by Thomas Mills | Jun 16, 2021 | Editor's Blog
We’re about to learn a lot about economic recoveries. Back in 2009, Barack Obama, with a hefty Democratic majority in Congress, tried to pull us out of the Great Recession with a tepid relief program designed to attract Republican support. It led to a slow recovery,...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 19, 2018 | Editor's Blog
Following 2008, when Barack Obama won North Carolina, many Republicans and conservative pundits called the election a fluke. They believed that North Carolina is a red state that will stay that way for decades. The election this year showed that, in fact, 2008 was...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 27, 2017 | Budget, Editor's Blog, Politics |
The party that’s been blaming Democrats for the $20 trillion national debt caused largely by the failed policies of George W. Bush just passed a budget resolution that will add $1.5 trillion to the debt while cutting Medicare by $500 billion and Medicaid by $1...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 2, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Gun Control |
Contrary to the views of too many pundits, now is exactly the time to talk about gun control. We’ve awakened to the worst mass shooting in American history. At this point we don’t know much about the shooter except that he’s a dead white guy who opened fire on a crowd...
by Thomas Mills | May 22, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Politics |
Back in 2009, newly elected President Barack Obama tried to exclude Fox News from White House coverage. At one point, he gave interviews to every major Sunday morning news show except Chris Wallace on Fox. Conservatives, of course, howled. Obama was right. Today,...
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