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Interviews that have appeared on Carolina Journal Radio.
(5.10.13) Friday Interview: The Declining Value of a High School Diploma
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s four-year high school graduation rate has improved to 78 percent, but that achievement has raised some questions. Among them: Why do so many students who enroll in North Carolina community colleges right after graduation from high school require remedial instruction in basic courses? Terry Stoops, director of research and education studies for the John Locke Foundation, discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(5.03.13) Friday Interview: Democracy and Political Ignorance
RALEIGH — If you’ve ever questioned the quality of our politicians and their policies, you might want to consult the work of Ilya Somin, professor of law at George Mason University. During a recent speech at Campbell University, Somin offered highlights from his forthcoming book Democracy and Political Ignorance. Somin discussed the book with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(4.19.13) Friday Interview: Exposing Myths About Blackbeard the Pirate
RALEIGH — If you’ve spent any time learning about pirates, you’ve likely heard of Blackbeard. Author Kevin Duffus says what you think you know about Blackbeard might be very different from the true story. Duffus wrote the book The Last Days of Black Beard the Pirate. In 2012 he addressed the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society on the topic “Blackbeard and his Carolina Pirates: Bloodthirsty Rogues or Hapless Marionettes?” Duffus also discussed Blackbeard with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(4.12.13) Friday Interview: The Negative Impact of Health Care Mandates
RALEIGH — Much of the debate about the 2010 federal health care reform law involved the so-called “individual mandate,” the notion that the government could force everyone to buy health insurance. But that’s not the only troubling mandate tied to health insurance. Stephan Gohmann, BB&T professor of free enterprise at the University of Louisville, discussed health care mandates during a 2012 speech at Campbell University. Gohmann shared themes from that speech with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(3.22.13) Friday Interview: James Madison’s Many Constitutional Roles
RALEIGH — James Madison is often referred to as the “Father of the Constitution.” But Madison’s ties to the U.S. Constitution go beyond the role he played at its birth. Jeff Broadwater, professor of history at Barton College, highlights Madison’s various constitutional roles in the book James Madison: A Son of Virginia and a Founder of the Nation. Broadwater discussed themes from that book during a conversation with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(3.15.13) Friday Interview: Celebrating the Monuments Men of WWII
RALEIGH — During World War II, the Nazis stole 22 million works of art. Those works included great masterpieces of European painting, sculpture, literature, and music. But a small group called Monuments Men worked to track down the stolen art and bring the thieves to justice. Thomas Thibeault has written a novel about the Monuments Men titled Balto’s Nose. He discussed the topic during a 2012 presentation for the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. Thibeault also shared themes from the book in a conversation with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(3.08.13) Friday Interview: The Folly of Passenger Rail
RALEIGH — Some Triangle politicians continue to push for a new taxpayer-funded regional passenger rail system. Adrian Moore, vice president for policy at the Reason Foundation, says passenger rail makes no sense for most American communities, including North Carolina’s Triangle region. During a recent visit to Raleigh, Moore discussed passenger rail with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(3.01.13) Friday Interview: Washington’s Southern Tour of 1791
RALEIGH — There’s much tradition associated with the office of president of the United States. That wasn’t true back in 1791, when the first president, George Washington, was serving his first term. Washington’s decision to tour Southern states that year set an interesting precedent for his successors. Warren Bingham’s book about Washington’s Southern tour of 1791 is scheduled for publication in 2014. He discussed his research with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(2.15.13) Friday Interview: Transforming Conservative Principles Into Policies
RALEIGH — Conservatives and libertarians spend a lot of time talking about freedom: free markets, limited government, personal responsibility. Reihan Salam, author of National Review Online’s domestic policy blog, “The Agenda,” says much less of the discussion focuses on translating the principles of freedom into practical policies. During a recent visit to Chapel Hill, Salam discussed these issues with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(1.25.13) Friday Interview: Fred Barnes Dissects the Election’s Impact for 2013 Politics
RALEIGH — The 2012 election did little to change the political landscape in Washington, D.C. In the early-morning hours after the election, Weekly Standard executive editor Fred Barnes wrote a column describing “a status quo election with Democrats entrenched in the White House and Senate, and Republicans firmly in control of the House.” Barnes discussed the likely impact of that election on this year’s political developments during a conversation with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(1.18.13) Friday Interview: The Promise and Peril of Shale Gas
RALEIGH — “Shale gas has the potential to materially improve the economic lot of every citizen of the U.S.” Dr. Vikram Rao, executive director of the Research Triangle Energy Consortium, used that sentence to begin the final chapter of his recent book Shale Gas: The Promise and the Peril. Rao discussed hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for shale gas during a conversation with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(1.11.13) Friday Interview: Small Businesses Share Regulation Concerns
RALEIGH — It’s tough enough for a small business to succeed when it faces competition in the open market. It’s even tougher when government puts up roadblocks in the form of high taxes or excessive regulation. Gregg Thompson, N.C. state director of the National Federation of Independent Business, discussed regulatory concerns with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(1.04.13) Friday Interview: Murray Documents How America is ‘Coming Apart’
RALEIGH — America always has had richer and poorer people. In the past, they were different primarily in the amount of money they had. Charles Murray, W.H. Brady Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, says over the past 50 years the wealthy and not-so-wealthy have become very different in ways that extend beyond income levels. Murray documents the changes in the book Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010. Murray discussed key themes from the book during an interview with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(12.28.12) Friday Interview: Unconstitutional Election Matching Funds
RALEIGH — After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down an Arizona campaign finance law that allowed some candidates to receive rescue funds from taxpayers. North Carolina lawmakers and advocates sorted through the implications for the Tar Heel State. Jeanette Doran, executive director and general counsel of the N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law, discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(12.21.12) Friday Interview: Douthat Makes Moral, Material Case for Markets
RALEIGH — The Great Recession offered new ammunition to those attacking the American system of free enterprise, while defenders of that system have spent recent years refining their arguments. One of those defenders is Ross Douthat, conservative author, blogger, and New York Times columnist. Douthat shared his insights about democratic capitalism during a visit this fall to Chapel Hill. He discussed similar themes during an interview with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(10.19.12) Friday Interview: Pope Center Probes Pell Grant Program
RALEIGH — If anyone in your family has gone to college in recent years, you are probably aware of the Federal Pell Grant Program. A recent report from the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy analyzes the program to determine where the money goes and whether it’s being used effectively. Pope Center outreach coordinator Jenna Ashley Robinson discussed the report with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(10.12.12) Friday Interview: The Best Way to Deal With 16-Year-Old Offenders
RALEIGH — North Carolina is one of only two states that send all 16-year-old offenders to the adult court system rather than the juvenile justice system. Marc Levin, director of the Center for Effective Justice at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, and Right on Crime, a national organization devoted to criminal justice policy research and analysis, believes North Carolina ought to change its “default setting” for treatment of 16-year-olds. He explained why during a conversation with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(10.05.12) Friday Interview: Poor Economy Thrashes Young Adults
RALEIGH — Young adults largely supported Barack Obama’s message of hope and change during his 2008 presidential campaign. Now, four years later, many young people are struggling with the impact of the nation’s economic changes. Paul Conway, former chief of staff for both the U.S. Department of Labor and Office of Personnel Management, is president of the group Generation Opportunity. Conway described his group’s work with young adults during an interview with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(9.14.12) Friday Interview: The Malign Hand of Financial Markets
