by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 28, 2023 | Politics |
It is a fair assumption that Donald Trump has never driven a pickup truck, gone duck hunting, or glanced through Guns and Ammo. The totems of working-class white manhood are as foreign to his experience as they are to wine-track grandees such as California Governor...
by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 25, 2023 | Politics |
Senator Phil Berger’s titanic stature in the tiny world of N.C. politics has clearly gone to his head. A whale shark in a backyard pool, he wields his clout with no compunction toward the abuses that have long infuriated critics. Berger sees his rule as eternal,...
by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 21, 2023 | Politics |
Pat McCrory auditioned for the role of right-wing pugilist by headlining anti-Obamacare rallies. With the bitterness of a Tax-Revolt activist, he decried the intrusion of liberal meddlers into the private space of American healthcare. Could you imagine if healthcare...
by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 19, 2023 | Politics |
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...
by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 13, 2023 | Politics |
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...
by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 12, 2023 | Politics |
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...
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