Despite progress, this moment demands more
It’s hard to believe that violent protests and looting would have erupted across the country without the COVID-19 lockdowns which… Read Article →
COVID cure is a killer
Gov. Roy Cooper’s move to open up more of the economy is welcome. It is also long overdue. The public… Read Article →
Media’s double standard shields Biden from the Kavanaugh treatment
Most Americans are just learning that Joe Biden has been accused of sexual assault. When a former Senate staffer, Tara… Read Article →
Wobbly stats guide NC’s COVID-19 path
Healthy skepticism is in short supply during the global pandemic as our state leaders make sweeping statements without almost anyone… Read Article →
My reporter friend nailed the Times on 1619 Project
A reporter friend who has done signature work on the New York Times’ 1619 Project – the magazine length collection… Read Article →
Time to rethink lockdown response to Covid-19
The best chapters of human history are penned by our demand for certainty and control over a hostile world. It’s… Read Article →
A plague of uncertainty
Who knew I was heading to an epicenter of the pandemic when I flew – flew for goodness sake! –… Read Article →
Five questions before Super Tuesday
As Super Tuesday looms, here are five questions and a prediction. Why hold primaries in 50 states? Joe Biden is… Read Article →
Four myths about education
Education should turn minds into mythbusters. It should help develop the critical thinking tools required to ask questions and test… Read Article →
The racist coup of 1898
In the early 1890s an unthinkable alliance produced an unacceptable outcome for North Carolina Democrats, as poor whites suffering from… Read Article →