Blather, Baloney and Conventional Wisdom
Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress.” – George Eliot As the ridiculous government shutdown staggers into its second week, this morning’s cable news chatter... Read More
NC Spin Articles
PNC: Employers pessimistic about NC recovery
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, October 7, 2013. Even as state legislative leaders have rushed to make North Carolina more "business friendly," they may also have sent up warning flares that are... Read More
Supreme Court can rule on campaign contributions
The Supreme Court must feel as though it is plowing an ocean as it repeatedly reminds Congress that the anodyne label “campaign finance reform” can encompass a multitude of sins. Come Tuesday, the... Read More
Making voting easier, not harder
Editorial by Salisbury Post, October 1, 2013. If the new North Carolina voting law merely required voters to show a photo I.D. card, few could argue with it. But several provisions in the law appear... Read More
Master's degree doesn't equate to better learning
Democratic legislators, teacher unions, newspaper editorialists, and other members or defenders of North Carolina’s education establishment continue to be aghast at the Republican-led General... Read More
Too many lawyers
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, October 6, 2013. N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper will get more help than he wants in defending the state against the voting rights lawsuit. His own public... Read More
McCrory's team faces tough challenges
Tim White, the Observer's editorial page editor, and I had a chance to meet with Gov. Pat McCrory and some of his staff last week. McCrory invited top leaders from a number of newspapers to an off-the... Read More
NC teacher walk-out proposal gets mixed reviews
A proposed statewide teacher walk-out to protest pay and working conditions is getting a mixed response from the people it is supposed to benefit. Some think skipping school en masse could give... Read More
NC’s cost of obstinance of Obamacare
Editorial by Ned Barnett, News and Observer, October 6, 2013. Many North Carolinians were frustrated by glitches at healthcare.gov last week as they tried to shop online for health insurance, but... Read More
Democrats chose the shutdown
Even when it comes to something as basic, and apparently as simple and straightforward, as the question of who shut down the federal government, there are diametrically opposite answers, depending on... Read More
