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...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 1, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, LGBT Rights, NC Politics |
House Bill 2 wasn’t the only bill dealing with protections for the LGBT community to come up this week. In states across the South, legislatures were passing bills that would allow businesses and individuals to discriminate. In Georgia and Virginia, governors vetoed...
by John Wynne | Mar 30, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGov, Social Issues |
It’s been a week since Governor McCrory signed HB2. So, how are things looking on social media? On Twitter, there’s been outrage. But I actually think to get a more accurate gauge of things, you have to look at Facebook – in particular, Facebook...