Billy Ball

founder of The Living South and senior editor at Cardinal & Pine

Billy Ball is an award-winning journalist from North Carolina who founded The Living South, a journalism project focused on changemakers in the American South. He is also a senior editor at Cardinal & Pine, an online news site that covers North Carolina politics. His work has been published in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, and others. 


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8h ago
MS NOW Opinion

Trump’s latest Border Patrol deployment will fail for the same reasons

When the show’s over, what federal agents will leave behind is predictable.

4mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

Why Roy Cooper is Democrats’ best hope for taking a key Senate seat

These are auspicious times to be a decent and kind politician.

8mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

The cuts to Veteran Affairs aren’t going down well in Trump country

In the name of “government efficiency,” Trump and Elon Musk are dismantling Veteran Affairs.

10mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

Trump is the rot at the center of North Carolina’s Supreme Court fight

A Republican candidate for the state’s Supreme Court is asking that same court to make him the winner on the flimsiest of grounds.

1year ago
MS NOW Opinion

North Carolinians need help. Trump is feeding them lies.

You would think the partisan hacks would give it a rest while people are dead, dying, or missing.

1year ago
MS NOW Opinion

In Mark Robinson’s fall, Republicans are getting what they asked for

The latest scandal for the fundamentalist Christian running for governor in North Carolina could have a dramatic impact on the GOP’s chances in the battleground state.

1year ago
MS NOW Opinion

Mark Robinson’s candidacy has gone from bad to worse — and it could hurt Trump

A man who gives no grace to others can’t expect it for himself after so many scandals.