RALEIGH — Anyone who has spent much time studying economics has heard about the “invisible hand,” a concept tied to the classical economic notion of the power of free markets to improve our lives. But Dr. John Staddon, James B. Duke professor of psychology and professor of biology and neurobiology emeritus at Duke University, has written a book about a much less praiseworthy force. The book is titled The Malign Hand of the Markets: The Insidious Forces On Wall Street That Are Destroying Financial Markets and What We Can Do About It. Staddon discussed key concepts from the book with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(8.31.12) Friday Interview: N.C. and the Civil War
RALEIGH — For more than a year, historians and history buffs have been recognizing the 150th anniversary of various battles and other significant events in the Civil War. Much of that Civil War history involves North Carolina. N.C. History Project Director Troy Kickler discussed the topic with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(8.17.12) Friday Interview: Helping the UNC System Cope With Changing Times
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s public university system faces a number of challenges. Taxpayer funding has become more limited. Academic expectations are higher. The struggling economy has made it harder for recent university graduates to find jobs. The John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy has offered the University of North Carolina system some ideas for dealing with this new environment. Pope Center President Jane Shaw recently discussed those ideas with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(8.10.12) Friday Interview: Cleaned By Capitalism
RALEIGH — Even capitalism’s biggest fans have to admit that industrialization has made our world dirtier. At least that seems to be conventional wisdom. Dr. Donald Boudreaux, professor of economics at George Mason University, challenges that notion. Earlier this year, he spoke to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society on the theme “Cleaned By Capitalism.” Boudreaux discussed the topic with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(8.03.12) Friday Interview: Legal and Policy Questions Linked to ‘Killing By Drone’
RALEIGH — Advances in military technology have made it easier for the United States to use unmanned drone aircraft to target enemies. While so-called “killing by drone” is certainly safer for the American military, the practice raises important legal and policy questions. Scott Silliman, professor of the practice of law at Duke University Law School, director emeritus of the Center on Law, Ethics, and National Security, and a career Air Force attorney, addressed those questions earlier this year in a presentation to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. Silliman also discussed the issue with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(7.13.12) Friday Interview: N.C. Government Overreaches With Smoking Ban
RALEIGH — The N.C. Court of Appeals has upheld the state’s ban on smoking in most bars and restaurants, rejecting a challenge from a Pitt County operator of for-profit clubs that sought to avoid the ban. Dr. Roy Cordato, John Locke Foundation vice president for research and resident scholar, says the smoking ban represents just one example of government overreach into our daily lives. Cordato discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(7.06.12) Friday Interview: Warming News Always ‘Worse Than We Thought’
RALEIGH — If you’ve spent much time following the news surrounding global warming, you might have noticed that each new report on the topic seems to tell us that conditions are much worse than scientists had expected. It’s rare to hear about research that says conditions are better than projected or about the same. Dr. Patrick Michaels, senior fellow in environmental studies with the Cato Institute, says there’s a good reason for this pattern in the way global warming research is presented. Michaels discussed the issue with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(6.29.12) Friday Interview: The Overcriminalization of Federal Law
RALEIGH — We’ve all heard the saying “There ought to be a law.” The person using the expression usually advocates a new law to ban some objectionable activity. But a proliferation of new laws can create its own problems. John Baker, professor emeritus of law at Louisiana State University, explained the problem of overcriminalization of federal law during a conversation with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(6.08.12) Friday Interview: Free Enterprise Paves the Road to Freedom
RALEIGH — Nearly 70 years have passed since economist F.A. Hayek warned the Western world in his book The Road to Serfdom about the dangers of moving toward bigger, more intrusive government. Hayek’s book proved to be a classic among classical liberals and conservatives. Now, the head of the American Enterprise Institute has released a book titled The Road to Freedom. AEI President Arthur C. Brooks discussed key themes from his book with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(6.01.12) Friday Interview: N.C. Actual Innocence Commission Revisited
RALEIGH — There’s plenty of disagreement about the proper punishment for particular crimes, but no one wants to see an innocent person stuck in prison. Before retiring as chief justice of the N.C. Supreme Court, I. Beverly Lake Jr. played a critical role in the development of the N.C. Actual Innocence Commission, a group charged with ensuring that the state is not imprisoning people who can prove their innocence. Lake discussed the commission with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(5.25.12) Friday Interview: Perdue Tries to Avoid Lame-Duck Status
RALEIGH — She opted not to run for re-election, but Gov. Beverly Perdue has not let her “lame-duck” status stop her from traveling across the state, sharing her goals for her final year in office, and picking occasional fights with the Republican-led General Assembly. John Locke Foundation President John Hood discussed Perdue recently with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(5.18.12) Friday Interview: Making Sense of the Middle East
RALEIGH — It’s hard to read or watch any news without learning about some disturbing development in the Middle East. Americans ought to pay close attention to those developments. That’s the opinion of Meghan O’Sullivan, Jeane Kirkpatrick professor of the practice of international affairs at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. She was a special assistant to President George W. Bush and deputy national security adviser for Iraq and Afghanistan. O’Sullivan recently delivered North Carolina State University’s annual John W. Pope Lecture on the topic “Making Sense of the New Middle East.” She discussed key themes from her presentation with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(4.27.12) Friday Interview: Cold War Hot Spot Checkpoint Charlie Remembered
RALEIGH — The Berlin Wall served as the clearest sign of the Cold War that divided East and West for decades after World War II. Vern Pike, a retired Army colonel who now lives in North Carolina, served as the first officer in charge of Checkpoint Charlie the night the Berlin Wall went up in 1961. He’s written a book titled Checkpoint Charlie: Hot Spot of the Cold War. Pike shared themes from the book with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(4.20.12) Friday Interview: Counties Save Money Through Privatization
RALEIGH — Across North Carolina, some county governments are saving money by privatizing services. A recent John Locke Foundation report catalogues privatization practices from 44 counties. Report co-author Dr. Michael Sanera, John Locke Foundation director of research and local government studies, discussed the research with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(4.13.12) Friday Interview: Tackling North Carolina’s Unemployment Debt
RALEIGH — North Carolina owes the federal government $2.8 billion the state borrowed to pay unemployment benefits since the depths of the Great Recession. Fergus Hodgson, John Locke Foundation director of fiscal policy studies, says the Tar Heel State has dug a particularly large fiscal hole for itself. He discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(4.06.12) Friday Interview: The Importance of Economic Freedom
RALEIGH — The United States has been slipping in recent international rankings of economic freedom, including the Fraser Institute’s widely publicized Economic Freedom of the Word annual report. Robert Lawson, Jerome M. Fullinwider chair in economic freedom at Southern Methodist University, co-authors the Fraser Institute report. During a recent visit to North Carolina, he discussed key findings with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(3.30.12) Friday Interview: States Talk Back to the Federal Government
RALEIGH — The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land, and it trumps state constitutions and state laws. Does this mean the federal government can tell state governments what to do? John Dinan, professor of political science at Wake Forest University, addressed that question during a recent presentation for the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. He also discussed the issue with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(3.16.12) Friday Interview: Report Documents Colleges Straying From Donors’ Intent
RALEIGH — It’s not uncommon for university boosters to donate money or property to the alma mater. It would be wrong to assume that the schools always honor the donors’ wishes. George Leef, director of research for the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(3.09.12) Friday Interview: Taking Stock of Millennial Generation Complaints
RALEIGH — Protests across the country inspired by Occupy Wall Street featured plenty of people in their 20s. They fumed about everything from a lack of jobs to the cost of a college education. A fellow “20-something,” David Bass, is Associate Editor of Carolina Journal. Bass has been watching his generation’s involvement in the protests, and he poses the following question: Is society really to blame for the economic plight afflicting this age group? He discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(2.24.12) Friday Interview: The Natural Law and the Constitution
