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The next spike is coming. Prepare don’t panic.

by Thomas Mills | Nov 26, 2021 | coronavirus, Editor's Blog | 12 comments

COVID numbers are starting to increase again in some states, indicating that we may see another surge this winter. Gatherings like Thanksgiving and Christmas will almost certainly increase the spread. New variants that appear more contagious are out there. That said,...

The fight on the right

by Thomas Mills | Oct 18, 2021 | coronavirus | 3 comments

There’s been an interesting debate raging among conservative intellectuals on social media to determine the best way to navigate a post-Trump world and assess the threat that the nationalist and populist base of the GOP poses to the country. The factions are roughly...

Focus on the courts

by Thomas Mills | Oct 1, 2021 | coronavirus

Last night was the final public hearing for redistricting legislative and Congressional districts. Apparently, they had a good turnout at the Fayetteville meeting. The legislature held a series of hearings at places around the state. Unfortunately, they probably don’t...

Code of judicial misconduct

by Thomas Mills | Sep 30, 2021 | coronavirus | 4 comments

Since I started writing this blog, one of the unexpected pleasures has been the number of lawyers, prosecutors, and judges who have reached out to tell me how much they respected my father. My dad is a retired Superior Court Judge who spent his career travelling...

Wrong questions and right ones

by Thomas Mills | Sep 15, 2021 | coronavirus, Editor's Blog | 4 comments

Republicans arguing against coronavirus mitigation efforts have been consistently dishonest, ignorant, or both. For instance, one columnist from National Review posted a chart showing the rate of deaths from COVID by state, starting from January 2020. The top ten were...

COVID is a Republican

by Thomas Mills | Aug 30, 2021 | coronavirus, Editor's Blog | 4 comments

This past week, I had two different people tell me essentially the same story. Both had workers come to their houses to make repairs. The homeowners asked the men if they were vaccinated. In both cases, the workers said, “No, we’re Republicans.” That’s a remarkable...