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Articles by Mitch Kokai

(2.01.12) Bio: Madison Captivated by Politics
He’s known as the Father of the Constitution, despite the fact that he didn’t much like the product that emerged from the secretive convention that created that document. He served as the fourth American president under the Constitution. Few at the time would have disputed his job qualifications, even after such Revolutionary Era titans as Washington, Adams, and Jefferson had elevated the executive office’s status...

(12.16.11) The Right Recipe for the Poorest of the Poor
Why worry about the way you slice the American economic pie when you can help everyone by baking a larger pie?

(10.07.11) N.C. Senate Leader Uses Continental Tire Blowout To Question Incentives
RALEIGH — The issues that troubled Sen. Phil Berger surrounded an incentives proposal for German-based Continental Tire that fell through this week. Despite North Carolina’s incentives offers, the company announced plans to build its new plant instead in Sumter, S.C.

(7.28.11) Both Parties Hiding Behind Voting Rights Act
The sooner North Carolina is free of harmful, artificial VRA districts, the better the situation for black voters, black candidates, and every North Carolinian.

(7.15.11) Odd-Looking Election Map Is Nothing New for N.C.
Yes, the state’s new congressional map would benefit Republicans. No, it does not represent some unprecedented attempt to return to Jim Crow politics.

(7.01.11) Gray’s Battle Takes a Philosophical Look at Health Reform Debates
Without spoiling the fun of reading Gray’s text, one can note that he names the “postmodern politician” as the intellectual heir of Plato’s world-view. Near the end of his discourse, Gray warns readers how they can spot these politicians. They disregard the rule of law, favor the transfer of power to government, appoint postmodern Supreme Court justices, appeal to foreign law, fail to move against “reprehensible behavior” abroad, and accept the “concept of global governance.”

(6.16.11) Searching for the Black Hat
North Carolina has promised too much to its government workers. That doesn't mean it's the workers' fault.

(6.10.11) Searching For The Black Hat
North Carolina has promised too much to its government workers. That doesn't mean it's the workers' fault.

(3.29.11) Paul Links the U.S. Libyan Campaign to a Deeply Flawed Foreign Policy
RALEIGH — President Obama’s Libyan campaign represents “the continuation of a deeply flawed foreign policy.” That’s the assessment of U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, who used those words in a news conference two hours before the president’s televised address on the topic.

(11.10.10) Hoyle Says Law Requires State to Hang Onto Tax Refunds
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Revenue says it will need new legislation from the General Assembly before it can send out the final tax refunds linked to a controversy that hit the headlines last summer.

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