As campaign season heats up in North Carolina, I don’t blame you if you forget what decade you’re in. Even as the digital and media landscape is rapidly changing, campaign ads from even the youngest and best-funded candidates in North Carolina do not look any different from the ones run in 2008 — or even 1998. … Read more
At Longleaf Politics, we cover the making of North Carolina history in real time. But books are better suited to putting everything into historical context. Here are 10 books that everyone interested in North Carolina politics should consider reading. Note: This post includes affiliate links, meaning that Longleaf Politics will make a tiny bit of … Read more
Twitter isn’t real life. But in the world of politics, it may as well be. North Carolina has a robust contingent of folks who pull back the curtain on state politics 280 characters at a time and give an in-the-moment perspective you can’t get anywhere else. If you’re looking to wade into the North Carolina … Read more
By Andrew Dunn Just as traditional media began their decline, NC Policy Watch was founded in the mid-2000s as the publishing arm of the N.C. Justice Center, a left-wing activist and advocacy group dedicated to economic and social justice. Over the following decade, it’s become an integral part of the North Carolina political ecosystem. With four … Read more