By Kari Travis Raleigh, NC – North Carolina is breaking voting records already, experts say, with a stunning early turnout far exceeding 2016’s voter record. The reasons vary, says Michael Bitzer, a political science professor at Catawba College. It could…
By John Hood Raleigh, NC – Campaigns for president, U.S. Senate and House, governor, and hundreds of other political races have spent staggering sums to market their candidates to North Carolina voters. But will all that spending really change anyone’s…
By D.G. Martin Chapel Hill, NC – Guess what. The presidential election is just about to begin. “You mean just about end,” I can hear you thinking. But I am talking about the 2024 presidential election campaign. It will be…
By D.G. Martin Chapel Hill, NC – What do President Donald Trump and the lead character of Nicholas Sparks’ latest book have in common? Hint: Walter Reed Medical Center. Both the president and Trevor Benson, the fictional main character in…
By John Hood Raleigh, NC – North Carolina, like most of the country, has become increasingly polarized in our political thinking and behavior. But what does that really mean? Well, we know it doesn’t mean that all North Carolinians are…
by Andy Taylor Raleigh, NC – It’s trite to say the country is divided. It’s a presidential election year and the racially charged protests over police conduct ended whatever fleeting moment of national unity there was in the age of coronavirus.…
by D.G. Martin Chapel Hill, NC – “Politics and books don’t mix well. You need to decide which one you’re going to write about and stick to it.” That is what an editor and good friend told me recently. Maybe…
Fearrington, NC – Professor Michael J. Gerhardt , Samuel Ashe Distinguished Professor in Constitutional Law at UNC School of Law, a scholar in residence at the National Constitutional Center, and a visiting scholar at the University of Pennsylvania Law School,…
by D.G. Martin Chapel Hill, NC – Can a new book about North Carolina’s famous Siamese twins help explain today’s persistent, even growing, support for President Donald Trump? Notwithstanding the disarray in the White House, the wave of publicity about…
Washington, DC – US president Donald Trump’s 2018 State of the Union address as prepared for delivery TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and…