Cooper joins the dark side
by John Wynne, Politics NC, November 19, 2015. Roy Cooper is getting a lot of flack from progressives for largely taking the same stance as Governor McCrory on the refugee matter. Actually, flack is... Read More
NC Spin Articles
A lesson on lockdowns
As I drove my 5-year-old daughter to kindergarten on a recent morning, I reminded her that we were going out of town for a few days at Thanksgiving to visit family in Ohio. Her first response: “I... Read More
Hijacked by politics
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, November 20, 2015. Refugee hysteria is bringing out the worst in politicians. North Carolina’s attorney general, Roy Cooper, could have taken a position for... Read More
State government ethics. Is a 'D' too generous?
How fitting it was last week that the Center for Public Integrity gave North Carolina a grade of D in a nationwide State Integrity Investigation. Just recently, Gov. Pat McCrory announced that the... Read More
Terror politics
The Great Ebola Panic hit America a year ago this October, right before the 2014 midterm elections. President Obama’s poll ratings plunged, and races that had been within Democrats’ reach... Read More
Poll: What North Carolinians think
PPP's annual poll on college football loyalties in North Carolina once again finds the Tar Heels leading the way. 22% say they're UNC fans to 15% for Duke, 14% for NC State, 12% for East Carolina... Read More
Protecting our homefront must be first priority
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, November 17, 2015. On a day President Obama admitted the terrorist attacks in Paris represented a “sickening setback” in America’s battle against the Islamic... Read More
How do we gauge the success of school vouchers?
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, November 19, 2015. It's an improbable success story. At least it's beginning to look successful. It will take more time to know for sure. The state's Opportunity... Read More
A stampede of fear
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, November 19, 2015. Gov. Pat McCrory is wrong to join the stampede of fear about Syrian refugees. There are legitimate security concerns following last week’s... Read More
UNC BOG chair says group working to be more open
The acting chairman of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors defended the decision to award raises to 12 system chancellors behind closed doors but told the legislature's Joint... Read More
