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Why I trust U-Haul more than U.S. News
How to matter in the minority party
Are odd-year elections on the way out?
Nobody's embarrassed by 'pork' anymore
Invite your friends to read Longleaf Politics
The fragile math underneath N.C. local government
N.C. just gave prediction markets a free pass
Inside the money race to replace Phil Berger
How Ohio took N.C.’s business crown
Why Whatley’s campaign shut the door on reporters
This was a strange bill for Gov. Stein to veto
I wrote a book about Pat McCrory
6 low-key N.C. budget provisions worth your attention
The right way for N.C. to chase Major League Baseball
A quiet win for North Carolina’s legal system
N.C. is cutting food stamp errors, but they’re still too high
Don’t blame Vickie Sawyer for this
My public comment on the N.C. House elections bill
This quiet N.C. bill creates an interesting new economic development tool
North Carolina’s huge school technology mistake
The alternate reality of Roy Cooper’s email campaign
Iryna’s Law and the familiar N.C. prison-capacity problem
Could Democrats really flip the N.C. House?
Dave Boliek's actual 2028 problem
Inside North Carolina's mental health maze
Jim Hunt’s forgotten education agenda
The troubling philosophy behind Gov. Stein’s economic plan
A Memorial Day reminder from Fort Bragg
Ranking the proposed N.C. constitutional amendments
The millionaire surtax idea comes to N.C.
What an investor sees in Spruce Pine
Why I'm on the fence about another income tax rate cap
What Roy Cooper’s "early-release" list actually reveals
Sam Page's learning curve is showing
Can you break Raleigh’s budget impasse?
Executive offices matter. Teacher recruitment shows why
When does a protest become a stunt?
Freezing revaluations is the wrong fix
Helene relief became a slush fund for campus nonsense
N.C. government is still astonishingly low-tech
Why legalizing marijuana would make N.C. worse
A conservative approach to climate change?
Mayberry isn't a relic of the past
Where the Cooper-Whatley race really stands
Leandro had to end. A ‘sound basic education’ still matters
Should the state invest in N.C. startups?
Why you should support levy limits
Two things that stood out from Speaker Hall’s new interview
Have N.C. Republicans abandoned local control?
A bitter campaign ends with class
What N.C. candidates can learn from Rom Reddy’s campaign launch
The sweet spot in a N.C. politician’s March Madness bracket
Mark Robinson is completely delusional
Is it better to have a vote or a microphone?
Roy Cooper is no victim of campaign dishonesty
The winners, losers, and weirdness of North Carolina’s primary
Will Sen. Berger's political machine save him or backfire?
More thoughts on the Berger-Page nailbiter
Personnel is policy — and Boliek is testing the system’s limits
Cursive is in the law. So why isn’t it in the classroom?
Special Report: In tiny N.C. towns, taxes do little more than prop up the government itself
Why I published endorsements in 2026 primaries
North Carolina’s perplexing pessimistic mood
An earned media home run for Luke Farley
Two smart takes on a fractured conservative movement
Inside Destin Hall’s record-breaking fundraising haul
The Roy Cooper inmate scandal hasn't broken through
Kate Barr and the problem with party labels
Fleshing out Roy Cooper’s secret list
The myth of the unwinnable GOP primary
The case for running in unwinnable districts
Winning isn't always the point
The double-pocket button-up test
Why are Berger allies picking a fight on immigration?
My take on two fresh N.C. polls
N.C. needs more primary election debates
Why Council of State races might suddenly matter a lot more
Past donations are fair game, but don’t always mean much
How I read N.C. political polls
Why Gov. Josh Stein's endorsement actually matters in this Dem primary