Shutdown politics
The shutdown showdown shows how much worse politics is today than in the 1990s. And it was bad then. Back then, Newt Gingrich shut down the government because…well, nobody can remember why. Except... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Race to the bottom
John Hood recently wrote that liberals dismiss Republican’s tax cuts and deregulation as economic tools because they don’t believe in the relationship between taxes, regulation and economic... Read More
Mainstream vs. conservative Republicans
I was in a political discussion when a conservative close to me said “What does it matter what we do? I thought about it for a minute and realized there was a great deal of truth in that simple yet... Read More
Burr on Obamacare: Grow up
Today, U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) released the following statement regarding today’s vote on the House-passed Continuing Resolution: “I have voted 56 times to defeat, dismantle, and defund... Read More
GOP must give up demand for defunding Obamacare
Editorial by News and Observer, September 29, 2013 House Republicans on Saturday added a new demand to a bill that would continue funding the U.S. government. They want the Senate to approve a one... Read More
Traffic stop numbers show racial bias
In North Carolina, the numbers show that a black motorist is 77 percent more likely to be searched after a traffic stop than a white driver. ”I don’t want to over-interpret the numbers,” said... Read More
U.S. Justice Department suit aims to stop NC voter ID law
The U.S. Department of Justice will file a lawsuit Monday to stop North Carolina’s new voter ID law, which critics have said is the most sweeping law of its kind, according to a person briefed on... Read More
Supreme court to decide pre-k case
North Carolina’s highest court is about to weigh in — again — on state government’s constitutional role in making sure children considered at risk of failure in school begin kindergarten with... Read More
Berger is the new Basnight
Here is the fallout from North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger’s decision to forgo a challenge to Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan next year. It cements Berger’s role as the new Marc Basnight... Read More
Ethanol mandates bad for economy
Editorial in Jacksonville Daily News, September 28, 2013. When oil-industry supporters and Al Gore agree on an issue, one had better pay attention as to why. Former Vice President Gore and many oil... Read More
