Our [former] governor [Pat McCrory] was supposed to be a moderate, but he found himself beholden to people who have much more draconian ideas. I think he assumed this stuff flew under the radar.

I couldn't name more than a couple of good drum'n'bass acts, and I have no idea what's big in the dance world right now.

Do every stupid thing that makes you feel alive.

Conservative forces in the South have a lot of power - almost dynastic - dating back many years.

I always worry that I'm a dilettante: I know something about lots of things but don't have exhaustive knowledge of much.

It's easy to follow national politics and weigh in on social media, but if I'm tweeting stuff about Chatham County, no one cares.

Gender relations are a sad story of men talking trash about women all over the world.