by Thomas Mills | Jan 6, 2015 | Economy, Editor's Blog |
North Carolina has been dealt multiple economic blows that have transformed the state. Trade deals like NAFTA sent much of our textile and furniture to other countries. The end of tobacco subsidies and reduction in demand for tobacco products left a gaping hole in...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 5, 2015 | Economy, Editor's Blog, Politics |
When Barack Obama won the presidency in 2008, he did so with huge support of young people. Obama excited them with a vague promise of hope and change. They grew up in a post-civil rights era with fewer prejudices and a higher degree of tolerance. Democrats have tried...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 2, 2015 | Economy, Editor's Blog |
I’ve long had problems with political terminology from both sides of the aisle. The “war on women” has always grated on my nerves. Nobody has declared war on women and the only people who think in those terms are partisans. The Tea Party’s attempt to hijack the word...
by John Wynne | Dec 31, 2014 | Animal rights, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features |
I’m a conservative who doesn’t consider himself an animal rights activist by any means, but when I heard about the Brasstown “possum drop” I have to confess that even I thought it sounded cruel. Dropping a poor, innocent possum from a great...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 11, 2014 | Economy, Editor's Blog, Income Inequality |
The debate over raising the minimum wage is heating up. In November, voters in four states passed referendums that would increase the minimum wage. Now, Republicans are pushing back hard. The free marketeers are casting doom and gloom scenarios to scare politicians...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 9, 2014 | Editor's Blog, Obamacare |
North Carolina has among the highest health insurance rates in the nation. You can blame the Republicans for that. Failing to expand Medicaid or set up state exchanges has left consumers holding the bag. Expanding Medicaid gives health insurance to people who...
