Wiley Cash, chronicler of the South, chooses sides
The best-selling writer from North Carolina says a bigger platform comes with the responsibility "to tell hard truths" about politics, the environment, and race.
The best-selling writer from North Carolina says a bigger platform comes with the responsibility "to tell hard truths" about politics, the environment, and race.
The Civil Rights Movement was a product of necessity. The American system could no longer withstand its own flaws, particularly in the South. In 2026, we've come to the same impasse.
I stopped by one of my favorite shows, WUNC's "Due South" in North Carolina, to talk about the story, give it some context, and (hopefully) suggest there's a light at the end of the tunnel.
The Democrats are practicing “maximum warfare, everywhere, all the time.” That could be especially important in the South.
For Democrats and Republicans, supporting gerrymandering or opposing it is a question of which side of the North Carolina-Virginia state line you’re on.