Reform in haste, repent in leisure
“Explanations exist, they have existed for all time,” the social critic H.L. Mencken once wrote. “There is always a well-known solution to every human problem — neat, plausible, and wrong.”…
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Where the parties haven’t changed
The two major political parties’ traditional “brand attributes,” as a marketer might call them, appear to be deeply embedded in public perceptions.
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Rosy scenarios aren’t conservative
North Carolina didn’t ramp up spending after the Great Recession as fast as other states did. But when the next recession comes, North Carolina won’t crash as hard, either.
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Sanders would hurt state Democrats
For a party that promises to make the character and judgment of the current occupant of the White House the central theme of the 2020 election cycle, nominating Bernie Sanders would be a self-inflicted wound.
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Partisan battle extends beyond suburbs
Neither Democrats no Republicans are content simply to clasp national coattails. And both are courting voters who live in urban townhouses, rural ranch houses, and everything in between.
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Our state could tip national balance
Democrats and Republicans will contest many states and districts in 2020, to be sure, but North Carolina may prove to be a tipping point in more ways than one.
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Pipeline report reveals abuse of power
Investigators concluded that Gov. Roy Cooper had “improperly used the authority and influence of his office” to pressure Duke Energy for concessions as it sought permits for a natural-gas pipeline.
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States are better governed
Even if Washington confiscated every dollar received by every American in excess of $500,000 a year, that would yield only $11.8 trillion in new revenue over the next decade — less than currently projected deficits.
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Don’t personalize political disagreement
To engage more effectively across political difference, explore why you think what you think and how others might have come to a different conclusion without being ignorant, foolish, or dishonest.
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Special elections teach three lessons
Dan Bishop and the Republicans used the energy issue effectively against Dan McCready, a precedent that other conservative candidates should take to heart.