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In defense of centrism

by Thomas Mills | Oct 22, 2021 | Editor's Blog | 11 comments

Last week, I got another email accusing me of being a centrist hack. The writer said, “You can talk a fairly progressive game at times but always seem to fall back on this belief that all the voters are in the center. This nation is so polarized that...

Like health care reform all over again

by Thomas Mills | Oct 6, 2021 | Editor's Blog | 3 comments

Watching Democrats fight over Joe Biden’s agenda gives me flashbacks to the 2009-10 debate over health care reform. Back then, it seemed to be the first time we really watched the sausage being made in real time. Cable coverage was nonstop and new social media...

Mayberry and the children of the Reagan Revolution

by Thomas Mills | Sep 22, 2021 | Editor's Blog | 8 comments

CBS This Morning ran a segment on Mount Airy, Andy Griffith’s home town and the basis for the fictional Mayberry of the Andy Griffith Show. Ted Koppel explores why Mount Airy has become a booming tourist destination for people searching for Mayberry. The show, he...

If Republicans want “election integrity”, they need a little integrity of their own

by Thomas Mills | Apr 9, 2021 | Politics | 1 comment

In watching the furor over the Georgia election law, it’s clear there’s a bit of hyperbole on the left. It’s not “Jim Crow” but please forgive Democrats if they don’t trust Republicans rewriting election laws. The GOP just tried to steal an election and few elected...

What would Mitch do?

by Thomas Mills | Oct 14, 2020 | Editor's Blog | 3 comments

As the Senate moves toward confirming Amy Coney Barrett to a lifetime appointment on the Supreme Court, we need to remember that Mitch McConnell radically altered the process for choosing Supreme Court justices. In an unprecedented move, he denied Merrick Garland a...