The fear of the truth on the Right
There are two things that the folks running the General Assembly and the moneyed interests behind them are petrified that people in North Carolina will realize about this legislative session. No, it... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Unemployment rate increases in 81 counties
From Employment Security Commission, July 30, 2013. Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 81 of North Carolina's counties in June, decreased in 14, and remained the same in five... Read More
Those who traffic in human beings deserve the worst the law allows
Editorial, Wilmington Star-News, July 30, 2013. Most Americans want to believe that slavery no longer exists in this country, that it disappeared with the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation... Read More
Rules 'reform' may be a health hazard
Editorial, Fayetteville Observer, July 30, 2013. The General Assembly has left Gov. Pat McCrory a Gordian Knot of deregulation "reform" that he's not likely to untie before its effects begin to make... Read More
More mental-health admissions to emergency rooms are sign of crisis
Editorial, Winston-Salem Journal, July 30, 2013. The state of mental-health care in North Carolina is dire. This should be a priority for our leaders, but unfortunately, it’s more likely to get... Read More
Is McCrory over his head?
Maybe Kieran Shanahan quit because Governor McCrory still hadn’t learned his name. The Governor called him “Sharon” and “Karen” at a press conference. Whatever caused Shanahan’s abrupt and... Read More
North Carolina Ends Teacher Tenure, Teachers Will Now Have to Be Good at Their Jobs to Keep Them
Republican legislators in North Carolina have pushed through a proposal to revoke lifetime tenure for the state's public school teachers. Currently, all teachers are elligible for tenure after five... Read More
One-party rule fails North Carolina
I’ve gotten angry at our Republican governor and legislature this year. The voting changes they’ve imposed, from injecting partisan politics into our school board elections to eliminating... Read More
New NC voting rules too onerous? No, they don’t go far enough
Any first-year law student knows ignorantia juris non excusat: Ignorance of the law is no excuse. As such, all of us should know the provisions of the Voter Information Verification Act that has been... Read More
How N.C. became red again
One might shrug off the sweeping voting restrictions approved last week in North Carolina as typical of a Southern state under Republican control. But look again: Unlike many of its neighbors, the Tar... Read More
