Silent Sam to get a fort
In response to the toppling in August of the Confederate Monument at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chancellor Carol Folt and other UNC leaders have proposed a controversial solution... Read More
NC Spin Articles
On Pearl Harbor Day we remember North Carolina's contributions to WW II
by Tom Campbell, moderator and host of NC SPIN, December 4, 2019 As we observe Pearl Harbor Day we remember North Carolina's role in World War II. Our state boasts a large military presence today... Read More
A plaque for George Bush in Chapel Hill?
There should be an historic plaque in Chapel Hill honoring George Bush.” On the day after the former president’s death, Chapel Hill lawyer and chair of the town’s historic district commission... Read More
Redistributing income isn't investment
Whether your frame of reference is a country, a government, a business, or your own household, being better off in the long run requires patience and discipline in the short run. To have more income... Read More
Ten absolute "musts" for Voter ID
Editor’s note: Gerry Cohen – former special counsel to the General Assembly – is widely understood to be North Carolina’s most knowledgeable and respected expert on state elections law... Read More
Polling, after the fact
Civitas has released a poll just two weeks after the midterm election. Apparently, they’ll continue their monthly polling even in a non-election year. It’s very helpful to those of us who want to... Read More
A final conversation with UNC president Margaret Spellings
Although Margaret Spellings will be leaving her post as president of the University of North Carolina system prematurely on January 15, she started several programs in her three years on the job. One... Read More
Aging population and growing liabilities will cause fiscal tsunami
There is a significant demographic change occurring in North Carolina that virtually no one is talking about. A change that will have major implications for the state’s fiscal health for decades to... Read More
Two worlds
Two Worlds Before the election, two polls landed on my desk the same day. One was taken in a rural county. The other was taken in suburban Wake County (Raleigh). And reading them was like looking at... Read More
What legislators should do...and what they probably will do instead
The North Carolina General Assembly has returned to Raleigh this week for yet another convening. Contrary, however, to some previous erroneous references, this will not be—at least technically—a... Read More
