In his inimitable style, the great English essayist, Samuel Johnson, boomed (he rarely spoke) that what is known isn’t always obvious and what is obvious isn’t always present. Before I am charged with stating the obvious, let me remind readers that Alfred North Whitehead said it takes extraordinary intelligence to contemplate the obvious. So, let’s...
This November, lawsuits permitting, North Carolinians will vote in referendums on six constitutional amendments. The issues they will address are crime victims’ rights, a right to hunt and fish, the method for filling vacancies on the states’ courts, the establishment of a bipartisan elections commission, a cap on the income tax rate, and voter identification....
Chris Hayes on competitive legislative races; Gary Pearce, Marc Rotterman, & John Hood on GOP chances in midterm; Stephen Margolis on so-called market "failures"; Edward Stringham on economic freedom; Rick Henderson on John Edwards and Gov. Perdue.
John Hood on N.C.'s Senate & congressional races; Michael Barone on shifting political winds; N.C. sheriffs defend proposal for access to prescription drug database and DarenBakst responds; Chris Swecker, Rick Glazier, & Roy Cooper discuss SBI crime lab.
Roy Cordato on value of tax cuts & the "rich"; Dallas Woodhouse & Pat McCrory on the critical midterm election; Joe Coletti on role of uncertainty in economy; Richard McKenzie on importance of orphanages; Terry Stoops on Bill Harrison's new job & salary.
