North Carolina awarded its electoral votes to the Democratic presidential candidate for the first time in three decades. What does that mean for the future of Tar Heel politics? John Hood ventures an educated guess in the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio.
Chad Adams also has election results on his mind. He?ll discuss the local tax votes that crashed and burned in more than a dozen North Carolina counties last week.
All the recent talk about financial sector bailouts and economic stimulus plans has bothered David Bobb of Hillsdale College. Why? No one has discussed the constitutional limits that are supposed to constrain government actions in times of economic turmoil.
Speaking of turmoil, the departure of George W. Bush from the White House does not mean the end of the terrorist threat against the United States. That?s the message retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney is sending as the federal administration prepares for a transition.
And county supervisor John Stirrup of Prince William County, Virginia, will offer suggestions to North Carolina local governments looking for ways to address illegal immigration.
