by Thomas Mills | Mar 15, 2019 | Editor's Blog
Yesterday, I wrote “We’re about to see if Thom Tillis stands by the courage of his convictions.” Well, he doesn’t. His convictions are about as firm and malleable as modelling clay. After penning an op-ed that laid out the case for opposing Donald Trump’s...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 14, 2019 | Editor's Blog
We’re about to see if Sen. Thom Tillis really stands by the courage of his convictions. A couple of weeks ago, he wrote an op-ed explaining why he would vote to block Trump’s emergency declaration to secure money for his border wall. Tillis laid out a plain case for...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 13, 2019 | Editor's Blog |
I’ve got a bunch of unpopular opinions right now—at least it you’re a Democrat. It’s probably time I took a little abuse from my side of the aisle, so here goes. First, I think Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should listen more and talk less. She’s a very talented...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 11, 2019 | Economy, Editor's Blog, NC Politics
Last week, the News & Observer noted what most middle-class North Carolinians know is true. Our economy may be better than it was when the Great Recession left us with almost 10% unemployment but it’s not the powerhouse that Republicans promised they’d bring...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 8, 2019 | Editor's Blog, Gun Control
Republicans want to see more guns in classrooms. If I had written that ten years ago, the GOP would have screamed that I was using scare tactics, just like they did when people warned that they would cut funding to public schools and universities. Today, per pupil...
