by Thomas Mills | Apr 24, 2018 | Editor's Blog |
Pat Taylor died on Sunday in Wadesboro. He was lieutenant governor from 1969 to 1973, back when that post had actual power as the leader of the state senate. Before that he was Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives. I knew Pat my whole life and he...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 5, 2018 | Editor's Blog, North Carolina |
In response to an opinion piece by Michael Jacobs in today’s News & Observer. Dear Mr. Jacobs, I agree with you. I have no idea why the News & Observer would ask somebody who relies on straw men and hyperbole to write a monthly column. Like you, I don’t...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 16, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog, North Carolina |
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Nixon’s Southern Strategy that accelerated the transformation of the South from a one-party system by cynically exploiting the success of the Civil Rights movement. Nixon’s strategists understood that integration forced on...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 8, 2017 | Editor's Blog, History |
It seems HBO and #NCPOL are diving into controversial Southern history and causing a lot of chatter on social media. HBO has contracted to produce a series based on the alternative history question “What if the South had won the Civil War?” North Carolina GOP...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 4, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, National Politics |
The Republican Party is in full Trump panic. Ohio Governor John Kasich, despite little support for his own candidacy, is attacking The Donald with TV ads implying he’s fascist. South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham has been after Trump for awhile and told an audience...
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