by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 5, 2021 | Politics |
You’d think it difficult to supersede Madison Cawthorn as the greatest disgrace to North Carolina currently serving without honor in our delegation to the U.S. Congress, but Greg Murphy has got the young man beat. Joining in a twitter mob against Rep. Ilhan...
by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 1, 2021 | Politics |
Southern history resembles chaotic weather on a dark winter day. Hail and sleet pelt the landscape, long stretches of time pass with no break in the clouds to reveal the shining sun, and, every so often, our solar system’s reigning star emerges in a moment of...
by Alexander H. Jones | Mar 29, 2021 | Politics |
For years, North Carolina Democrats have predicted an imminent blue shift in the state. Demographics were supposed to be the driving force of the state’s trend into the Democratic column. First the model was Virginia; more recently, Democrats have taken Georgia...
by Alexander H. Jones | Mar 26, 2021 | Politics |
North Carolina can thank the state of Georgia for lifting a bit of shame off Tar Heels’ backs. Peach-state legislators have surpassed their N.C. brethren as the most vicious opponents of modern-day democracy in the union that both states rebelled against in what...
by Alexander H. Jones | Mar 23, 2021 | Politics |
Gerrymandering is undoubtedly a blight on American democracy and a tool used by reactionary forces to thwart others’ aspirations for self-government. It is also beyond question that redistricting abuses have been committed more egregiously by Republicans than by...
