The indictment in June of former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards seemed the inevitable crash landing of his plummeting career and personal life. He faces prison. He could lose his legal license and forfeit a hugely successful practice as a personal injury lawyer. He’ll have to plead guilty or endure a public airing of how […]
Ned Barnett
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A primer on ALEC, its influence and its presence in North Carolina
In some circles, the mention of Alec brings to mind a left-leaning Baldwin brother. But in political circles, and increasingly in North Carolina, talk of ALEC provokes complaints about a right-leaning Big Brother. The latter ALEC stands for the American Legislative Exchange Council. Its mission, according to its websites, is “to advance the Jeffersonian principles […]