RALEIGH — We’ve all heard that the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land. It’s our nation’s governing document. But what happens if provisions in the Constitution conflict with natural law? Which takes precedence? How do we decide? J. Budziszewski, political philosopher, legal scholar, and professor of government at the University of Texas, discussed the issue with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(2.10.12) Friday Interview: Assessing Teacher Training in N.C. Colleges
RALEIGH — Most observers agree that a quality classroom teacher is critical to a child’s ability to learn and achieve in school. There’s not as much agreement about whether North Carolina’s teaching colleges are turning out graduates who meet that benchmark. Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of education studies, discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(2.03.12) Friday Interview: The Obama Administration and Crony Capitalism
RALEIGH — One of the Democratic Party’s key selling points is that Democrats favor the little guy struggling against Big Business and other powerful forces. But Tim Carney, senior political columnist for the Washington Examiner, has spent much of his career detailing the relationship between Big Business and Big Government, and he’s spent the past three years highlighting that relationship within a Democratic administration in Washington. Carney discussed his work with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(1.27.12) Friday Interview: N.C. Certificate-Of-Need Law Examined
RALEIGH — As health care delivery dominates much of our political debate, a North Carolina legislative panel is examining a little-known law that has a major impact on the services available in North Carolina. Roy Cordato, John Locke Foundation vice president for research and resident scholar, discussed the state’s Certificate of Need law with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(1.20.12) Friday Interview: A More Business-Friendly Legislature in 2011
RALEIGH — On the campaign trail in 2010, Republicans who wanted to take over the North Carolina General Assembly promised to help create jobs by pursuing policies friendlier to business. They won, and they’ve had a year to follow through on those promises. John Rustin, executive director of the N.C. Free Enterprise Foundation, recently rated the General Assembly on business-friendly measures. Rustin discussed the NCFEF ratings with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(1.13.12) Friday Interview: Contrasting World-Views Dominate Political Debate
RALEIGH — We often think of public policy debates in terms of Democrats versus Republicans, or conservatives versus liberals. In contrast, Dr. C.L. Gray has written, “Our most fundamental political differences are based on different world-views that can be traced back more than 2,000 years.” Gray, the founder of Physicians for Reform, has written a book on these clashing world-views titled The Battle for America’s Soul. He discussed key themes from the book with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(1.06.12) Friday Interview: The Morality of Capitalism
RALEIGH — The Occupy Wall Street protesters and their imitators across the country have aimed much of their wrath at capitalism. But a recent book offers a different perspective. It’s titled The Morality of Capitalism: What Your Professors Won’t Tell You. Editor Tom Palmer is executive vice president for international programs at the Atlas Network and senior fellow at the Cato Institute. He discussed the book’s key themes with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(12.16.11) Friday Interview: Battling the Glacial Pace of School Reform
RALEIGH — It’s hard to find a politician or policymaker who will shy away from touting the paramount importance of education. John Redmond, recently retired director of executive education at the Bryan School of Business at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, asks, “If grade schools are so important, then why the glacial pace for school reform?” That question served as the title for a presentation this year to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. Redmond also discussed the topic with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(12.09.11) Friday Interview: One Reason Education Is Overrated
RALEIGH — Politicians and pundits of virtually every persuasion preach the value of education. But is education really as valuable as conventional wisdom would lead us to believe? Maybe not. In a recent speech for Campbell University’s Politics, Law, and Economics Lecture Series, Western Carolina University economist Stephen Miller put forward one reason why education is overrated. He discussed the topic with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(12.02.11) Friday Interview: The Need for Voter ID in North Carolina
RALEIGH — Polls consistently show that North Carolinians favor a law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls. State lawmakers approved a bill this year to put that requirement in place, but Gov. Beverly Perdue vetoed that bill. Still, the idea isn’t going away. Hans von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow and manager of the Civil Justice Reform Initiative at the Heritage Foundation, discussed the benefits of voter ID with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(11.18.11) Friday Interview: Scaling Back Use of the Quasi-Judicial Process
RALEIGH — North Carolina lawmakers gave property rights advocates a major victory this year when they voted to reform the state’s forced annexation law. Andrew Taylor, professor of political science at North Carolina State University and Carolina Journal columnist, hopes the General Assembly will revisit another piece of legislation that affects property rights. Taylor wrote a recent column headlined “A Major Flaw in Land Use Law.” He discussed the issue with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(11.04.11) Friday Interview: Scientist Describes a Climate Coup
RALEIGH — It’s hard to spend much time reading the news without encountering a story spelling out the purported danger of global warming. Even if you don’t believe the hype, it’s important to know the impact that hype has on our lives. Patrick Michaels, senior research fellow for economic policy development at George Mason University and senior fellow at the Cato Institute, edited a recent book that focuses on the issue. Michaels discussed Climate Coup: Global Warming’s Invasion of Our Government and Our Lives with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(10.28.11) Friday Interview: Supreme Court Ruling Thwarts Chapel Hill Election Program
RALEIGH — The State Board of Elections has taken its first steps to respond to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling dealing with taxpayer-financed election campaigns. The board told Chapel Hill it could not use “matching funds” in its taxpayer financing program, dubbed voter-owned elections. Daren Bakst, John Locke Foundation director of legal and regulatory studies, discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(10.21.11) Friday Interview: Political Pricing Versus Market Pricing of Water
RALEIGH — Some fear that North Carolina’s growth is outpacing its water supply. That fear has led to discussions about the best way for the state to approach water policy in the years ahead. Dr. Michael Sanera, John Locke Foundation director of research and local government studies, discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(10.14.11) Friday Interview: The Future of N.C. Academic Pre-Kindergarten
RALEIGH — Questions continue to surround the future of North Carolina’s academic pre-kindergarten program, formerly known as More At Four. Based on a Wake County judge’s rulings, the governor and General Assembly have clashed over funding for that program. Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of education studies, discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(10.07.11) Friday Interview: Assessing American Safety Ten Years After 9/11
RALEIGH — As people across the United States commemorated the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C., many wondered how well the nation has improved its ability to prevent similar terrorist attacks today. That was one of the topics Juan Zarate, senior adviser to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, addressed during a recent lecture at Duke University. Zarate was deputy national security adviser for combating terrorism from 2005 to 2009. After his speech, Zarate discussed the current state of federal anti-terrorism measures with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(9.30.11) Friday Interview: Pursuing a Sensible Energy Policy
RALEIGH — What’s the most sensible energy policy for our government to adopt? The correct answer is not “all of the above.” At least that’s the opinion of Dr. David Schnare, director of the Center for Environmental Stewardship at the Thomas Jefferson Institute and director of the Environmental Law Center at the American Tradition Institute. Schnare discussed the issue in a recent presentation for the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society and in an interview with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(9.23.11) Friday Interview: Compensating N.C. Forced Sterilization Victims
RALEIGH — One of the most troubling episodes in North Carolina history involves the state’s eugenics program, which led to the forced sterilization of thousands of people who were deemed unworthy to produce children. Nearly 40 years after the program’s end, the General Assembly is considering compensating those victims. Daren Bakst, John Locke Foundation director of legal and regulatory studies, discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(9.09.11) Friday Interview: Debunking Myths About the College Earnings Advantage
RALEIGH — Some higher education advocates claim a college degree will lead to an extra $1 million in earnings over a lifetime. Jenna Ashley Robinson, outreach coordinator at the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, discussed that claim with Donna Martinez during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio.
