U.S. President Donald Trump, Axios reports, "is edging closer than ever to invoking the Insurrection Act, driven by a vision of executive power free from the guardrails, governors and generals who …

After North Carolina conservatives won control of the General Assembly in 2010, they began a systematic application of supply-side principles to state policy. It’s been a phenomenal success …

I recently read an opinion piece from a noted North Carolina columnist essentially blaming former governor Roy Cooper for the sharp decline in North Carolina student test scores during and after the …

North Carolina has always been a conservative, business-friendly state in which lobbyists for corporate interests have generally had their way in the state Legislative Building under both Republicans …

"The AUTOPEN," U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on his "Truth Social" platform on June 2 (referring to Joe Biden), "should have stopped Iran a long time ago from 'enriching.' Under our potential …

There are good reasons to criticize the “Big, Beautiful Bill” the U.S. House just sent to the Senate. But its imposition of work requirements for able-bodied recipients of Medicaid …

From childhood, we have learned that milk is a foundational food, growing strong bones and a healthy body. People likely remember the slogan "Milk, It Does a Body Good" and our meals being served …

When was the last time both Republicans and Democrats voted to pass a state budget? It happened last week when the N.C. House passed its two-year budget. Twenty-seven Democrats voted with the …

Price inflation was one of the top issues in the 2024 presidential election. People were tired of seeing big price jumps, especially if those increases were more than their income rose. Candidates …

In 2019, I was rushed to the hospital and waited at least four hours in the emergency room before being told that I needed emergency surgery. They found a cyst on my ovary that was causing me …

North Carolina’s strong economic performance persists — as do the lessons it reveals about politics and public policy. The latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found …

Nobody likes criticism, especially elected officials. But when people offer themselves to serve the public, they must understand some that will like their actions; others won’t. Criticism comes …

In a funny current television ad for a vacation rental company, former University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban portrays a grumpy, micromanaging homeowner who makes life miserable …

"I guarantee you," Joe Biden told CNN's Jake Tapper two months before winning the 2020 U.S. presidential election, "I will be totally transparent in terms of my health and all aspects of my health." …

Our state’s official seal presents North Carolina as a series of dualities. In the background of the circular emblem are green-topped mountains to the west and crystal-blue water to the east. …

Recently, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released its quarterly GDP report, the first of the year and the first during the new Trump administration. Normally, this report is a …

Over the last several decades, few initiatives of the American political right have met with greater sustained success than the relentless crusade to capture control of the courts. The U.S. Supreme …

The Trump administration, CNN reports, is "actively looking at" suspending habeas corpus, depending on "whether the courts do the right thing or not." Those quoted phrases are from Trump aide …

Recessions hurt. North Carolina’s headline unemployment rate hit 11.2% during the peak of the Great Recession in 2010. During the COVID-era Great Suppression of 2020, it briefly hit a …

There is a good case to be made that North Carolina’s constitution provides for the election of too many statewide offices. This is especially true given that elections for the 10 …