NC Spin Articles


Plastic bag ban should go

My family and I just spent a week at the beach — and found our big stack of reusable grocery and retail bags to be rather handy. If you’ve ever taken a crowd to and from the beach, particularly if...    Read More

by John Hood   |   August 18, 2017



There they go again

When confronted by his opponent espousing well worn phrases, President Ronald Reagan would repeatedly say to President Jimmy Carter, “There he goes again.”  His timing was impeccable likely from...    Read More

August 18, 2017

What explains rising college costs?

by Dr. Mike Walden, NCSU professor of economics, August 18, 2017. It’s the beginning of a new academic year on college campuses. It’s my 40th as a faculty member at North Carolina State...    Read More

August 18, 2017



What's best for us

Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, August 16, 2017. Republican legislators in charge of court-ordered redistricting told us two things last week: They’ll do what’s best for themselves first and...    Read More

August 18, 2017

Safety, not politics

Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, August 17, 2017. Republicans in the N.C. Senate say they’re not satisfied with Gov. Roy Cooper’s explanations of how his administration has handled revelations...    Read More

August 18, 2017

Is white shame fueling white rage?

People in Durham are talking about the tumbling of the statue honoring Confederate soldiers. Wendy Jacobs, chair of the board of county commissioners, told me she received more than 1,700 calls on the...    Read More

August 18, 2017


Let NC cities decide fate of monuments

Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, August 17, 2017. City governments and other institutions are dealing with the repercussions of the horrific Charlottesville white supremacist rally in different ways...    Read More

August 18, 2017