(9.02.11) Friday Interview: Adding Economics Knowledge to Everyday Life
RALEIGH — People would develop a much better understanding of the way the world works if economics professors did a better job. That’s a prescription from Peter Boettke, professor of economics at George Mason University and co-author of one of the field’s leading academic textbooks. Earlier this year, Boettke discussed the importance of economics during a presentation in Raleigh for a Campbell University audience. Boettke addressed similar themes in an interview with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(8.26.11) Friday Interview: Negative Economic Impacts of Overly Large Debt
RALEIGH — The federal debt has grown substantially in recent years. Some observers wonder whether that debt could have a long-term negative impact on the American economy. Thomas Grennes, professor of economics at North Carolina State University, says recent research suggests an answer: Beyond a certain threshold, government debt slows economic growth. Grennes discussed the topic with the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society and with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(8.19.11) Friday Interview: Supreme Court Ruling Should Impact N.C. Elections
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s system of awarding taxpayer money called “matching funds” to political candidates participating in a state campaign finance program could be headed toward the scrap heap. A June U.S. Supreme Court ruling points in that direction. Daren Bakst, Director of Legal and Regulatory Studies for the John Locke Foundation, discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(8.12.11) Friday Interview: Grading the N.C. General Assembly
RALEIGH — Supporters of limited government and fiscally conservative policies have been watching the new Republican-led General Assembly closely for signs of adherence to or deviation from these governing principles. One of those supporters, Becki Gray, Vice President for Outreach at the John Locke Foundation, offered her assessment of the 2011 session during a conversation with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(8.05.11) Friday Interview: Seeking the Best Type of Environmental Protection
RALEIGH — If you believe that government does a better job than free markets in protecting the environment, you might benefit from a conversation with Jonathan Adler, professor of law and director of the Center for Business Law and Regulation at Case Western Reserve University. Earlier this year, Adler explained to a Campbell University audience how market processes tend to work much better than regulation in helping the environment. Adler discussed the same themes with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(7.29.11) Friday Interview: New Site Helps Parents Investigate N.C. Colleges
RALEIGH — Researching and choosing a North Carolina college can prove to be a daunting task for even the most diligent parent and student. But a new website aims to make the process easier and more complete, giving people the good and not-so-good news about North Carolina colleges and universities. Jenna Ashley Robinson, outreach coordinator for the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, discussed the new site with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(7.22.11) Friday Interview: State Asks Local Governments To Examine Savings
RALEIGH — As local elected leaders prepared this spring for potential cuts in state funding, some legislators suggested that local governments look at their savings reserve accounts — or fund balances — to find money that would help cushion the blow. The General Assembly voted in June to override a gubernatorial veto and put a new state budget in place. Before that vote, Michael Sanera, John Locke Foundation Director of Research and Local Government Studies, discussed local governments’ fiscal outlooks with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(7.15.11) Friday Interview: UNC System Faculty Work Loads Explored
RALEIGH — As state legislators grappled this year with a multibillion-dollar budget hole, the University of North Carolina’s $2.8 billion appropriation faced increased scrutiny. More than one-third of the UNC system’s academic expenses go to faculty salaries. Does North Carolina get much bang for those bucks? Jay Schalin, director of state policy for the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(7.08.11) Friday Interview: N.C. History Project Expands Operations in Edenton
RALEIGH — Since 2005, the North Carolina History Project has sought to shine a light on many of the resources and personalities in our state’s history that have been forgotten or neglected. Now the Raleigh-based History Project has expanded its work to a satellite office in Edenton. Dr. Troy Kickler, founding director of the N.C. History Project, discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(6.24.11) Friday Interview: Many Counties Turn to Taxpayers for Bailouts
RALEIGH — Like their counterparts at the state, federal, and city level, county government leaders have been trying to cope with tight budgets in the wake of the recent economic downturn. Some North Carolina counties have tried to address their budget woes by seeking voter approval for tax hikes. Dr. Michael Sanera, John Locke Foundation Director of Research and Local Government Studies, discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(6.17.11) Friday Interview: Goldberg Surveys American Political Scene
RALEIGH — In early 2009, with President Barack Obama riding a high off a recent electoral win, would anyone have predicted that the American political scene in 2011 would look so much different? It’s a fascinating development for Jonah Goldberg, the National Review Online editor-at-large and author of The New York Times No. 1 best-seller Liberal Fascism. Goldberg discussed the issue with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(6.03.11) Friday Interview: Has Feminism Outlived Its Usefulness?
RALEIGH — Feminists should declare victory, then go home. That’s one way to summarize conservative columnist and author S.E. Cupp’s response to today’s radical feminists. She believes their ideas resonate with very few young women today. Cupp explained why during a recent presentation at North Carolina State University. She also discussed feminism with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(5.27.11) Friday Interview: Is Environmentalism Dead?
RALEIGH — Environmentalism might be dead. At least that’s a possibility Steven Hayward is exploring. The F.K. Weyerhauser fellow in law and economics at the American Enterprise Institute and senior fellow at the Pacific Research Institute discussed the current state of environmentalism with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(5.20.11) Friday Interview: Counting Deficit Spending, Tax Freedom Day Arrives Next Week
RALEIGH — It can be hard to comprehend just how much time you’re spending each year working to pay off your tax bill. The Tax Foundation’s Tax Freedom Day is designed to help place your tax burden in perspective. Joseph Henchman, tax counsel and director of state projects for the Tax Foundation, discussed the issue with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(5.13.11) Friday Interview: Republicans Get First Shot at Drawing Election Maps
RALEIGH — Campaign money and grass-roots support play major roles as North Carolinians decide who elect to Congress and the General Assembly. The election map-drawing process known as redistricting also plays a part in the process. The new Republican-led General Assembly is working on redistricting now. Becki Gray, John Locke Foundation Vice President for Outreach, discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(5.06.11) Friday Interview: Setting the Federal Budget on the Right Course
RALEIGH — Ever since the United States officially climbed out of the latest recession, uncertainty has remained about the economic future. People have asked what government should do to help give the economy a boost. Those who attended this year’s John W. Pope Lecture at North Carolina State University heard ideas from Michael Boskin, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and professor of economics at Stanford University. Boskin shared some of his ideas with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(4.29.11) Friday Interview: Combatting an EPA Power Grab
RALEIGH — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to force numerous businesses that emit greenhouse gases to obtain permits to do so. Daren Bakst, Director of Legal and Regulatory Studies for the John Locke Foundation, says the EPA is getting creative with federal law, based on nothing more than an extreme global warming agenda. Bakst discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(4.22.11) Friday Interview: State Budget Should Cut Out Wasteful Programs
RALEIGH — The N.C. House is moving forward with its state budget proposals. Once a House budget is finalized, the Senate will have its turn. Both legislative chambers are responding to the plan Gov. Beverly Perdue proposed. Joseph Coletti, John Locke Foundation director of health and fiscal policy studies, discussed the governor’s budget, his own proposals, and some Republican priorities during an interview earlier this legislative session with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(4.15.11) Friday Interview: The Perils of N.C. Occupational Licensing
RALEIGH — Starting your own business can be tough, but it can get even tougher if you happen to be in one of the professions that the state of North Carolina has decided must have an official license. Examples include hair braiders and barbers. Carolina Journal has reported on the unintended consequences of state licensing rules. Managing Editor Rick Henderson discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(4.01.11) Friday Interview: ObamaCare Earns Poor Marks in First Year
RALEIGH — Advocates of free markets and limited government raised red flags before Congress approved federal health care legislation last year. Now that the ObamaCare legislation has been in place for a year, critics continue to question its value. Sally Pipes is president and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute and author of multiple books on the American health care system, including The Truth about ObamaCare. Pipes discussed the legislation’s impact with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(3.25.11) Friday Interview: The Elements of Economic Freedom
RALEIGH — A key ingredient of economic success is economic freedom. Scott Beaulier, executive director of the Manuel H. Johnson Center for Political Economy at Troy University, recently made that argument during a presentation at Campbell University titled “The Institutional Foundations of Economic Freedom.” Beaulier also discussed the topic with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(3.18.11) Friday Interview: Lifting The Charter School Cap
RALEIGH — New legislative leadership has meant new life for efforts to lift North Carolina’s statewide cap of 100 charter schools. The state Senate already has approved a bill to lift the cap. The House is considering similar legislation. Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of education studies, discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio as legislators were starting to debate the issue.
