by Alexander H. Jones | Oct 18, 2022 | Politics
That something as simple as critical thinking would engender fierce controversy in North Carolina is not surprising at all. If Republican governance has had one hallmark, it has been political attacks on the foundations of functioning, small-r republican government. A...
by Alexander H. Jones | Oct 7, 2022 | Politics |
The governor of Mississippi transferred millions if dollars from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families to the University of Southern Mississippi for the purpose of funding a volleyball stadium. The funds were moved at the behest of former football star Brett Favre,...
by Alexander H. Jones | Oct 1, 2022 | Politics |
“In the fifties, you just say n—–, n—–, n—-,” admitted Lee Atwater, South Carolina Republican consultant and architect of George H. W. Bush’s 1988 campaign for the presidency. Later, on his deathbed, Atwater expressed...
by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 23, 2022 | Politics |
Before I plunge into the content of this piece, I want to thank everyone who has read my columns over the years. I have been writing for PoliticsNC for nine years, beginning when Thomas Mills generously allowed me to join his new venture, and with the exception of the...
by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 16, 2022 | Politics |
Furnifold Simmons, the son of a slave-driver and the master of white supremacy in Jim Crow North Carolina, had a woman problem. His marriage was strong and no one, at least no racist, questioned his ethics, but thousands of his (white) female constituents had suddenly...
by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 9, 2022 | Politics
Politics usually revolves around multiple axes. Philosophical conflict, fiscal priorities, disagreements on America’s role in the world, and the very nature of society coexist on the interlocking planes of political dispute. But once every few generations,...
