Telling the Truth on the GOP
After Joe Biden’s speech in Philadelphia last week, Republicans screamed, probably a bit too loudly. They were outraged, calling Biden “divisive” and accusing him of “pitting his fellow Americans against each other.” They had never heard a President of the United...
The starting bell
Happy Labor Day! It’s that time of year to remember that if you enjoy the weekend, thank the labor movement. If you believe in the 40-hour work week and overtime pay, thank the labor movement. If you are glad we have child labor laws, thank the labor movement. If you...
There’s A Progressive Vision for the North Carolina Economy and a Regressive One
North Carolina's economy has looked at various points in history like the rustic horror of a plantation slave labor camp, the grimness of Satanic mills that persisted down south after New England had healed those wounds, a smoky cigarette factory, and a glass-cube...
A country under threat and a media out to lunch
I watched Joe Biden’s speech twice last night. Not because I was so moved by the address, but because fixing dinner interrupted me in the middle of it. I thought it was good speech—and appropriate. I also thought it would be controversial because Biden told the truth...
Affirmative action for Republicans
Yesterday, the John Locke Foundation's Carolina Journal wrote a piece bemoaning the lack of Republican professors at UNC-Chapel Hill. Of course, the implication is that conservatives don’t have voices on college campuses. The other implication is that universities...
Since Nixon: The party of personal deniability
Yesterday, conservative pundit Matt K. Lewis asked in an article, “When did the GOP become the party of jerks?” Conservatives on Twitter almost universally replied that the behavior started because Democrats were so mean to Mitt Romney in 2012. Their response is...
The Strength of the LGBTQ Community in North Carolina.
Faces of the LGBTQ community in North Carolina. Trans woman, of color, veteran: Lara Americano, Charlotte. Judge, official, first in the South: Chris Brook, Raleigh. Activist, transplant, rising star: Chris Sgro, Greensboro. 300,000: LGBTQ population, across the...
Student loans, Biden’s approvals and other thoughts
Yesterday, I watched snippets of Joe Biden’s speech at a DNC fundraiser in Maryland. I want to see more of that guy. He was feisty and sharp, delivering jabs and promoting his record. Going into the midterms, Democrats need fighting Joe Biden. His performance...
New York, New York
In another bad sign for Republicans, Democrats won a special election in a district in New York that’s considered a bellwether. Democrat Pat Ryan defeated Republican Marc Molinaro in a district that has tracked presidential results, with Biden winning it by two points...
Return of retail politics
Last week, we heard a lot about Cheri Beasley’s “go everywhere” strategy. The U.S. Senate candidate is traveling to counties across the state, talking to voters, and trying to build momentum for her campaign in a state that has only elected on Democrat to the U.S....
Cheri Beasley is Running the Perfect, Scrappy Campaign Democrats Need
A party that has struggled as consistently as North Carolina Democrats requires a new approach. For decades, the state party has hewed to the classic Southern-Democrat formula of tacking as far to the political right as possible while taking no risks and attempting to...
From defund the police to kill the feds and other observations
I have a lot of thoughts today and I am going to write about all of them. Instead of one subject I’ll tackle several. Bear with me. First, more news on the U.S. Senate race in North Carolina. A John Locke Foundation poll has Cheri Beasley tied with Ted Budd. That...
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