by Alexander H. Jones | Jul 12, 2021 | Politics |
At least Cornelius Vanderbilt endowed a university. The quintessential 19th-century robber baron otherwise concerned himself with sweet-talking congress for aid to his railroads and indulging in luxuries that would seem outlandish to the thousands living in tenements...
by Alexander H. Jones | Jul 9, 2021 | Politics |
History’s burden is particularly heavy in America’s Southern states. You could even say that the Old Confederacy is haunted by what its white people have done to its Black people, by the legacy of a slave society never fully redeemed. The state of North...
by Alexander H. Jones | Jul 8, 2021 | Politics |
Things are rather dismal in the Tar Heel state right now. UNC supporters find themselves watching Chapel Hill implode to the gleeful satisfaction of a reactionary legislature. That same legislature stands poised to pass a budget which offers a trivial raise to...
by Alexander H. Jones | Jul 7, 2021 | Politics |
Above: Patrick Henry College The constellation of right-wing websites dedicated to skewering, attacking, and stoking outrage about higher education in America is remarkable. With names like College Fix and Minding the Campus, these pixel-built rags employ a largely...
by Alexander H. Jones | Jul 6, 2021 | Politics |
Today’s announcement that Nikole Hannah-Jones will be accepting a position at Howard University rather than the University of North Carolina is an unalloyed disaster for the state’s flagship campus. Once considered North Carolina’s crown jewel and...
