Back in the days of old-time machine pols – crass, pandering and canny – the idea of passing an extreme, divisive law that would please a vocal minority but punish the majority of one’s constituents would have been viewed as … Continue reading
Tag Archives: North Carolina
The local newspaper brings news of my adopted state’s changing fortunes. The so-called “big sort” continues apace. In the middle of the last century, North Carolina was powered by jobs in tobacco, textiles and furniture. In the last thirty years, … Continue reading
I am urged by a loyal reader to turn a jaundiced eye on the parlous state of our adopted home of North Carolina, and in particular on the actions of its Republican General Assembly. If it were anyone else asking, … Continue reading