North Carolina

SCOTUS and Moore v Harper: To Be Democratic Or To Seem Democratic Moore v. Harper

SCOTUS and Moore v Harper: To Be Democratic Or To Seem Democratic

Burt Likko October 31, 2022

Burt Likko previews Moore v. Harper, the SCOTUS case about the subtle and obscure but potentially explosive...

NC SB514 Transgender Bill: Read It For Yourself

Andrew Donaldson April 7, 2021

It is titled “Youth Health Protection Act” but NC SB514 will be debated as the latest legislation...

Voter ID Law Blocked in North Carolina Before March 3rd Primary 2020 Elections

Voter ID Law Blocked in North Carolina Before March 3rd Primary

Andrew Donaldson February 18, 2020

No law is really law in the Tarheel State until it's been ruled on by at least...

Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst: Hurricane Florence

Andrew Donaldson September 13, 2018

I drove a few hundred miles to trade my two youngest children for a generator, gasoline, and...

Let The Madness Begin! IFRL-NaPP-Asia-02467v

Let The Madness Begin!

Ryan Noonan March 11, 2012

Well, the Selection Show (TM?) is over, and we have our field. As expected, Kentucky is the...

From the land of pleasant living… IFRL-NaPP-Asia-Hirosage-BloomingIrises

From the land of pleasant living…

Lisa Kramer August 24, 2010

My favorite spot to view him is standing by the Pagoda looking East over Patterson Park at...

How North Carolina got its reputation for moderation in the civil rights era. IFRL-Mindiv-Fantasy-30577794027_2867979180_o

How North Carolina got its reputation for moderation in the civil rights era.

William Brafford November 26, 2009

I’ve been reading Rob Christensen’s The Paradox of Tar Heel Politics, a book that I started a...

Jaybird in reply to David TC on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025As far as I can tell, the Republicans have a "whatabout" for every single "precedent" that the Democ…
Jaybird in reply to David TC on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I'm pretty sure that we're *ALL* members of the press. When the First Amendment was written, "the pr…
Dark Matter in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Far as I can tell, most press conferences are not open to the general public. That seems to be what…
David TC in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I have to say, while I am not a Free Speech Abolutist, I am very confused. I didn't know you could a…
David TC in reply to pillsy on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I think it's worth reminding people that the Republicans are setting precedent after precedent that…
Saul Degraw on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/20251. Van Hollen managed to meet with Garcia in a hotel. Bukele and/ Trump are frightened. 2. David Bro…
Dark Matter in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025It's in NY, against an unpopular victim, with an attractive killer whose motivation was presumably s…
Dark Matter in reply to Saul Degraw on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Very true. It's newsworthy only because it's rare. These sorts of "respect" killings (assuming that'…
Jaybird in reply to Slade the Leveller on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Nothing to be done, I guess.
Slade the Leveller on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025It’s kind of hard to believe there’s anything worth bombing still in Gaza, but I guess when you run…