Judicial whiplash
If you’re watching the redistricting court cases in North Carolina, you may suffer from whiplash. And it might not be over yet. On Friday, a three-judge panel of Wake County Superior Court judges ruled that filing for legislative and Congressional seats could move...
The New, Bullying Breed of Republican That Inspired Mark Robinson
With their cultural power in steady decline, the evangelical movement has shifted its efforts into the one arena of American life in which it still reigns supreme: politics. White, conservative evangelicals dominate the American political scene despite their minority...
Old battles
I got into a discussion on Twitter with a woman who believes the threat of right-wing political violence and the threat to democracy are overblown. She comes from the left, not the right. I realized that our differences, in part, come from perspective. What I see...
Regaining trust of rural voters
In the wake of the Virginia election, the group Third Way commissioned a focus group to figure out why Biden voters switched to Republican Glenn Youngkin this year. In an interview with the New York Times, Brian Stryker, who conducted the groups, said of the...
Character and competence
Yesterday, Mandy Cohen, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, announced she’s stepping down. She’s been with the department since Cooper’s first term began and she stayed through a pandemic. She also received compliments from both...
Housing Policy is American Liberalism’s Achilles Heel
Nestled in a humid forest at the midpoint between the Appalachian Mountains and the mighty Atlantic, the Research Triangle of North Carolina has attracted migrants for decades. Raleigh's growth has been particularly impressive: Between 2010-2020, the Raleigh-Cary...
The “Who Knows?” point in the election cycle
For the past few months, Republicans have been giddy over Biden’s falling approving ratings. Bad headlines that began with an August COVID spike and the Afghan withdrawal continued with rising gas prices and inflation. The GOP could taste the defeat they believe is...
Roy Cooper’s Remarkable Political Feat
When a Civitas Institute poll came out showing Governor Roy Cooper's approval rating two points underwater, Republicans rejoiced. They had been predicting an imminent decline in Cooper's public support essentially from the day he took office, and here was confirmation...
The next spike is coming. Prepare don’t panic.
COVID numbers are starting to increase again in some states, indicating that we may see another surge this winter. Gatherings like Thanksgiving and Christmas will almost certainly increase the spread. New variants that appear more contagious are out there. That said,...
Gratitude
Happy Thanksgiving. I hope everyone will celebrate. Despite the difficult and divisive times we face, we still have much for which to be thankful. On a personal level, I’m thankful for my family. My parents are still with us and have lived well into their 80s in...
High Republican Turnout isn’t Going Away Just Because Trump’s Off the Ballot
Behavioral economists have long recognized a cognitive bias known as "loss aversion." For example, when asked to estimate the price of a coffee mug someone else has, people will offer figures significantly lower than if they are asked to price a mug that is in their...
An unregulated militia
The Kyle Rittenhouse incident illustrates so many of the problems we’re facing in this country right now. I knew from watching the video that he would be acquitted of any charges related to shooting those people. I hoped that some law would hold him accountable for...
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