Solutions, not slogans
In the immediate aftermath of Joe Biden’s inauguration, I felt a sense of relief. The rage tweeting and childish name-calling that defined the Trump presidency were over. The government was again functioning more rationally and less chaotically as career public...
Take the money and run
Rep. Graig Meyer and Senator Jay Chaudhuri have introduced bills to legalize marijuana in North Carolina. It’s about time. Prohibition sucks up money for needed law enforcement, supports drug cartels and organized crime, clogs our court system, and has resulted in...
Considering Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory has run for statewide office three times in the last 13 years and lost two of those races. He has been the national face of transphobia, a pariah in his hometown, and a dismissed, disrespected figure within his own state party despite having been at the...
To rule, not govern
In one of the best tweets I’ve seen recently, former Eric Holder speechwriter Jake Maccoby said, “The GOP got called out by baseball, NASCAR and the NFL and they think Dems are out of touch.” Republicans are a party of bullies who see themselves as a party of...
PoliticsNC on Pat MCCrory
Today, Pat McCrory announced his candidacy for United States Senate in 2022. In our eight-year history of writing about North Carolina politics, PoliticsNC has covered Pat McCrory from a variety of angles. Here are a few of our most memorable pieces. On McCrory's lack...
The Trump primary is taking shape
Pat McCrory is expected to announce his candidacy for the U.S. Senate today. Or at least he’s making some sort of announcement on his radio show. If he jumps in, he’s joining former Congressman Mark Walker and likely candidate Rep. Ted Budd. Lara Trump is still...
Considering Ted Budd
Since Republicans first redrew North Carolina's congressional maps in 2012, the state's U.S. House delegation has bristled with Trumpists and proto-Trumpists. Ted Budd lands emphatically in that group. The gun store owner-turned-congressman has built an identity as a...
The Obstructionists
In the next week or so, Congress will take up Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill. It’s a big bill addressing big needs, many of which have been ignored for decades. Democrats will likely need to pass the bill with no Republican support. Since Mitch McConnell became...
If Republicans want “election integrity”, they need a little integrity of their own
In watching the furor over the Georgia election law, it’s clear there’s a bit of hyperbole on the left. It’s not “Jim Crow” but please forgive Democrats if they don’t trust Republicans rewriting election laws. The GOP just tried to steal an election and few elected...
Joe Manchin delivers a gratuitous blow to the Biden administration
For a registered Democrat, Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia seems to take an inordinate amount of pleasure in causing his party difficulty. If he had lost his most recent election in the Mountain State, West Virginia would likely be sending an obstructionist...
NC Senators propose HB2 on steroids
In the five years since HB2 tore the state apart, North Carolina Republican legislators have remained notably unrepentant. While cutting a deal to gradually phase out the law, they never renounced their motivations for passing the so-called "Bathroom Bill" that...
Dispatches from Bojangles
Last week, I was traveling a bunch. I’m not much of a fan of fast food but when I’m on the road, that’s what I tend to eat and I try to find a Bojangles. I found one on the outskirts of Asheville and went inside to eat, the first time I’ve sat down in a fast food...
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