(3.11.11) Friday Interview: Book Examines How Financial Crisis Rocked Charlotte
RALEIGH — If you took a snapshot of the Charlotte banking community in 2007, left the Queen City, then returned today, you would find a much different place. Rick Rothacker, banking reporter for The Charlotte Observer, devoted an entire book to the subject of the financial crisis’s impact on North Carolina’s largest city. Rothacker discussed Banktown: The Rise and Struggles of Charlotte’s Big Banks with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(2.25.11) Friday Interview: An All-Conservative Battle for The White House
RALEIGH — When we vote for president, the main candidates often carry the labels “conservative” or “liberal.” Imagine a presidential race in which both major-party candidates are clearly conservative. Garland Tucker, president, CEO, and chairman of the board for Raleigh-based Triangle Capital Corporation, wrote a book about the 1924 election, the last presidential contest that pitted two conservatives. Tucker discussed the book, The High Tide of American Conservatism, with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(2.11.11) Friday Interview: Helms, Solzhenitsyn Worked Together to Battle Communism
RALEIGH — Jesse Helms was one of the most important figures in late 20th-century political history, both in North Carolina and nationally. Alexander Solzhenitsyn was an acclaimed author and one of the most important voices speaking out against the dangers of communism. The two men shared an important bond. Stella Snyder, writer, researcher, and Helms’ editorial assistant for his memoir, delivered a 2010 lecture for the North Carolina History Project and the Jesse Helms Center titled “No One Can Bar the Road to Truth: Alexander Solzhenitsyn and Jesse Helms, Allies in the Battle for Freedom.” Snyder also discussed the topic with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(2.04.11) Friday Interview: Government Health Care Is Bad Medicine
RALEIGH — Government health care is bad medicine. That’s the case libertarian syndicated columnist Deroy Murdock makes as he discusses the impact of the federal health care reform legislation signed into law in March 2010. Murdock, a senior fellow with the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, recently shared his concerns about ObamaCare with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(1.28.11) Friday Interview: Locke Foundation Offers Ideas For New General Assembly
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s new General Assembly returned to Raleigh Wednesday. The top item on legislators’ to-do list is filling a budget hole now estimated at $3.7 billion. While lawmakers address the state’s budget woes, the John Locke Foundation’s research staff hopes they’ll tackle other high-priority items as well. Dr. Roy Cordato, JLF Vice President for Research and Resident Scholar, discussed his colleagues’ recommendations for the legislature’s First 100 Days with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(1.21.11) Friday Interview: Examining a Key Battle In the Iraq War
RALEIGH — The history of the Iraq War is far from complete, but historians have started to examine key episodes from the conflict. Richard Lowry targets an important campaign in the book New Dawn: The Battles for Fallujah. Lowry discussed the book with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(1.14.11) Friday Interview: The Importance of Economic Freedom
RALEIGH — Years of data show that economic freedom is a key ingredient in promoting economic growth. Edward Stringham, Hackley endowed chair for capitalism and free enterprise studies at the Fayetteville State University business school, recently discussed economic freedom with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(1.07.11) Friday Interview: Safeguarding Second Amendment Rights
RALEIGH — Recent federal court decisions have meant good news for those who support Americans’ Second Amendment right to bear arms, but that doesn’t mean the fight to protect gun rights is over. Bob Barr, former Republican U.S. representative from Georgia, 2008 Libertarian Party presidential candidate, and National Rifle Association board member, discussed the future of the Second Amendment with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(12.17.10) Friday Interview: New General Assembly Will Face Tax-Hike Pressure
RALEIGH — Whichever political party controls the N.C. General Assembly, lobbyists for special interests often pressure lawmakers to raise taxes. That will be true in 2011, as Republicans take control of the state Legislative Building. John Locke Foundation President John Hood discussed the topic with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(12.10.10) Friday Interview: Nuclear vs. Solar Power Costs Debated
RALEIGH — A recent study by the anti-nuclear power group NC WARN argued that solar power is less expensive than nuclear power. Many media organizations ran the study’s conclusions without even looking into the data. Daren Bakst, director of legal and regulatory studies for the John Locke Foundation, examined the data and reached drastically different conclusions. Bakst compared the costs of nuclear and solar power during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(12.03.10) Friday Interview: The Resurgence of Limited-Government Conservatism
RALEIGH — The American political picture has transformed drastically in the last two years, with enthusiasm for President Obama and his Democratic congressional allies yielding to renewed support for Republicans. William Kristol, editor of The Weekly Standard and contributor to Fox News, discussed this transformation with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(11.19.10) Friday Interview: Professional Bias Toward Global Warming Alarmism
RALEIGH — Some people worry that global warming is a huge threat to our future. Others believe the danger has been oversold. Richard Stroup, adjunct professor of economics at N.C. State University, delivered a presentation this year to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society titled “Climate Change and People: Views from the Sciences and History.” Stroup also discussed the topic with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(11.12.10) Friday Interview: Boosting Immigrant Assimilation Through Bonds
RALEIGH — In the debate over the best way to handle illegal immigration, the hot-button word starts with “a” — amnesty. But Jacob Vigdor, professor of public policy and economics at Duke University and faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, focuses on a different “a” word: assimilation. He addressed the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society this year on the topic, “From Immigrants to Americans: Bringing Assimilation Into the Immigration Policy Debate.” Vigdor also discussed the topic with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(11.05.10) Friday Interview: Stimulus Sign Costs Debated
RALEIGH — If you’ve done much driving in recent months, you’ve probably seen road signs proclaiming: “This project funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.” You might be surprised to learn how much money tied to that federal legislation has been used to pay for the signs. Carolina Journal Managing Editor Rick Henderson discussed the topic with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(10.29.10) Friday Interview: Barone Reads Electoral Tea Leaves
RALEIGH — When Barack Obama won the presidential race in 2008 and his Democratic colleagues increased their advantages in the U.S. House and Senate, some pundits predicted a major realignment of American politics. Two years later, the picture looks much different. Michael Barone, senior political analyst for The Washington Examiner, top political analyst for Fox News, and co-author of The Almanac of American Politics recently discussed the changing political landscape with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(10.22.10) Friday Interview: Race to the Top Victory Critiqued
RALEIGH — After losing on its first try, North Carolina secured a federal Race to the Top education grant during the second round of funding. The grant could bring up to $400 million to North Carolina, one of 10 winners in this latest competition. While some are celebrating the grant award, others have concerns. Darrell Allison, president of Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina, discussed the topic with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(10.15.10) Friday Interview: Air Pollution Lawsuit Squashed
RALEIGH — A federal appeals court dealt a major blow this year to North Carolina’s efforts to force the Tennessee Valley Authority to cut back its power plant emissions. N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper and others had blamed TVA emissions for air pollution problems in western North Carolina. Carolina Journal Associate Editor David Bass discussed the court ruling with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(10.08.10) Friday Interview: Making a Moral Case for Free Markets
RALEIGH — Critics often employ moral arguments in attacking free-market policies. They say people who advocate market-based solutions to life’s problems support greedy, profit-hungry businessmen instead of the public interest. Dwight Lee, William J. O’Neil professor of global markets and freedom at Southern Methodist University, says there’s a moral case to be made for markets. Lee addressed the importance and difficulty of making that case during a presentation to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. He also spoke with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(10.01.10) Friday Interview: Home Rule and Black Disenfranchisement
