Carter is a Republican. Gary is a Democrat.

They met in 1984, during the epic U.S. Senate battle between Jesse Helms and Jim Hunt. Carter worked for Helms and Gary, for Hunt.

Years later, they became friends. They even worked together on some nonpolitical clients.

They enjoy talking about politics. So they started this blog in 2005.

They’re still talking. And they invite you to join the conversation.

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Too Much?

By Gary Pearce 2009-05-01

I was talking about Obama’s first 100 days with a friend who is a true independent, a retired businessman who is liberal on some things and conservative on others, votes Democratic sometimes and sometimes Republican.   “How’s he doing?” I asked.   The answer: “Too much on the table.”   Those five words sum up…

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“Spirits of the Air”

By Carter Wrenn 2009-04-29

 

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Burr and Abortion

By Gary Pearce 2009-04-29

 

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The Virtues of a Busy Man

By Carter Wrenn 2009-04-28

 

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The Virtues of a Busy Man

By Carter Wrenn 2009-04-28

 

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100 Days

By Gary Pearce 2009-04-28

 

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Easley Rider

By Gary Pearce 2009-04-27

 

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Senator Burr and the (Democratic) Pirates

By Carter Wrenn 2009-04-23

 

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The Death of Dialogue?

By Gary Pearce 2009-04-23

 

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Protests and Presidents

By Gary Pearce 2024-05-03

Fifty-four years ago this week, on May 8, 1970, 4,500 students from nearly a dozen colleges…

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A World Lit Only by Fire – Part III

By Carter Wrenn 2024-05-03

A peasant’s son Martin Luther never knew the year he was born. Believing children were wicked…

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A World Lit Only by Fire – Part II

By Carter Wrenn 2024-05-02

After Rodrigo Borgia died, soft-spoken but cunning Leo de Medici became pope, after bribing cardinals ended…

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