by Alexander H. Jones | Oct 6, 2016 | NC Politics, NCGOP, NCGov |
The wealthy suburbs of Philadelphia (the Main Line) were once strongly Republican. While urban ethnics went Democrat, Protestants on the outskirts voted for the party of fiscal discipline and cultural stability. Then the GOP went crazy. Appalled by the radical tone of...
by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 29, 2016 | NC Politics, Politics, Republicans |
As recently as 2009 David Frum could write, “Americans have long associated Democrats with urban machines, Republicans with personal integrity and fiscal responsibility,” iron-spined people who could be trusted to “cast an austere eye on the depredations of Democratic...
by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 22, 2016 | Economy, Environment, NC Politics, North Carolina |
By the early 1970’s, the Brown Pelican was on the ropes. Decades of DDT effluence discharged into the nation’s waters had poisoned that aquatic bird’s eggs and left us only a few thousand of them diving into the water, sustaining ecosystems and capturing the...
by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 15, 2016 | 2016 Elections, NC Politics, NCGov |
You don’t have to be on the Left to agree that some outcomes are just bad. Wages should not grow at a too-slow rate. Infant mortality should never rise. Rivers shouldn’t be choked with poison, rural hospitals should not shut down, and a booming city shouldn’t lose...
by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 8, 2016 | Economy, NC Politics, North Carolina |
Last week the NC Budget and Tax Center released their annual “State of Working North Carolina” report. It is a well researched and cogently argued document. Everyone who is concerned about economic policy in our state should make time to read it. In the spirit of...