RALEIGH — The rules governing North Carolina elections still show signs of the state’s history, a history in which black voters were denied the right to vote for decades after the official end of slavery. Lee Craig, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Economics at North Carolina State University, lectured on the topic “Home Rule and the Disenfranchisement of African-American Voters in North Carolina” for the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society earlier this year. Craig discussed themes from that presentation with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(9.24.10) Friday Interview: Mandatory DNA Collection from Arrestees Panned
RALEIGH — One of the fundamental tenets of our justice system is that each of us is innocent until proven guilty. But a new state law approved this summer turns that premise on its head when it comes to the collection of DNA. Before the legislation’s final approval, Daren Bakst, director of legal and regulatory studies for the John Locke Foundation, discussed mandatory DNA collection from arrestees during a conversation with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(9.17.10) Friday Interview: Forcing Governments to Compete for Constituents
RALEIGH — We all have to deal in some ways with the federal government, state government, county government, and often a city or town government. What if we could choose the government agencies we dealt with? It’s an idea Arnold Kling has been exploring in his recent work. An adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, Kling is also author of the books From Poverty to Prosperity and Unchecked and Unbalanced. He discussed his ideas about government competition with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(9.10.10) Friday Interview: Exploring the Full N.C. Budget
RALEIGH — When North Carolina lawmakers finalized the current state budget during the summer, most observers described that budget using figures ranging from $19 billion to $21 billion. That’s only part of the story. Joseph Coletti, John Locke Foundation Director of Health and Fiscal Policy Studies, says the real annual budget figure is about $49 billion. Coletti discussed the topic with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(9.03.10) Friday Interview: The Valuable Role of Subsidiarity
RALEIGH — In the wake of federal stimulus packages, bailouts, and massive overhauls of the nation’s health care and financial sectors, the concept of “limited government” might appear out of date. Still, the American system of government is designed to adhere to constitutionally defined limits. Key to the success of that system is a concept known as subsidiarity. Christopher Wolfe, co-director of the Thomas International Center and professor emeritus of political science at Marquette University, recently discussed subsidiarity with the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. He also spoke with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(8.27.10) Friday Interview: Standardized Test Questions Tested
RALEIGH — Students in North Carolina’s public schools face end-of-grade and end-of-course tests to determine how well they’ve mastered the material taught during the school year. But who tests the tests? Until 2009, the content and design of North Carolina’s tests were secret. When the state released some information about its tests last year, observers such as Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of education studies, pored over test questions. Stoops discussed the results of his research with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(8.20.10) Friday Interview: Campus Speech Codes in North Carolina
RALEIGH — Colleges and universities often are touted as places where ideas flow freely. But just how free is the speech on North Carolina’s college campuses? Jenna Ashley Robinson, campus outreach coordinator for the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, wrote a report on campus speech codes that asks “Do North Carolina Students Have Freedom of Speech?” Robinson discussed the report with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(8.06.10) Friday Interview: Fighting Traffic Gridlock in North Carolina
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s traffic congestion could double in the next couple of decades, with Charlotte drivers facing the same types of delays Chicago drivers face now. That was the conclusion of a 2007 John Locke Foundation report. It recommended $12 billion of spending to clear North Carolina’s congested urban roads and prepare for future traffic growth. Many traffic problems outlined three years ago continue to cause concerns today. Randal O’Toole, senior fellow with the Cato Institute, recently tackled the issue from a national perspective in the book Gridlock: Why We’re Stuck in Traffic and What to Do About It. O’Toole discussed the book in a presentation for the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. He shared some of its themes in an interview with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(7.30.10) Friday Interview: Taxpayer-Financed Election Campaigns Critiqued
RALEIGH — North Carolina legislators left Raleigh this year without expanding the state’s system of taxpayer-financed election campaigns. But advocates pushed for expansion, and they’re likely to push the idea again in 2011. Before lawmakers left town, Daren Bakst, John Locke Foundation Director of Legal and Regulatory Studies, discussed the problems associated with so-called “public financing” of campaigns during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(7.16.10) Friday Interview: Pushing More Students Toward College Enrollment
RALEIGH — Some pundits contend the United States needs more college graduates to maintain its position as a global economic power. PBS recently explored that argument with a panel discussion featuring former U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings. While Spellings supported the notion that more Americans need a college education, George Leef, director of research at the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, offered a different argument. Leef discussed the debate and the topic with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(7.09.10) Friday Interview: The Importance of Economic History
RALEIGH — The philosopher and critic George Santayana warned: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” As the nation and world have struggled with the flailing economy over the past couple of years, many people have looked to the past for guidance. Bruce Caldwell, research professor and director of the Center for the History of Political Economy at Duke University, recently discussed the importance of economic history in a presentation for the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. He also discussed the topic with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(6.25.10) Friday Interview: The Impact of Climategate on the Climate Debate
RALEIGH — The recent Gulf oil spill has prompted some climate alarmists to renew their push for federal cap-and-trade legislation to limit carbon emissions. Even before the spill, alarmists sought ways to renew interest in government restrictions on carbon dioxide. One of their chief obstacles was publicity surrounding the Climategate controversy. Earlier this year, Paul Chesser discussed Climategate for a John Locke Foundation audience. The special correspondent for The Heartland Institute and director of Climate Strategies Watch also discussed the topic with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(6.18.10) Friday Interview: Unity of Fundamental Rights Explored
RALEIGH — We’ve all heard about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, those inalienable rights described in the Declaration of Independence. Sometimes those basic rights are expressed as life, liberty, and property. Is any one of those rights more important than the others? Kyle Scott, who teaches political theory and constitutional law at the University of Houston, addressed that question during an interview with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(6.11.10) Friday Interview: Business as Usual in Washington Hurts Obama
RALEIGH — Barack Obama inspired a cult-like following when he ran for president in 2008. For many of his supporters, he appeared incapable of doing anything wrong. So what’s happened? After more than a year in office, attitudes have changed, and one person who’s watched the change with interest is Mary Katharine Ham. You read her work for the Weekly Standard and see her on Fox News. Earlier this year, Ham discussed the president’s popularity with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(6.04.10) Friday Interview: The Economic Meltdown Explored
RALEIGH — People of all political persuasions have been asking why the American economy sank to such depths in 2008 and 2009. Some blame the deregulation of the Bush years. Thomas Woods, senior fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, offers a different perspective. The author of the book Meltdown: A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and Government Bailouts Will Make Things Worse discussed the economy with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(5.28.10) Friday Interview: Clean Smokestacks Benefits Questioned
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s centerpiece air quality regulation is touted as a success. But a recent report concluded that the 2002 Clean Smokestacks Bill would cost much more than projected and that there’s really no evidence of its benefits for ozone levels or any other air quality measure. Dr. Roy Cordato, John Locke Foundation vice president for research and resident scholar, discussed the topic with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(5.21.10) Friday Interview: 2010 Elections to Set Table for Redistricting
