Dix as a museum
Listen closely, and you could hear the clink of toasts and gasps of excitement. So the atmosphere felt when state government finally handed Dix Hill over to the City of Raleigh. Securing that property... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Bigotry never prevails in America
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, December 11, 2015. “That diabolical, hell-conceived principle of persecution rages among some …” — Future president James Madison, 1774. Donald Trump’s... Read More
Mourning deeply enough for change
The late Dr. James Montgomery Boice in his commentary on Christ’s Sermon on the Mount tells the story of a young boy from England walking along the streets of Harrow, who came upon an indigent man... Read More
UNC System athletics subsidized by student fees
While the athletic departments at UNC-Chapel Hill, N.C. State University, and Appalachian State University prepare to collect extra revenue from the college football bowl games they’ll play, a... Read More
Poverty costs us all. Resolving it will pay us back
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, December 13, 2015. This is not a good place to be poor. In fact, Cumberland County is one of the worst places in the country for children born into poverty. They... Read More
Activists oppose free speech
However complicated you want to try to make it, the concept of free speech does not contain the right to shut other people up. Unfortunately, there is an entire movement of political activists right... Read More
Early childhood education is worth the cost
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, December 10, 2015. Stable home environments where parents are educated and engaged with their pre-school children tend to produce kids who enter kindergarten ready... Read More
Average teacher pay statistics misleading
In March, the National Education Association (NEA) released their latest Rankings and Estimates report. Last school year, North Carolina's average teacher salary ranked 42nd in the nation and... Read More
UNC System at risk
The tumultuous political changes that have swept over North Carolina this decade have not spared the state’s public universities. The 17-campus UNC system stands out nationally, especially in the... Read More
Gone a little haywire
Terrorism may just turn out to be the death-knell of political correctness. The day after the California attacks the Attorney General announced “her greatest” fear isn’t more attacks – it’s... Read More
