by Alexander H. Jones | May 16, 2017 | Politics |
The “conservative revolution” of the NCGA has been portrayed as an ideological project. Philosophically rigid legislators imposing a clear vision on a messy world, with chaos as consequence. This may have been a fair read in 2013, but since then the NCGA’s work has...
by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 20, 2017 | Politics |
We have perhaps the worst labor record of any state. Even in states with similarly violent histories, like West Virginia, unions have sometimes emerged victorious. Not here. From the Marion Massacre to Cherie Berry’s malign neglect, Tar Heel workers have...
by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 13, 2017 | Politics |
I will go out on a limb and suggest that Larry Pittman does not actually think Lincoln was akin to Hitler. I will go further out on that limb and contend that he doesn’t really want abortion doctors to be publicly hanged. And finally, clinging to the branch by...
by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 7, 2017 | Politics |
The eastern part of our state is plagued by hog pollution. The problem has lingered for years, and we need stricter rules to mitigate it. But Republicans see things differently. A new bill casts the polluters as victims and seeks to protect them from powerless...
by Alexander H. Jones | Mar 28, 2017 | Politics |
If there was one thing that used to unite Republicans, it was economic growth. Conservatives of all stripes–led by politicians like Dick Armey and groups like, well, the Club for Growth–agreed that growing the economy would drive wide-ranging social...
