Run, everybody, run
Run, Joe, run. Run, Elizabeth, run. Run, Beto, run. Run, Kamala, run. Run, Kirsten and Julian and Cory and Amy and Donner and Blitzen, Prancer and Dancer, Bluto and Pluto and Rudolph and all the... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Doubling down on secrecy: The legislature's latest assaults on transparency
If there’s a single most maddening and telling hallmark of the hard Right leadership that’s dominated the North Carolina General Assembly over the past eight years, it has to be its failure to... Read More
Self preservation may be key to collaboration on redistricting
On opening day of the 2019-20 General Assembly, we heard lots of promises of collaboration. There are opportunities to work together; finding a budget that meets the state’s needs while keeping... Read More
First poll of 2019: NC still battleground state, Cooper, Biden with early leads
PPP’s first North Carolina poll of the 2020 cycle finds the state is likely to once again be a key battleground for President next year. Voters in the state are closely divided on Donald Trump but... Read More
One way to draw the maps: Just follow the rules
Rules are important. Whether it’s a sporting event, a corporate meeting or a board game, rules set the parameters of the interaction. Without rules there’s confusion, uncertainty, ambiguity with... Read More
Newspaper's loss offers cautionary prescription for activists, advocates
Journalists aren’t the only ones who should learn a lesson from the Raleigh News & Observer’s recent loss in a multimillion-dollar libel case. The case offers a warning to other reporters... Read More
Claiming "stonewalling," protest planned over lack of 9th district hearing
Concerned voters joining NC NAACP, other groups for march and rally starting at NC Board of Elections and ending at U.S. Attorney’s office The NC State Board of Elections was scheduled to have a... Read More
North Carolina's Old Testament prophet
While I have been traveling up and down North Carolina’s roads in search of local eateries, UNC Law School professor Gene Nichol has been traveling the same roads looking for something else. I was... Read More
Can opportunity zones boost local economies
by Mike Walden, NCSU Professor of Economics, January 4, 2019. I make about 80 presentations across the state each year on a variety of economic topics. It’s one of the most enjoyable parts of my job... Read More
Land grabs don't enhance growth
Over the past eight years, conservative lawmakers have done much to constrain the excesses, expenses, and abuses of governmental power in North Carolina. They have cut taxes, controlled spending... Read More
