by Thomas Mills | Apr 7, 2023 | Editor's Blog |
I have three things on my mind this morning. The first is the disgraceful display of anti-democratic behavior by the Tennessee GOP. The second is about party switching. The third is the state of North Carolina’s Democratic Party. I’m not sure there’s a common thread,...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 5, 2023 | Editor's Blog |
Rep. Tricia Cotham’s switch from Democrat to Republican tells us a lot about her. First, she clearly lacks any firm political principles, which, in my book, means she lacks character. Second, she probably cut a deal with the GOP to draw her a safe district when they...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 3, 2023 | Editor's Blog |
Donald Trump is now under indictment. I understand that we can’t give presidents a pass for committing crimes, but I wish it were for something other than a campaign finance violation from seven years ago. I wish he was being indicted for financial crimes or trying to...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 29, 2023 | Editor's Blog |
Yesterday, the state senate voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a bill end pistol permits. This morning, the state house will likely do the same. The bill will become law and we’ll have one less tool to keep guns out of the hands of disturbed and dangerous...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 27, 2023 | Editor's Blog |
State Treasurer Dale Falwell announced he’s running for governor, setting up a Republican primary with Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson. In real terms, it’s a race between the reactionary populist GOP of Donald Trump and the Reagan Republicans that dominated the...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 24, 2023 | Editor's Blog |
I just got back from Tennessee where their legislature makes North Carolina’s General Assembly look like a bunch of flaming liberals. They have one of the most restrictive anti-abortion laws in the country. Under a statute called the Human Life Protection Act,...
