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Current Electoral System to Blame for Government Shutdown
As week 2 of the first government shutdown in over a decade commences, most political watchers have started asking the question, "How did we get here?"Some, like Independent New York Mayor Michael Blo...
75 Percent of College Students in NC Self-Identify as Independent
Image Credit: Joy Brown / Shutterstock.comPoll results examining political tendencies among college students were released on August 23 by researchers from the University of North Carolina at Greensbo...
Can racism in America be cracked?
A quick glimpse through the Drudge Report the other night brought up quite a few articles focused on racial issues. While I know that Matt Drudge lives for controversy, I still had to wonder whet...
Independents Are Growing in Number and Stature
I read an article in the NY Times last week that surprised me. It started out as a scathing, if somewhat predictable, exposé of the consequences of unfettered Republican rule in North Carolina a...
Nonprofit Organizations Significantly Increase Voter Turnout
Nonprofit VOTE examined the impact of nonprofit organizations on voter behavior within seven states in an August 2013 study. It found that those contacted by a nonprofit organization -- in regards to ...
North Carolina Party Leaders to Defend Controversial Voting Laws in Court
The partisan battles in North Carolina are extending their reach into the court system.Over the past year, the Republican controlled legislature, aided by a Republican governor, Pat McCrory, enacted a...
Can We Please, Please, Please Stop Comparing Stuff to Hitler?
Call it the argumentum ad nazium, or maybe the dicto simplicihitler, but it has become one of the most common forms of argument in American political discourse, and it really needs to stop.I am speaki...
On Teachers and the Pursuit of an Advanced Education
One of the most memorable scenes on television last year came from the pen of writer Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing) and the lips of actor Jeff Daniels. In the opening minutes of a pilot episode for The ...
Does Money Buy Happiness?
Rule number one in effective communication is to establish the relevancy of the topic to the audience. Why should they care? How does it affect their quality of life?Truthful accounting might do just ...
Is Fiscal Stress Hurting Highways?
We’ve all seen that road before: The “Pothole Express.” It’s a violent massage for you and your car.Across the political spectrum, many Americans agree that the government is responsible for building ...