GOP factions can work together
The first time I lived in the nation’s capital, Ronald Reagan was president. The conservatives I knew there were proud of their movement’s accomplishments, in such areas as reforming taxes and... Read More
NC Spin Articles
State Board sets 5 pm Monday deadline for Durham recount
The State Board of Elections has set a deadline of 7 p.m. Monday for a machine recount of more than 90,000 disputed ballots that were not tabulated by voting machines on election night. The state... Read More
Lessons Governor-elect Cooper should take from the Obama presidency
by Rob Schofield, NC Policy Watch, November 30, 2016. In these divided times, there’s precious little common ground to find with the right-wing opposition With Gov. Pat McCrory’s efforts to stave... Read More
McCrory will be remembered for this lack of grace
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, November 29, 2016. Pat McCrory, it appears, is going through the five stages of grief. First came denial, then anger. Right now he’s in the bargaining stage. That... Read More
Making stuff up
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, December 1, 2016. A man who traffics in made-up news recently was tracked down by a real reporter. After initially declining an interview when approached at his... Read More
NC redistricting case reaches Supreme Court - but the wait may continue
Lawyers for the state of North Carolina will make oral arguments in the Supreme Court next week, seeking to overturn a lower federal court’s ruling that two of the state’s congressional districts... Read More
Liberals should rediscover federalism
For the second time in recent experience, and the fifth time in American history, a presidential candidate has been elected despite having failed to win a plurality of the nationwide vote. Also for... Read More
State Board calls for Durham election recount
The State Board of Elections on Wednesday called for a recount of more than 90,000 votes that Durham County reported late on Election Night because of technical difficulties. The 3-2 vote along party... Read More
Trump turned the light on a government that had darkened our lives
The outcome of the presidential election puzzled many people. How could such a brash, offensive personality — who didn’t understand the nuances of conservatism, who spoke in politically incorrect... Read More
America segregating itself through boycotts
by Paul O'Connor, Capitol Press Association, published in Salisbury Post, November 23, 2016. In the days before national chains, my Uncle Ted would only stop at auto-club approved motels during our... Read More
