Longleaf Politics Podcast

State Rep. Timothy Reeder joins the Longleaf Politics Podcast to talk about House Bill 1104 and North Carolina’s broken intersection of mental health, criminal justice and public safety. Reeder is an emergency room doctor from Greenville and chairs the House Committee on Involuntary Commitment and Public Safety. In this conversation, he explains why North Carolina’s mental health system is struggl...

On today’s Longleaf Politics Podcast, I sat down with former Congressman Bob Inglis — a Duke grad, a six-term Republican from South Carolina, and now the head of RepublicEN , which bills itself as a conservative answer on climate. Climate is one of those topics where conservatives hear “the world is ending” and tune out. Inglis says that’s a mistake — not because we’re all doomed, but because cons...

In this conversation, Addul Ali, a Republican candidate for the 12th Congressional District, discusses his motivations for running in a predominantly blue district, the importance of engaging with unaffiliated voters, and the need for common ground on key issues such as safety, affordability, and education. He also addresses fundraising strategies and the lessons learned from his previous campaign...

Andrew Dunn talks with Jack Codiga about why he’s running as a Republican in the bluest congressional seat in North Carolina, what it means to run a principles-first campaign, and why Codiga is centering his message on monetary policy and housing affordability in Charlotte. About the guest Jack Codiga is a Charlotte-area resident (coming up on five years) who works in commercial real estate and mo...

In the first episode of the rebooted Longleaf Politics Podcast, I have a conversation with Mitch Kokai, Senior Political Analyst at the John Locke Foundation, about the current political landscape in North Carolina, focusing on separation of powers lawsuits, recent court rulings, the rise of unaffiliated voters, and the competitive dynamics of the 11th congressional district. Kokai provides insigh...

If you go by the media coverage of next year’s U.S. Senate race in North Carolina, you’d probably forget that there’s even a primary race. Yes, President Donald Trump has endorsed former national GOP chairman Michael Whatley for the seat — but attorney and author Don Brown is still in the race vying for the Republican nomination. I caught up with him this week to talk about the state of the race,...

We’re taking a week off from the regular newsletter — I’m spending a few days with family, recharging a bit, and doing my best to stay off X. So we’ll miss you this Monday. But I didn’t want to let the Fourth of July pass without saying something. We talk a lot about freedom in this country, especially on a day like today. But I think we’ve lost track of what that really means. Somewhere along the...