by John Wynne | Jun 5, 2014 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Economy, Features, Moral Monday |
Conservatives in North Carolina have been wrestling for some time with how to handle protesters, particularly of the Moral Monday variety. Writing blistering editorials which mocked them as “Moron Mondays” didn’t work. Giving them delicious freshly...
by Thomas Mills | May 29, 2014 | Editor's Blog, Moral Monday, NC Politics |
There have been a flurry of stories trying to interpret the impact of Moral Monday protests and several have implied that they are a tool of the Democratic Party. That’s incorrect. The Moral Monday movement is an issue-based campaign that has roots going back several...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 12, 2013 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, Moral Monday |
The Moral Monday protests this summer were both inspiring and strategically smart. They were inspiring because they showed people not only care but are willing to stand up and sacrifice for what they believe in. They were sound strategy because they focused the media,...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 21, 2013 | Editor's Blog, Moral Monday, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, Tax Reform
Looks like the other big New York paper, The Wall Street Journal, felt the need to weigh in on North Carolina to counter the New York Times editorial from last week. What’s most obvious from the article is that Republicans are believing their own spin. They’re also...
by Matt Phillippi | Jul 15, 2013 | Features, Moral Monday, NC Politics, NCGOP, Tax Reform
North Carolina’s recent political disagreements have brought us attention from everyone from the New York Times to the Washington Post, and last week even Grover Norquist got in on the action. Norquist’s piece basically compared the political situation in North...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 10, 2013 | Editor's Blog, Moral Monday, NC Politics, Politics |
Back when the Moral Monday movement first started, I wrote a blog suggesting the leaders not call it “Moral Monday.” I quickly lost that argument and have referred to it as Moral Monday ever since. No sense fighting a losing battle. That said, I’ll stand by my...
