by Thomas Mills | Dec 2, 2019 | Editor's Blog
The email came from interim UNC-CH Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz. Silent Sam would never return to the UNC campus. That seemed like good news on the day before Thanksgiving. But that was just half of the news. Guskiewicz didn’t mention the $2.5 million...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 27, 2019 | Editor's Blog |
Jim Geraghty, a writer for National Review, lays out his theory for why so many conservatives have embraced Trump with cult-like adoration and loyalty. At the heart of the matter is a victim mentality by conservatives who have largely lost the culture war. They feel...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 26, 2019 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
In an article in Politico this morning, Erica Smith says there is a “rising progressive wing” of the North Carolina Democratic Party. I don’t really believe that. For decades, liberals who live in places like Chapel Hill and Asheville have believed they are ascendant...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 25, 2019 | Editor's Blog
The most striking thing about the era of Trump is watching the ease with which Republicans reject facts and embrace what Kellyanne Conway dubbed “alternative facts.” It sounds like something out of a Monty Python skit but it’s becoming our national nightmare. Mark...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 22, 2019 | Editor's Blog
When the Republicans legislators announced the results of an “independent” investigation into the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, it was the second such investigation in recent weeks. Over at the Board of Governors, Board member Tom Fetzer, probably with support of some of...
