Jeffrey C. Billman

North Carolina-based journalist, focusing on politics and policy analysis.

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The Herschel Walker dilemma

Republicans have a choice: pursue political power, or keep faith with their own stated convictions. Guess which one they’ve chosen.

By Jeffrey C. Billman
Oct 10, 2022

Tags: Informed Dissent, Informed Dissent, Herschel Walker, abortion, GOP, Republican Party, Trump's America, Georgia, Democrats
Politics & Elections

What happens if Republicans reclaim the U.S. House in November?

Kevin McCarthy has proven an exceptionally weak Republican majority leader, easily brought to heel by Donald Trump and the far-right

By Jeffrey C. Billman
Sep 29, 2022

Tags: Informed Dissent, Informed Dissent, Trump's America, Republicans, GOP, Kevin McCarthy, Biden, Joe Biden, 2024
Politics & Elections

It doesn’t take a prophet to see where white Christian nationalism is leading the Republican Party

The once-fringe idea of Christian nationalism is taking hold on the far right

By Jeffrey C. Billman
Sep 26, 2022

Tags: Informed Dissent, Informed Dissent, GOP, Republican Party, Trump's America, Christianity, white nationalism
Politics & Elections

DeSantis’s cruel political stunt in Martha’s Vineyard is a terrifying taste of things to come

The 2024 Republican presidential primary is shaping up to be the Dickhead Olympics

By Jeffrey C. Billman
Sep 19, 2022

Tags: Informed Dissent, Informed Dissent, Ron DeSantis, Martha's Vineyard, Republicans, Trump's America, GOP
Politics & Elections

The Trumpified courts can’t be trusted

There’s a reason fewer Americans than ever — especially Democrats and independents — profess confidence in the justices now

By Jeffrey C. Billman
Sep 12, 2022

Tags: Informed Dissent, Informed Dissent, Abortion Rights, abortion, Supreme Court, Trump, GOP, Republicans, Trump's America

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