NC Spin Articles


Common core revamp succeeds by failing

Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, January 6, 2016. Not every F grade is a failure. In the case of the Common Core curriculum in North Carolina, it may be graduation with honors. Some political...    Read More

January 7, 2016



Bond issue needs support

Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, January 6, 2016. It's instructive to note that when Gov. Pat McCrory kicked off the official campaign Tuesday endorsing the state's $2 billion bond proposal he was...    Read More

January 7, 2016


Bond supporters launch bipartisan campaign

Hundreds of supporters of the $2 billion Connect NC bond referendum on the March 15 ballot gathered Tuesday on N.C. State University’s Centennial Campus to kick off a campaign they say is...    Read More

January 7, 2016


Make a federal case of it

Lately I’ve been reflecting on North Carolina’s celebrated history as, well, the political equivalent of a cantankerous old coot. You know the fellow I mean. Perhaps despite himself, he won’t...    Read More

by John Hood   |   January 7, 2016

My Christmas wish list: Political term limits

With Christmas coming in a couple of days, my thoughts turn to my wish list for politics in the state and federally. Would I ask for a part-time federal legislature, an end to businesses funneling...    Read More

December 24, 2015