by Alexander H. Jones | Nov 1, 2021 | Politics |
Seldom has one state’s gubernatorial election portended so much for the entire nation. Tomorrow marks election day in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and what happens when voters go to the polls will signify a great deal about where our politics are headed for the...
by Alexander H. Jones | Oct 28, 2021 | Politics |
There’s been a conversation on Twitter about whether Cal Cunningham jilted the Democratic Party. Many Democrats believe that Cunningham’s selfishness and narcissism cost the party a vital Senate seat, landing them in the quagmire of Manchin-Sinema...
by Alexander H. Jones | Oct 27, 2021 | Politics |
The muted response to North Carolina Republicans’ proposed gerrymandered maps is quite revealing. The last time they set out to slice and dice North Carolina for partisan advantage, in 2011, political observers reacted with horror at the party’s cynicism....
by Alexander H. Jones | Oct 26, 2021 | Politics |
In the late nineteenth century, North Carolina bet its future on an industry that would eventually collapse. Promoters for the state ardently pursued cotton mills, offering Yankee executives a robust supply of cheap labor coming off the farms and denying workers, all...
by Alexander H. Jones | Oct 25, 2021 | Politics |
In moments of idealistic whimsy, conservatives often pay homage to the notion of American Exceptionalism. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee thundered that his state’s students will be taught “unapologetic American Exceptionalism.” That he felt it necessary...
