It was natural to include unions in the Mapping the Left website. They are the quintessential leftist political machine. With virtually unlimited bank accounts, thanks to mandatory ... Keep Reading
ACORN
Union Money Fueled ‘Moral Monday’
There were very few surprises during this summer’s three-week federal court hearing to decide the fate of election reform legislation that was passed in 2013 and implemented in ... Keep Reading
Mapping the Left: Introduction
In North Carolina, left-wing nonprofit advocacy groups for decades have wielded an alarming amount of power in the media, state politics, and government. They work together, both ... Keep Reading
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation – Harmed by the Blueprint NC Scandal?
Yes Weekly in the Triad published a story today by Jim Longworth, LEAKED MEMO RAISES CONCERNS, which explores what the Blueprint NC scandal may mean to one of the largest ... Keep Reading
What WRAL Isn’t Telling You About BlueprintNC
While the media is reporting on an important political story, WRAL is leaving out key information about its deep connections to the group at the center of the story . The Charlotte ... Keep Reading
The Ghost of ACORN
Just in case you have ever wondered about that seemingly innocent and mild-mannered group - The League of Women Voters (LOWV) - here is a story out of Wisconsin that will help you ... Keep Reading
Tom Ross Revealed: An Agent of Far-Left Change
"We want to be a change agent in the state," Tom Ross told Todd Cohen in an interview for the Business Journal of Charlotte back in 2002. And so he was. Flying in the face of ... Keep Reading
NC Policy Watch Viciously Fights to Defend the Hand that Feeds It
While discussing my article concerning heir apparent to the UNC Presidency Tom Ross on the Bill Lumaye Show, and conversing with the condescending Rob Schofield of NC Policy Watch, ... Keep Reading
Meet Thomas Ross and his Lefty Friends
After an abrupt vote by the Board of Governors, Thomas Ross, former Superior Court Judge and Executive Director of left-wing charitable organization Z. Smith Reynolds, becomes next ... Keep Reading
ACORN – Now You See Them, Now You Don’t
In an article I published on the Civitas site in January, I noted how ACORN has woven itself into the fabric of the left in North Carolina. Now we see an article by Ben Smith on ... Keep Reading
