by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 12, 2021 | Politics
ShareSince 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...
by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 8, 2021 | Politics
ShareFor 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...
by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 7, 2021 | Politics
ShareIn 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...
by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 5, 2021 | Politics
ShareYou’d think it difficult to supersede Madison Cawthorn as the greatest disgrace to North Carolina currently serving without honor in our delegation to the U.S. Congress, but Greg Murphy has got the young man beat. Joining in a twitter mob against Rep. Ilhan...
by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 1, 2021 | Politics
ShareSouthern history resembles chaotic weather on a dark winter day. Hail and sleet pelt the landscape, long stretches of time pass with no break in the clouds to reveal the shining sun, and, every so often, our solar system’s reigning star emerges in a moment...
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