NC Spin Articles


Reduce costs, not just prices

Do you wonder why political adversaries seem so often to talk past each other rather than produce useful debate on important issues? One reason is that, in many cases, they really aren’t talking...    Read More

by John Hood   |   March 21, 2016



No, no, no, maybe

Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, March 19, 2016. Senate Republicans can’t even get their stories straight about blocking President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee. They say a lame-duck...    Read More

March 19, 2016

Leadership with the heart of a mouse

The true strength of men is not determined by muscle, militarily, or political might, but by the kind of heart  carried inside of them. Nothing can ever substitute for character – nothing – it...    Read More

March 19, 2016

State looks to remove 15 licensing boards

A state legislative subcommittee approved draft legislation Thursday that would dissolve 15 occupational licensing boards in the state. Included for dissolution are the boards currently licensing...    Read More

March 18, 2016


For GOP, struggles are local too

If your focus recently — and rightfully so — has been on the Donald Trump-led implosion of the Republican Party at the national level, you might want to take a look more locally. A huge power...    Read More

March 18, 2016


Primary sets up close races in November

If a key promise of your campaign is bringing jobs back to the United States from overseas, there's a good chance you'll do well in North Carolina's small and medium-sized towns, where shuttered...    Read More

March 18, 2016


McCrory shuts down Coal Ash Commission

Gov. Pat McCrory has shut down the Coal Ash Management Commission, a group set up by lawmakers to oversee the cleanup of unlined coal ash pits across the state. For the time being, that work will...    Read More

March 18, 2016