Alexander H. Jones

The Meaning of Vivek Ramaswamy

by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 19, 2023 | Politics | 10 comments

Yearning for deliverance from a decade’s worth of radicalism, observers sometimes try to imagine a functional GOP. The party they foresee tends to blend free markets with multiracial inclusion to create a moderate, modern Right. This is a pleasant thought, and...

The Conservative Counterattack on Young People IS An Effort to Ensure Minority Rule

by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 13, 2023 | Politics | 3 comments

Lockdown, a word most often associated with prisons, has become commonplace on college campuses. The horror struck UNC again on Wednesday when law enforcement reported concerns that an armed person may have carried a gun in the Student Union. State troopers with...

Ruminations on the Governor’s Race

by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 12, 2023 | Politics | 2 comments

This North Carolina governor’s race will be fraught with drama. With a starker divide between the two likely nominees than the state has seen in modern history, a victory for either the Democrat or the Republican could reverberate across the Tar Heel state for a...

Let’s Stop and Think on NCInnovation

by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 5, 2023 | Politics

Economic survival in the 21st century depends upon a community’s ability to innovate. With the rise of emerging markets around the world, places like North Carolina have exhausted their ability to mobilize crude resources for industrial development. Advanced...

Dale Folwell is Embarrasing Himself

by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 4, 2023 | Politics | 2 comments

In a party crackling with populist showmanship, Dale Folwell has forged an image as a grim-faced policy wonk. While others stir controversy, he does the people’s business. His self-conscious seriousness has won him an eclectic clique of admirers in Raleigh...