Where NC Democrats stand
Despite a slew victories in 2018, North Carolina Democrats remain in an unenviable place. Their Republican foes control a majority of the Council of State, both US Senate seats, and large majorities in the state's Congressional delegation and state legislature. You...
Callous disinformation or dumb as a box of rocks?
As several early open states see massive spikes in COVID-19 infections, likely to be followed by high death tolls in the coming weeks, Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest is expanding on the Trump line. He’s telling crowds that masks are proven to be unhelpful and that...
Law and disorder
Republicans are beside themselves with anger over the illegal toppling of Confederate monuments and the failure of Democrats like Governor Roy Cooper stopping them. They railed against the lawlessness of the mobs invading cities. Donald Trump tweeted “LAW AND ORDER!”...
Taking a gamble or living in a bubble?
I’ve rarely seen a party rushing to get on the wrong side of voters like Republicans are now. They’ve given up on listening to experts and rely instead on pundits. If they don’t believe the coronavirus is a hoax, they believe the response to it is overblown. They are...
Another dog whistle
Back in 2015, pressure was mounting to move Confederate monuments out of public spaces. The GOP’s white rural base was incensed, demanding we not erase history like those statues did when they were erected. To protect the monuments, the GOP put in place bureaucratic...
The GOP is bad for your health
Evidence is increasingly clear that Republicans are bad for your health, particularly if you are old, in military, or poor. They have been wrong about almost everything to do with the pandemic. They turned their head when the Russians placed bounties on the heads of...
The Next Trump
Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton has carved out a unique niche in the landscape of Trump-era conservatism: the intellectual bomb-thrower. A Harvard graduate and former fellow at the esteemed Claremont Institute, he has developed a split persona as right-wing policy thinker...
A tough month for Tillis
Control of the U.S. Senate may hinge on North Carolina. The race between Senator Thom Tillis and Cal Cunningham is shaping up to be a barnburner. And right now, Cunningham is the one on fire. He’s leading Tillis by as much as nine points according to four polls...
Polls indicate Republicans are betting against the voters
Polls in North Carolina continue to look bleak for Republicans. Donald Trump is certainly a drag on the party, but the GOP needs to examine their priorities in relation to the voters. If they were as concerned about the fate of people being exposed to the coronavirus...
Waterloo for social conservatism
Since the boiling cauldron of the 1960's reawakened an assertive religiously conservative faction, social conservatism has played a potent role in North Carolina and American politics. Politicians such as Jesse Helms, Richard Nixon and George W. Bush rode socially...
Preserving our history while retelling our story
After more than 100 years of telling ourselves a Big Lie, we are coming to terms with our history. The reaction by some is to tear down everything. The reaction by others is to preserve it all. The two sides appear irreconcilable. A meme conservatives are...
Learning and Unlearning Racism
“South Pacific” opened in 1949 and became one of Broadway’s longest running hits. It features Nellie Forbush, a Navy nurse from rural Arkansas stationed on a South Pacific island who falls in love with a sophisticated French planter, Emile De Becque. She rejects his...
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