The Middle American

Few people understand North Carolina politics better than Charlotte Observer columnist and Carolina Journal reporter Andrew Dunn. His new book covers the career of former Charlotte Mayor and North Carolina Governor Pay...

Nick moved to North Carolina and found himself immediately involved in a development dispute within his new neighborhood. His pragmatic approach to helping neighbors led them to encourage him to do more within the...

Jacob, a fellow attorney and father of four, decided in the midst of COVID that he should do something more upon seeing his children struggle with remote learning. He had been involved in state government, but not as an...

Being comfortable with the uncomfortable. Wesley Warshawer joins the podcast for a discussion of how he took a significant step in practicing citizenship by stepping outside of his Silicon Valley bubble and moving to...

Steve Morris, mayor of Concord, North Carolina, joins me to discuss his experiences over the past two decades participating in local government. We cover topics addressed in my upcoming book, Our Middle American Life...

I'm back. I've been writing a book. It's called Our Middle American Life. In the process of writing it, the thesis of the book changed - as did my perspective on politicians, the parties and the political system. We...

The Los Angeles race for Mayor has garnered unprecedented national media coverage with a script worthy of its Hollywood background. An incumbent mayor who has overseen a bungled response to a catastrophic natural...

Rebekah and Ryan are in their 30s. Two young kids. Listen to a wide-ranging discussion of living within your means, trying to save to buy a home, the rising costs impacting thin margins of running a small business, and...

Property taxes are going up in Wake County. This is on top of a 2024 tax valuation that saw increases in tax assessed values of over 50%. Homeowners insurance is up 15% over the past two years. Auto insurance up 5%...

<p>Matt is a college grad in his mid-40s living in Michigan. He discusses his employment journey from Michigan State to his current job working with Hillsdale College. Matt is now trying to make a living with a...

<p>The stock market is hitting all-time highs. But while Wall Street is printing money, Main Street is pinching pennies. 90-day delinquencies on credit cards, student loans and auto loans are at all time highs. Wages...

<p>Yesterday, two attorneys were shot outside the Wake County Courthouse in Raleigh, NC, by a pro se Plaintiff. The parties had just been in court on a civil case involving a local police department and production of...

<p>Mike Duggan, the former Mayor of Detroit, has been running for Governor in Michigan as an independent candidate since December 2024. In January 2026, he was polling within single digits of the lead. Today, he...

<p>The North Carolina Senate race is going to be the most funded and possibly most watched race in the 2026 election cycle. Cooper is up big. Whatley has no record or name recognition to run on. So the GOP's main...

<p>You've probably seen them in your neighborhood or around town - a kid on what seems like a dirt bike driving recklessly in and out of traffic. These are actually known as "e-motos" but marketed as "e-bikes" and...