by Thomas Mills | May 30, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA
In the wake of the Newtown massacre, gun nuts demanded nothing be done to curb access to firearms. Instead, they insisted we need to beef up our mental health system. And, besides, our society would be safer with more guns, not less. So what did the North Carolina...
by Thomas Mills | May 28, 2013 | Democrats, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, NCGov |
Politics in North Carolina is truly a mess. On the one side, we have party drunk with power, struggling to control its nuttiest factions and unwilling or unable to curb the opportunists who want to plunder government. On the other, we have a disorganized party with no...
by Thomas Mills | May 23, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGov
In the middle of George Bush’s second term, as he was under fire for a myriad of failures, Newsweek ran an animated cover that showed Bush floating in huge bubble. Obama’s critics have lodged the same complaint about him, that he’s isolated from people with differing...
by Thomas Mills | May 22, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, US Senate |
Last night, I had more fun than I’ve had in awhile. At 9:10 p.m., a bit late for a telemarketer, I got a call from an 800 number. While I usually don’t answer these calls, I picked it up. I was greeted by a live operator who wanted to ask me about political...
by Alexander H. Jones | May 20, 2013 | NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP
Last week, I argued the Republican agenda was driven not by common concerns but by ideological zeal. Surveying the Senate’s new budget proposal, however, the second half of that interpretation looks less plausible. The harshness, even brutality, of this budget...
by Alexander H. Jones | May 16, 2013 | Civil Rights, NCGA
Whenever begins a new campaign of direct action, Americans must revisit Dr. Martin Luther King, jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” The “Letter” is especially relevant to moderates who support with the protesters’ cause but disagree with their methods. For as King...