RALEIGH — This fall’s legislative elections will help determine how much the government spends, along with which bills can be considered and which ones will win approval in 2011. In addition to this short-term impact, the 2010 elections will have long-term consequences. The next General Assembly will be responsible for what’s known as redistricting. Becki Gray, John Locke Foundation Vice President for Outreach, discussed the topic with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(5.14.10) Friday Interview: Certificate of Need Laws Critiqued
RALEIGH — When a North Carolina hospital wants to expand services to a new location, add more beds at its current location, or even purchase major medical equipment, it needs permission from state government. Dr. Roy Cordato, vice president for research and resident scholar at the John Locke Foundation, has studied the impact of this state intervention into the medical services field. He discussed the topic with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(4.30.10) Friday Interview: Bonded Term Limits Promoted
RALEIGH — Many politicians promise to limit the time they’ll spend in office. Some follow through on those promises. Others decide they like the perks and privileges of elected office too much to give them up. The Alliance for Bonded Term Limits is designed to help politicians stick to their word. Founder and chairman John Skvarla discussed the alliance with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(4.23.10) Friday Interview: Bad Socioeconomic Metaphors
RALEIGH — Most of us spend little time thinking about the concept of “socioeconomic metaphors.” But those metaphors can play a major role in determining how we view the role of government in our lives. That’s the contention of Max Borders, executive editor of the Free To Choose Network. He delivered an address to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society on the topic “Socioeconomic Metaphors: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.” Borders also discussed the topic with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(4.16.10) Friday Interview: Corporations and Free-Speech Rights
RALEIGH — Corporations aren’t people, but a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling focused on the circumstances under which corporations enjoy the same legal rights as individuals. In Citizens United v. FEC, the court upheld political free-speech rights for corporations, nonprofits, and labor unions. Daren Bakst, director of legal and regulatory studies for the John Locke Foundation, discussed the ruling with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(4.09.10) Friday Interview: The Battle of Guilford Courthouse
RALEIGH — The colonies that became the United States of America declared their independence from Great Britain in 1776, but they had to fight for years after that declaration to secure their independence. A North Carolina battle played a critical role in paving the way toward victory in the Revolutionary War. Joshua Howard, research historian in the N.C. Office of Archives and History, co-wrote a book about that battle, Long, Obstinate, and Bloody: The Battle of Guilford Courthouse, March 15th, 1781. Howard discussed this important piece of North Carolina history with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(4.02.10) Friday Interview: The Faith of the Founders
RALEIGH — We learn in school about the separation of church and state. We’re told it’s an idea the Founders embraced as they developed the early structures of American government. Philosopher, theologian, and author Michael Novak tells a different story. An American Enterprise Institute scholar in religion, philosophy, and public policy, Novak recently discussed “Presidents and Providence” during a Headliner speech in Raleigh for the John Locke Foundation and the Ralph McInerny Center. He also discussed the Founders’ religious beliefs with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(3.26.10) Friday Interview: Erskine Bowles’ UNC Legacy
RALEIGH — Big changes are ahead for the University of North Carolina system, at least in the top leadership position. UNC President Erskine Bowles has announced his plans to retire. Jane Shaw, president of the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(3.19.10) Friday Interview: Government Misuse of the Blight Label
RALEIGH — When you hear the word “blight” used to describe a neighborhood or a property, it conjures up images of squalor and deterioration, maybe even danger. But across the country, more governments seem to attach the word “blight” to private property that really isn’t blighted at all. Dr. Michael Sanera, John Locke Foundation Research Director and Local Government Analyst, discussed the topic with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(3.12.10) Friday Interview: Newspaper Industry Bailouts
RALEIGH — Several industries have benefited from government bailouts since the start of the latest economic slump. Some people have suggested that the newspaper industry should get similar help. Rick Henderson, managing editor of Carolina Journal, discussed the subject recently with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(3.05.10) Friday Interview: Goldberg on Liberal Fascism
RALEIGH — People who object to modern-day liberal policies often hear the insult “fascist” or even “Nazi.” Jonah Goldberg, editor-at-large for National Review Online, says those insults are aimed in the wrong direction. Goldberg has spent much of his career debunking the notion that a conservative viewpoint has anything to do with fascist ideas. Goldberg discussed his book Liberal Fascism with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(2.12.10) Friday Interview: The Future of Nonprofit Newspapers
RALEIGH — It’s no secret newspapers are battling a major slump. Declining ad revenue means smaller newspapers, fewer stories, even fewer reporters. This change will affect both for-profit and nonprofit newspapers. Dr. Jay Hamilton, Charles S. Sydnor professor of public policy at Duke University and director of DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy, discussed the changing media picture in a 2009 presentation to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. He also discussed that topic with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(2.05.10) Friday Interview: How Capitalism Will Save Us
RALEIGH — Capitalism has faced heavy criticism during the past couple of years. Some pundits have blamed free markets and other elements of the capitalist system for the nation’s economic slump. Steve Forbes, chairman, CEO, and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media, rebuts those pundits in the book How Capitalism Will Save Us: Why Free People and Free Markets Are the Best Answer in Today’s Economy. Forbes discussed the book with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(1.29.10) Friday Interview: The Great Demographic Reversal in Russia
RALEIGH — Dr. Peter Coclanis, associate provost and Albert R. Newsome professor of history at UNC-Chapel Hill, recently addressed the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society on the topic “The Great Reversal: Russia’s Demographic Crisis and Its Security Implications.” He also discussed that topic with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(1.22.10) Friday Interview: The Power of Conservative Books
RALEIGH — There’s an old saying: the pen is mightier than the sword. Whether that’s true or not, the written word can be powerful. It’s a theme American Spectator publisher Al Regnery highlighted during a presentation at the 2009 Civitas Conservative Leadership Conference in Raleigh. After noting some highlights from the speech, you’ll read Regnery’s conversation with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(1.08.10) Friday Interview: Reagan’s Impact on American Politics
RALEIGH — He left office more than 20 years ago, but the late President Ronald Reagan still exercises a major influence over American politics and public policy. Steven Hayward examines that influence in his two-volume narrative history of the 40th president, The Age of Reagan. Hayward, F.K. Weyerhauser Fellow in law and economics at the American Enterprise Institute and senior fellow at the Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy, discussed Reagan’s impact with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(12.18.09) Friday Interview: Barnes on Obama’s first year
RALEIGH — Americans have had almost a year to get used to the administration of our 44th president. Fred Barnes, executive editor of The Weekly Standard and political analyst for Fox News, says voters have not been pleased. Barnes discussed President Obama’s first year during a conversation with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(12.04.09) Friday Interview: Cal Thomas on the Obama administration
RALEIGH — If you’re looking for a positive spin on the opening year of the Obama administration, don’t ask Cal Thomas for his opinion. The author, syndicated columnist, and Fox News analyst recently shared his thoughts about the administration with a John Locke Foundation Headliner audience in Winston-Salem. He also discussed the administration with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(11.20.09) Friday Interview: Alcoa Dam Controversy
RALEIGH — Property rights advocates are on alert over efforts by lawmakers to pass legislation that would give the state control over Alcoa’s Yadkin river dams and hydroelectric facilities. The effort failed in the General Assembly this summer, but the state’s push to gain control will continue, according to the governor’s office. Rick Henderson, managing editor of Carolina Journal, discussed the controversy with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(11.13.09) Friday Interview: Judge Strikes Blow Against Election Tax
RALEIGH — A Wake County Superior Court judge struck a blow this year against an election tax. That is how the North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law describes the $50 fee that had been imposed on the state’s lawyers. Jeanette Doran, senior staff attorney for NCICL, discussed the ruling with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(10.30.09) Friday Interview: Milton Friedman and Public Choice
