-wing politicians, activists, and ideologues are desperate to stop and reverse North Carolina’s free-market renaissance. They aspire to unseat conservative leaders, invalidate conservative ideas... Read More
NC assault on public education
My son Ben’s language arts teacher emailed one morning this winter to tell me she is leaving Ben’s school. I feel sick, but I don’t blame her. Three of Ben’s middle school teachers have left... Read More
Obama presses for jobless benefits; fate in Congress uncertain
President Barack Obama pressed Congress on Tuesday to extend jobless benefits for 1.3 million Americans, dismissing the suggestion that the checks lead people to shun work and insisting there’s no... Read More
Hagan criticizes legislature for ending long-term unemployment benefits
by Associated Press, published in Charlotte Observer, January 6, 2014. U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan said Monday she's pushing North Carolina to rejoin the rest of the states to help the long-term unemployed... Read More
Legislative leaders say Hagan responsible for ending long-term unemployment benefits
Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger and House Speaker Thom Tillis this afternoon released a joint statement discussing Sen. Kay Hagan's role in the dropping of long-term unemployment benefits in NC... Read More
