Millennial politics
Today I suspend Republican-bashing to recommend a provocative political analysis. Titled “Will Disillusioned Millennials Bring an End to the Reagan-Clinton Era?,” it’s from a professor and... Read More
Today I suspend Republican-bashing to recommend a provocative political analysis. Titled “Will Disillusioned Millennials Bring an End to the Reagan-Clinton Era?,” it’s from a professor and... Read More
by Thomas Mills, Politics NC, September 26, 2013. Republicans are all in a lather about the implementation of Obamacare. Here in North Carolina, they got news that sent them over the moon. Our state... Read More
As children return to school and sign up for a new year’s worth of extracurricular activities, parents should keep one question in mind. Whether your kid loves Little League or gymnastics, ask the... Read More
by Charles van der Horst, published in News and Observer, September 27, 2013. Although I have never met Wake County District Attorney Colon Willoughby, according to news reports he has kindly... Read More
Most Americans think the government is doing more to help the rich at the expense of the poor and middle class, according to a new HuffPost/YouGov poll. According to the survey, 53 percent of... Read More
With only three days left until a possible government shutdown, nobody — not even those in charge — know how the budget battle will end. Or if it will end. The scenarios are all very messy and... Read More
The Governor, it appears, looking at his ailing poll numbers, figured the legislature had landed him in the soup, so it was only prudent to put some distance between himself and the Republican... Read More
Former State Auditor and prominent Republican Les Merritt announced he was stepping down from the State Ethics Commission this week after a reporter with WRAL-TV asked if Merritt had a conflict of... Read More
Thirteen years later, Dennis Wicker appears to have been right. The former Democratic lieutenant governor, when he was running for governor in 2000, called the lottery plan of his then-opponent, Mike... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, September 27, 2013. Since 2006, state law has required court administrators to post detailed information about the disposition of driving-while-impaired cases. The... Read More