by Mark Angelides | Apr 10, 2024 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
The consensus is that this November’s presidential election will be a seismic event no matter who wins. Each side is putting everything on the line, declaring this contest a “battle for the soul of the nation.” The advocates for each party could well be right, but not...
by Kelli Ballard | Mar 13, 2024 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
The Pew Research Center carried out a global survey of the views on democracy around the world. While this type of governance is still popular, people don’t seem to be as pleased with it as they once were. In fact, more than half of those surveyed said they were...
by Tim Donner | Mar 5, 2024 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
Ordinarily, the focus of Super Tuesday’s bevy of contests stretching across the entire national map is the horserace: who is up, who is down, who needs to win and where, and how the race might look once the night is over. But, this time around, with the two most...
by James Fite | Mar 4, 2024 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Super Tuesday’s right around the corner, and among the 15 states participating in what one might call the primary season’s version of March Madness is a swing state with brand new election laws. For North Carolina voters, things are different this year. But unlike in...
by Mark Angelides | Mar 2, 2024 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Today, March 2, both Idaho and Missouri will hold their Republican caucuses to decide who will represent them in the 2024 big show. While many primary contests contain at least some element of drama, these two states are almost certain to back former President Donald...