by Thomas Mills | Jul 22, 2022 | Editor's Blog |
I’ve been traveling most of the month and had a lot of time to think during long stretches of boring interstate highways. I hope to put some of those thoughts to paper when I get more time. The overwhelming sense I get, though, is that we are a nation and world in...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 15, 2022 | Editor's Blog |
Cheri Beasley’s campaign announced they raised $7.42 million in the second quarter. That’s a record in North Carolina. It also signals that Beasley is still in the race and has the support of the Democratic establishment. Nobody raises that much money without a lot of...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 13, 2022 | Editor's Blog |
I’ve got a busy week so instead of a big blog, here are a few observations about the state of politics in midsummer. The political environment is slowly improving for Democrats. It’s not going to get good enough to make 2022 a good year for the party, but it might get...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 8, 2022 | Editor's Blog |
In Republican primaries across the country, Democrats have been helping Trumpist candidates with extreme views. They’ve been attacking more moderate GOP candidates, hoping to end up with more winnable races in November. Republican moderates, especially anti-Trumpers,...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 6, 2022 | Editor's Blog |
The impact of ending Roe v. Wade is quickly becoming clear. The ruling will yield a number of unintended consequences that include devastating effects on young lives. Some also might be surprising, like reducing, instead of increasing, the fertility rate. Nothing will...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 4, 2022 | Editor's Blog |
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted...
