by Alexander H. Jones | Aug 13, 2020 | Features, Politics
North Carolina’s progress between 1960 and 2010 was often uneven, imperfect and insufficient, but it was nevertheless impressive. The state went from having some of the lowest wages and worst educational attainment in the country to being what was widely...
by Alexander H. Jones | Aug 11, 2020 | Features, Politics
At the outset of the modern era of North Carolina politics, the state was only 10% urban. Even that statistic overstates the degree of urbanization in early-20th-century North Carolina. The Census Bureau defined “urban” as a jurisdiction in which lived...
by Alexander H. Jones | Jul 29, 2020 | Features, Politics |
In the collective hagiography of conservative memory, 1984 is remembered as a high point. The Reagan landslide served as a resounding vindication of movement conservatism. It was the fulcrum point of a decade of right-of-center dominance. As in the nation, so in North...
by Alexander H. Jones | Jul 28, 2020 | Features, Politics |
For a state that has long viewed itself as more tolerant than the Deep South, North Carolina has had a remarkably persistent relationship with America’s most notorious racial terror group. The Ku Klux Klan planted roots in the state early, committed some of its...
by Alexander H. Jones | Jul 16, 2020 | Features, Politics
In a path breaking act of penitence, the Asheville city council voted 7-0 to provide reparations to Black community members. The legacy of slavery is active in Asheville, as it is in the rest of the state. Given that Asheville produced some of the more racially...
