Alexander H. Jones

The Politics of Fear are Coming to a Suburb Near You

by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 21, 2022 | Politics

Fifty-five percent of Americans live in suburban communities, so any analysis of “suburban” politics necessarily requires some nuance. Nonetheless, I think most readers will understand what political observers mean when they refer to the suburbs. That...

Thoughts on the Democrats’ Evolution and the Pan-racial Working Class

by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 13, 2022 | Politics | 4 comments

The Democratic Party has come a long way from the days of Andrew Jackson–and from the days of Barack Obama. While recognizable as a force for activist government and the rectifying of historical injustices, Democrats today differ in important ways from the party...

Pat McCrory is Spiraling Toward Defeat

by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 12, 2022 | Politics | 6 comments

“There’s a lot of crap in politics,” observed the former governor of North Carolina. “I’m Pat McCrory and I approved this message.” The failed one-term executive from Charlotte, North Carolina has always had a predilection for...

Bo Hines is the Supreme Opportunist

by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 11, 2022 | Politics | 3 comments

Congressional candidate Bo Hines clearly sees North Carolina voters as facilitators of his ambitions. Twenty-six years old and possessed of scant experience in life and none in politics, the young Hines thirsts for a political career. Who elects him to office and what...

The Roots of Limited Government are Rotten and Racist

by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 6, 2022 | Politics | 3 comments

If the U.S. government could fund turnpikes and canals, observed North Carolinian Nathaniel Macon, it could also free the slaves. More than any other factor, fear for the future of chattel slavery was the motivating force behind limited-government theory in America....