NC Spin Articles


A week of contrasts

Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, August 2, 2016. The conventions may be over. The rhetorical fallout clearly isn’t. Donald Trump’s insensitive retorts to the speech of the father of a fallen...    Read More

August 3, 2016

Ludlow warns of pending Hillary recession

Lawrence Kudlow explains in a Human Events column why he’s wary of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s economic plans. Over the past year, real GDP has slipped to a paltry...    Read More

August 3, 2016


Who will win North Carolina?

Who will win North Carolina? Chance of winning North Carolina’s  15 electoral votes Hillary Clinton 50.9% Donald Trump 49.0% Latest polls We’ve collected 19 polls in North Carolina so far. The...    Read More

August 3, 2016


Hometown debates will inform voters

North Carolina is urbanizing — that much is certain. You can chart it in the economic data about population, income, and job creation. You can see it in the cranes that rise into the skylines of our...    Read More

by John Hood   |   August 3, 2016


Down the wrong road

Editorial by Burlington Times-News, July 27, 2016. There’s a lesson in highway maintenance for North Carolinians nearby. If you’ve driven in South Carolina in the past few years, you’ve seen it...    Read More

July 29, 2016

A public debate

Political campaigns are odd creatures: There’re born, grow like crazy, live in chaos, then die on a set date. Back in the late 1970’s, Republicans leaped a generation ahead of Democrats in the...    Read More

July 29, 2016

Two Americas

The Democratic and Republican conventions offered two starkly different visions of America. Here’s how this old Democrat sees them.  Hillary Clinton’s is bright and optimistic. Donald Trump’s...    Read More

July 29, 2016