by Thomas Mills | Aug 2, 2017 | Editor's Blog, National Politics |
I was wrong. Right after Donald Trump won the presidency and the GOP successfully held onto both the House and Senate, I predicted that Republicans would move swiftly to enact a sharply conservative agenda similar to what happened in the first few months of Gov. Pat...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 1, 2017 | Demographic Trends, Editor's Blog |
The News & Observer has a very good article about voter trends in North Carolina. The reporter looks beyond just the registration numbers to examine trends in past elections and what to look for in 2018. He looks at money, enthusiasm and off-year turnout....
by Thomas Mills | Jul 31, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Politics |
About 30 years ago, I had an internship with a think tank that focused on rural economic development. One project involved trying to get welders in the mountains of North Carolina to buy state-of-the-art welding equipment co-operatively and house it in a central...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 28, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Media |
Back in the 1980s, right-wing radio, led by Rush Limbaugh, drove much of the political debate in the country. Inspired by the Reagan Revolution, AM stations across the country started running conservative commentators who routinely bashed liberals and their policies....
by Thomas Mills | Jul 26, 2017 | Editor's Blog, LGBT Rights |
In the midst of a debate that is tearing the Republican Party apart, Donald Trump this morning yelled the equivalent of “Squirrel!” And like the dogs in the movie “Up!” progressive twitter quickly turned its attention away from health care to the latest presidential...
