Opinion
Why business leaders ought to worry
What worries is what I perceive to be a growing undercurrent of suspicion, resentment, and outright hostility aimed at the business sector.
Opinion
Lack of labels boosts policies’ popularity with NC voters
NC voters show strong support for education scholarships, reduced health care regulation, and more freedom for nurses to do their jobs.
News
‘No budget, no pay’ bill targets lawmakers as deadline pressure mounts
Legislation would tie lawmaker pay to timely budget passage, amid broad public support for stricter accountability rules.
News
Poll: Partisan divide widens on Iran war
North Carolina voters broadly oppose ground troops in Iran and are split on whether the US was right to launch military action there, according to a new poll from Catawba College. Meanwhile, former Gov. Roy Cooper holds a 14-point lead over Republican Michael Whatley in the early US Senate race.
Opinion
Sometimes the public is wrong
Voters say high prices (especially in housing and health care) are top issues. And yet... they are often skeptical that increasing supply would help.
Opinion
Carolinians start year with optimism
Nearly 90% say it is “important” that “a new Democratic governor and a Republican-led General Assembly try to reach compromise on important issues.”
Opinion
On Gaza, UNC Chapel Hill is out of step with North Carolinians
Our public universities should be inclusive spaces for “minority” opinions, especially when they're held by overwhelming majorities.
Opinion
Middle-class sentiments decide elections
Americans' perceptions about who best represents their economic interests have undergone a seismic shift — one that will have an impact on this election and those going forward.
Opinion
Voters send signal about opposition to targeted tax breaks
Nearly 64% of North Carolinians prefer lowering tax rates and reducing regulatory burdens to improve the state's economy. Just 15% prefer relying on targeted tax incentives.
Opinion
NC voters want better public safety
North Carolina started the year off with a bang, sadly, many of them. Those celebrating the New Year in Charlotte scrambled to flee a mass shooting downtown, as a gunman opened fire at Romare Bearden Park. Five were injured, and the police later arrested 19-year-old Daevion Crawford for the incident. Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles released...
Opinion
Psychology helps explain political divide
Because I spend much of my time encouraging constructive engagement across political difference, through such programs as Duke University’s North Carolina Leadership Forum, readers sometimes ask me if I think political differences are more appearance than reality — that if we just tried hard enough, we could reach a broad public consensus on many seemingly...
Opinion
Inflation remains a potent issue
Democrats are puzzled and frustrated. Jobless rates are low, wages are rising, and growth in gross domestic product last quarter was sizzling. Why do voters remain so dissatisfied with the current economy? And why do most of them disapprove of the economic stewardship of President Joe Biden and his Democratic Party? The answer is inflation....
