Who can Democrats Blame
Editorial, Greenville Daily Reflector, July 19, 2013. The tax plan agreement touted by Gov. Pat McCrory on Monday as “meaningful tax reform” may not live up to that definition for most North... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Gender Gap
Earlier this week, Public Policy Polling released a poll that showed some ugly numbers for Republicans. It showed Pat McCrory’s favorability falling sharply and the approval of the General Assembly... Read More
Why Are North Carolina Liberals So @&%*! Angry?
The burning heart of liberal activism and indignation this summer can be found, of all places, in the charming capital city of the Tar Heel State. On Monday, for the 11th week in a row, thousands of... Read More
Ignore the hype, for North Carolina’s future is strong
North Carolina is taking a lot of flack these days from those who live far away, the New York Times editorial board only the latest example. We’re being painted as a state in hopeless peril for all... Read More
The left discovers a truth about regulation
By Jon Sanders, Carolina Journal, July 19,2013. The General Assembly has generated plenty of publicity while debating a bill that would affect abortion clinics in North Carolina. Senate Bill... Read More
League says tax reform may help cities
N.C. League of Municipalities analysts say the state tax legislation that awaits Gov. Pat McCrory’s signature will generate a $5.8 million windfall for the western Triangle’s major city and town... Read More
History revisited at Kinston museum
North Carolina didn’t want to secede from the Union to join the Confederacy, but when President Lincoln mandated that our state send troops to fight for the Union in the Civil War our leaders chose... Read More
Republicans must make their tax-reform plan work
Editorial, Winston-Salem Journal, July 18, 2013. With the announcement that they have agreed on a new tax-reform package, Republican legislative leaders and Gov. Pat McCrory have disproved one... Read More
Surrender, Charlotte
One of the most baffling stories I've followed out of Raleigh this year -- and there have been plenty -- has been the legislature's determination to take Charlotte-Douglas International Airport from... Read More
Ambition, cronyism and hypocrisy
Right after Pat McCrory got elected, he like to say that government was going to treat citizens like customers. Now, we see what kind of business he’s running, or at least helping run. It’s one... Read More
