by Thomas Mills | Apr 7, 2016 | Editor's Blog, LGBT Rights |
I understand that the fight over House Bill 2 is now far more about politics than the problems that initially caused it. I’m under no illusion that the legislature and governor will change their minds. Nevertheless, at the risk of having both sides hate on me, I have...
by John Wynne | Apr 6, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, LGBT Rights, NC Politics, Social Issues |
In case you haven’t heard, PayPal has reversed its decision to expand in North Carolina out of protest in the wake of the passage of HB 2. Because of that, Charlotte is going to miss out on 400 jobs, even though it was their City Council that passed the...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 6, 2016 | Editor's Blog, LGBT Rights |
“If Jennifer Roberts, Roy Cooper and the far-left Political Correctness Mob she’s unleashed really care about the economic future of her city, they’ll stop the misinformation campaign immediately … before more damage is done” That’s part of the statement released by...
by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 5, 2016 | LGBT Rights, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP |
I am not a fan of “Sweep of History” arguments. The conviction that “history is on our side” threatens to encourage complacency and is sometimes wrong. History is up for grabs. In the case of HB2, however, the Whigs have a point. Tim Moore, Pat McCrory, and Phil...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 4, 2016 | Editor's Blog, LGBT Rights |
Pat McCrory just can’t get his politics right. He’s once again botched a situation after he almost got it right. This time, his mistake has come at the wrong time in the election cycle and might just cost him the Governor’s Mansion. When the Charlotte City Council...
by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 1, 2016 | LGBT Rights, NC Politics, NCGOP |
Icarus, you may remember, was the mythical Greek whose arrogance drove him to fly closer and closer to the sun. One day, he got too close, and the heat of our star melted the wax from his wings, dooming him to oblivion. So too with the NCGOP. They have tempted fate...
