by Alexander H. Jones | May 2, 2022 | Politics
If the Republican Party is “populist,” then where are the people? GOP politicians more and more relish the pose of tribune of the ordinary man and woman, but little has changed in the ideological makeup of their party. The Republican platform remains,...
by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 28, 2022 | Politics |
The Fourth Congressional District of North Carolina lies in the high-tech woodlands of the Tar Heel Piedmont. Affluent and liberal, NC-04 elected progressive Congressman David Price to the United States House for over 35 years. Price, a distinguished academic before...
by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 27, 2022 | Politics |
That the party establishment would unite behind Congressman Ted Budd is quite revealing for North Carolina Republicans. While never a scourge of the big boys on Hillsborough Street, neither was Ted Budd the obvious choice for electability-minded GOP elites. Further,...
by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 26, 2022 | Politics |
Ted Budd, public-sector union fan. That characterization is the only conclusion one can draw from the right-wing congressman’s regular appearances alongside the boss of the National Border Control Council. This outfit, which I will admit to having been...
by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 25, 2022 | Politics |
I cannot recall the number of times right-wing trolls in North Carolina have accused me of being a “Yankee transplant.” I do not take offense at this, because I believe that the influx of fellow Americans and international immigrants to North Carolina has...
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