Thinking head
When every politician in Washington sounds like a robot reciting a predictable party line, Rand Paul sounds like a man who actually thinks. Sometimes he sounds sounds nutty and sometimes he makes... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Running in circles
These days just about every politician in Raleigh is saying (as often as he can) how he wants to spend more money on schools and give teachers raises. But what if the root of the problem with... Read More
Americans think Republicans are out of touch but plan to vote for them anyway
Americans overwhelmingly consider Republicans to be out of touch, and they trust them less than Democrats on the issues -- but that doesn't mean the GOP is in bad shape for the 2014 elections. That's... Read More
North Carolina's toxic future
A dystopian nightmare is unfolding in North Carolina. It is what the whole country would look like if you were to marry David Koch to Ted Cruz, with a prenup by ALEC, the outside agitator also known... Read More
Duke seems to have friends in high places
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, March 3, 2014. State regulators announced Monday that they were citing Duke Energy for not having certain permits the law requires. State regulators did not announce... Read More
Our money's worth?
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, March 5, 2014. Trust us, state officials say, a High Point consultant earned every penny of the $310,000 in tax money he made last year for less than 11 months... Read More
What UNC's Poverty Center was hiding
A public records request filed by the Civitas Institute confirms that the UNC Poverty Center continues to use publicly funded resources for blatantly political activities in ways that are... Read More
Change the way NC awards software contracts
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, March 3, 2014. Department of Motor Vehicles computers that handle inspection reports aren't working correctly. The system is delaying or losing tens of thousands of... Read More
Are the Democrats getting too liberal?
The recent polarization of American politics has been far more obvious on the right than the left. The emergence of the tea party movement and its influence in Congress has brought to the fore... Read More
