by Alexander H. Jones | Jan 2, 2019 | Politics
Sixteen new Democratic legislators are set to take office this month. Their accession will transform state politics After seven years of near-tyranny, Phil Berger will no longer get to run our state like a countrified despot. I can’t wait to watch Roy Cooper...
by Alexander H. Jones | Dec 17, 2018 | Politics |
Allow me to recount one of the best moments of my life. I was sitting in the passenger seat with a friend I may never see again. We rolled down I-85 as the hills rose into ridges and tobacco farms gave way to wide pastures for gently grazing cattle. As Hickory came...
by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 4, 2018 | Features, Politics |
Every North Carolinian should read this article in US News and World Report. Our chance at landing the state’s greatest economic opportunity in decades is darkening. Apple doesn’t want to operate in a bigoted state, yet the NCGA seems bent on rebranding us...
by Alexander H. Jones | Aug 13, 2018 | Features, Politics
In the twilight years of Democratic dominance, NC progressives grew restive. Urbanization had not led to the liberalization of their party. Pro-business rural Democrats ran the party, and this bulwark of centrism left some activists feeling like they were denied the...
by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 16, 2018 | Features, Politics |
On April 13, Dan Forest delivered a speech to the intensely right-wing Civitas Institute. Civitas prosecutes politics like warfare. The group’s chest of wisdom bristles with such gems as “Calling for more minority teachers does little to address bigger...
