Thoughts on the Democrats’ Evolution and the Pan-racial Working Class
The Democratic Party has come a long way from the days of Andrew Jackson--and from the days of Barack Obama. While recognizable as a force for activist government and the rectifying of historical injustices, Democrats today differ in important ways from the party that...
A tough environment but a long way to go
A few weeks ago, I wrote that the Russian invasion of Ukraine could give the Biden administration and Democrats a reset. It didn’t happen. Instead, inflation and gas prices became the driving story. As usual, domestic issues, not foreign policy, dominates politics and...
Pat McCrory is Spiraling Toward Defeat
"There's a lot of crap in politics," observed the former governor of North Carolina. "I'm Pat McCrory and I approved this message." The failed one-term executive from Charlotte, North Carolina has always had a predilection for rhetoric that, let us say, lowers the...
The anti-patriotic party
Photo credit: Natalie Allison The old Klansman appears to be in good shape. He’s clean cut, looking like any other 80-something retiree. He participates in senior games and seems to enjoy his family. They’re all big Trumpers and faithful evangelical Christians. One...
Bo Hines is the Supreme Opportunist
Congressional candidate Bo Hines clearly sees North Carolina voters as facilitators of his ambitions. Twenty-six years old and possessed of scant experience in life and none in politics, the young Hines thirsts for a political career. Who elects him to office and what...
Victims of the GOP
A new study confirms that life expectancy dropped in the United States for the second straight year. COVID is listed as the cause of death, but that’s not really true. Other western countries saw their life expectancy increase in 2021 after vaccines reversed sharp...
The Roots of Limited Government are Rotten and Racist
If the U.S. government could fund turnpikes and canals, observed North Carolinian Nathaniel Macon, it could also free the slaves. More than any other factor, fear for the future of chattel slavery was the motivating force behind limited-government theory in America....
An ode to mitt Romney
Mitt Romney is an American hero. No, I don’t regret that he lost to Barack Obama and I don’t think the attacks against him during the campaign were unfair. I disagree with him on most major policy debates, but I believe he has a very clear-eyed view of the threat to...
Divided Government is Working in North Carolina
The fierce battle between Governor Roy Cooper and his rivals in the General Assembly seems, at least on some issues, to have been supplanted by a grudging truce. Cooper and Senate chief Phil Berger still part company on nearly every issue of significance to North...
Razing Krzyzewskiville
Trigger warning: If you are a Duke fan, you might want to stop reading now. Also, help is available. Call 800-GOHEELS for more information. First, I just want to say, I wish they would let Kenny Smith call the play-by-play when Carolina is on the court. Heading...
Make the establishment relevant again
The Republican old guard in North Carolina has had enough of Madison Cawthorn. He’s been an embarrassment to a party that seemed beyond embarrassing. The leading members of the Republican Party are coming out against him and endorsing one of his numerous primary...
A product of the modern GOP
If Madison Cawthorn doesn’t want to be invited to orgies or watch people snort cocaine, he should stop hanging around with the likes of Matt Gaetz and Don Trump, Jr. And if the Republican Party wants to quit being embarrassed by the likes of Cawthorn, they need to...