The U S Supreme Court has refused to hear a case involving North Carolina's election law That decision leaves intact an Appeals Court ruling striking down the law It also means North Carolina will not require voters to show a photo ID at the polls Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief assesses the significance of the ruling Some pundits and politicians worry about the American trade deficit Donald Boudreaux professor of economics at George Mason University says those worries are misplaced Boudreaux addresses common myths surrounding trade and the desirability of surpluses rather than deficits Some state lawmakers want to make
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