by Matt Phillippi | Jun 25, 2013 | Features, Moral Monday, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP
Americans love mob movies, they’re right up there with hamburgers and football on our list of favorite things, and apparently Art Pope is no different. I make this assumption after seeing the recent spate of attacks by the Civitas Institute on everyone from the head...
by Matt Phillippi | Jun 20, 2013 | Features, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, Politics |
One of the hardest parts about working in politics is the polarization. Since the vast majority of operatives work solely for one side it becomes very easy to stereotype the entire opposing party. We forget that the vast majority of people on either side are simply...
by Matt Phillippi | Jun 14, 2013 | Features, Gun Control, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP
Today is the 6-month anniversary of the Newtown Massacre. In the wake of all of the recent gun violence, the North Carolina General Assembly has decided to take bold action. Unfortunately the action they’ve decided to take is entirely in the wrong direction. ...
by Matt Phillippi | Jun 6, 2013 | Features, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP
Occasionally you hear something that shows such mind bogglingly contradictory thinking that you have to wonder if those espousing the ideas even realize what they’re saying. That’s how I felt yesterday when I heard that at the same time that Republican lawmakers in...
by Matt Phillippi | May 30, 2013 | Democrats, Features, NC Politics, Politics |
So I wrote a piece last week in my efforts to explore the issues within the Democratic Party and how to fix them, which got quite the response. Many of the comments the piece generated reflected deep, long standing rifts within the party. They’re the same issues...
