by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 4, 2018 | Features, Politics
ShareEvery North Carolinian should read this article in US News and World Report. Our chance at landing the state’s greatest economic opportunity in decades is darkening. Apple doesn’t want to operate in a bigoted state, yet the NCGA seems bent on...
by Alexander H. Jones | Aug 13, 2018 | Features, Politics
ShareIn the twilight years of Democratic dominance, NC progressives grew restive. Urbanization had not led to the liberalization of their party. Pro-business rural Democrats ran the party, and this bulwark of centrism left some activists feeling like they were denied...
by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 16, 2018 | Features, Politics
ShareOn April 13, Dan Forest delivered a speech to the intensely right-wing Civitas Institute. Civitas prosecutes politics like warfare. The group’s chest of wisdom bristles with such gems as “Calling for more minority teachers does little to address...
by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 12, 2018 | Features, Politics
ShareDuane Hall is dropping flyers and robocalls in his district. What they could say to allay the disgust of progressive voters, I do not know. I am not convinced he knows. But he clearly wants his political career to continue. This is narcissistic delusion. Hall was...
by Alexander H. Jones | Mar 28, 2018 | Features, Politics
ShareBefore 2011, Republicans claimed great concern over educational failure. Flaccid schools sank in seas of bureaucratic mediocrity. Government, Democrats and the NCAE–especially the NCAE–bore the blame. Only conservative innovators could rescue our kids...
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