Dismantling Structural and Systemic Racism
Asheville City Council members are to be commended for the historic and courageous move they took July 14 when they approved a resolution that calls for… Read More
Why sale of McClatchy Newspapers matters to North Carolinians
The recent announcement that Chatham Asset Management, a New Jersey-based hedge fund, won the bankruptcy court auction to buy McClatchy Newspapers is momentous news for North… Read More
Nothing good ever happens after midnight
There’s a saying in the sports world that nothing good ever happens after midnight. That’s because blue-chip recruits don’t call up a coach at 2 a.m.… Read More
Carolina Commentary
This month marks the third birthday for Carolina Commentary, a North Carolina-centric political blog dedicated to pursuing collaborative and realistic approaches to solving public policy issues.… Read More
Looting: A Cry for Economic Justice
The looting of consumer goods at mass protests symbolically shouts the desperate message of people fed up with police killings and a political system that excludes… Read More
In order to form a more perfect union
The protests taking place across our country give us an opportunity to change and live up to the values we espouse in our Constitution and Bill of Rights, the documents… Read More
Focus on Recovery
The General Assembly’s Job Number One should be focusing on recovery from the economic devastation wreaked by the COVID-19 pandemic, with particular attention paid to immediately… Read More
Pandemic offers chance to remedy structural ills
The Covid-19 pandemic highlights long-standing social ills, but it also offers an opportunity for government to experiment with actions to correct some of the dynamics that… Read More
Make voting easy and secure
When state lawmakers return to Raleigh this week, they are expected to introduce a stand-alone elections bill that will have huge consequences for North Carolina voters.… Read More
Buckle up for a new way of life
The Coronavirus will change the world, the nation and North Carolina forever. When you consider what we have learned and what we have given up, how… Read More