by Alexander H. Jones | Dec 27, 2021 | Politics |
Political scientists believe that when a democracy finds itself in dire straights, populism comes to the fore. In a healthy political system, voters elect officials who adhere to basic the basic rules and norms that guide democratic governance. An ailing political...
by Alexander H. Jones | Dec 21, 2021 | Politics |
Dear Senator Synema, You have stated that you will not support modifying the filibuster to accommodate the Democratic Party’s agenda on the issue of voting rights. In taking this stand, you have been consistent with your longstanding views that the filibuster is...
by Alexander H. Jones | Dec 16, 2021 | Politics |
State Senator Jeff Jackson announced today that he will has decided to withdraw from the Democratic primary for United States Senate. The move was likely prudent, given his disadvantage in recent opinion polling, and public-spirited in the sense that his withdrawal...
by Alexander H. Jones | Dec 15, 2021 | Politics |
North Carolina Congressional candidate Bo Hines released a campaign video flaunting his physicality. The piece showed him vigorously pumping iron and doing pullups in a gym bedecked with a prominently displayed Back the Blue flag. Over a background of rock music, a...
by Alexander H. Jones | Dec 14, 2021 | Politics |
Like an old Rebel shouting “Death to Lincoln!” on Confederate Memorial Day, Pat McCrory is still fighting the last battle. He’s running for U.S. Senate against Ted Budd, but in seemingly every interview he attempts to settle the score with Governor...
by Alexander H. Jones | Dec 8, 2021 | Politics |
“Power concedes nothing without a demand,” said Frederick Douglass. But sometimes power’s grasping hand curls into a fist, and delivers a searing blow of retaliation. That has been the pattern manifest in the push-and-pull of democratization in the...
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