RALEIGH — The renowned economist Milton Friedman died in 2006, but his knowledge and insight continue to influence public policy debates. On the latest Friedman Legacy for Freedom Day, the John Locke Foundation and the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice sponsored a lecture from Jennis Biser, assistant professor of economics and finance at North Carolina A&T State University, on “Milton Friedman and the Public Choice Revolution.” Biser also discussed Friedman’s legacy with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(10.16.09) Friday Interview: Checklist for Council Candidates
RALEIGH — Voters across North Carolina have had a new tool this fall to help them gauge candidates for city and town council elections. A John Locke Foundation checklist offers a series of yes/no questions designed to help voters determine where candidates stand on a number of important local government issues. Dr. Michael Sanera, JLF research director and local government analyst, recently discussed the checklist with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(10.09.09) Friday Interview: Renewable Energy Mandate Mess
RALEIGH — Two years ago, North Carolina lawmakers passed a law that supporters said would help fight global warming. They believe climate change is a problem the state should address. But a new analysis of what’s known as Senate Bill 3 details some very negative unintended consequences. Daren Bakst, John Locke Foundation legal and regulatory policy analyst, discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(10.02.09) Friday Interview: Sun Tzu and the Business World
RALEIGH — When looking for ways to improve your business, you might not think of turning toward an ancient Chinese military text for help. But Mark McNeilly has mined Sun Tzu’s The Art Of War for lessons you can apply to the business world. McNeilly, executive director for brand management and strategic marketing at Lenovo, is author of Sun Tzu and the Art of Business. He discussed themes from that book with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(9.25.09) Friday Interview: Freedom of Information Requests
RALEIGH — Since taxpayers foot the bill for government operations, most people think taxpayers ought to know what government is doing. A key element of government transparency is freedom of information. Napoleon Byars, assistant professor at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication, recently discussed the federal Freedom of Information Act with the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. He also discussed the topic with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(9.18.09) Friday Interview: Real Tax Reform for North Carolina
RALEIGH — State Senate leaders broached the idea this year of launching a major overhaul of North Carolina’s tax system. The idea fell by the wayside during budget negotiations, but some lawmakers have expressed interest in pursuing tax reform in the months ahead. Early in the budget process, Joe Henchman, tax counsel and director of state projects for the Tax Foundation, discussed reform ideas with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(9.04.09) Friday Interview: Post-Hippocratic Medicine
RALEIGH — Headlines highlight the ongoing debate over the future of American health care. But much of today’s discussion involves philosophical differences that reach back to ancient Greece. That’s the idea Dr. C.L. Gray, founder of the group Physicians for Reform, expressed during a presentation to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society titled “The Coming Age of Post-Hippocratic Medicine: What History Teaches Us About the Future of American Health Care.” Gray discussed themes from that presentation with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(8.28.09) Friday Interview: CJ Editor Discusses Future of Journalism
RALEIGH — The latest addition to the Carolina Journal staff is no stranger to North Carolina. Wilkesboro native Rick Henderson, CJ’s managing editor, recently discussed journalism and free speech issues with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(8.21.09) CJ Interview: Robert Novak on 50 Years in D.C.
RALEIGH — [Editor’s note: Veteran political columnist and television pundit Robert Novak, 78, passed away Tuesday morning after a yearlong battle with brain cancer. In his honor, Carolina Journal Online is republishing an interview with Novak produced originally for Carolina Journal Radio in July 2007.] Robert Novak marked his golden anniversary in the nation’s capital with the book The Prince of Darkness: 50 Years Reporting in Washington (Crown Forum, 2007). Novak recently addressed a John Locke Foundation Headliner luncheon in Raleigh. He also discussed his book with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(8.14.09) Friday Interview: Job-Killing Death Tax Should Face Its Own Death
RALEIGH — It’s called the death tax. Many analysts believe Congress will take some sort of action on it this fall since the tax is slated to expire at the end of the year. A recent report from the American Family Business Foundation concludes that if that tax indeed expires, North Carolina could see thousands of new jobs. John Locke Foundation President John Hood recently discussed the death tax with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(8.07.09) Friday Interview: Taxpayer-Funded Elections Explained
RALEIGH — Some people equate the concept of “clean elections” with taxpayer funding of election campaigns. That equation is wrong, according to Bradley Smith, professor of law at Capital University, chairman of the Center for Competitive Politics, and former chairman of the Federal Election Commission. Smith discussed taxpayer-funded election campaigns with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(7.31.09) Friday Interview: Medical Tourism Grows
RALEIGH — More Americans are heading overseas for medical procedures, thanks to growth in what’s become known as “medical tourism.” Rajesh Rao, CEO of IndUShealth, recently discussed medical-related travel with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(7.24.09) Friday Interview: John Locke and Slavery
RALEIGH — Some people refuse to recognize the wisdom of America’s Founders because many of them maintained ties to the institution of slavery. Seventeenth-century English philosopher John Locke gets the same treatment. But Locke’s attitude about slavery is not so easy to pin down, as Holly Brewer, associate professor of history at North Carolina State University, discussed with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(7.17.09) Friday Interview: Transportation Challenges Explored
RALEIGH — Spend much time driving on a busy North Carolina road, and you’ll realize the state has plenty of challenges in dealing with public transportation. Dr. David Hartgen, professor emeritus of transportation studies at UNC-Charlotte, president of the Hartgen Group, and adjunct scholar at the John Locke Foundation, recently discussed some of those challenges with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(7.10.09) Friday Interview: Losing the Tax Competition
RALEIGH — We often hear North Carolina politicians talk about competing with other states. One area in which we are losing the competition is tax policy. That’s the assessment of Scott Hodge, president of the Tax Foundation in Washington, D.C. Hodge recently spoke to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society on the theme, “Falling Behind: The Importance of Tax Competition in North Carolina and the Nation.” He also discussed that topic with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(6.26.09) Friday Interview: Students Turn to Essay Mills
RALEIGH — These days you can find pretty much anything you want on the Internet. Some college students are finding the Web to be a great source of getting out of work. They’re buying other people’s finished essays and term papers online. George Leef, director of research for the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, discussed this problem with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(6.19.09) Friday Interview: Real Tax Reform Explored
RALEIGH — In North Carolina, it literally pays for residents to consult the state’s tax code before deciding whether to engage in some activities and stay away from others. That’s a sign of a tax code in need of reform, according to Roy Cordato, a Ph.D. economist and the John Locke Foundation’s vice president for research and resident scholar. Cordato discussed tax reform with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(6.12.09) Friday Interview: School Lunch Controversy Explored
RALEIGH — The economic downturn has encouraged more families to seek free or reduced-price lunch benefits for their school-aged children. But national and state data show a surprising number of enrollees in public school lunch programs don’t really meet the income guidelines. David Bass, associate editor of Carolina Journal, discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(6.05.09) Friday Interview: The Future of Conservatism
RALEIGH — It’s no secret conservatives have taken a beating in recent elections. With the recent defection of Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter from the Republican Party to the Democrats, some pundits wonder whether the GOP is on the road to oblivion. Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor of National Review and columnist for TIME, recently discussed the future of conservatism in a presentation for the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. He also discussed that topic with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(5.29.09) Friday Interview: Yandle Discusses Bootleggers and Baptists
RALEIGH — More than a decade has passed since attorneys general from almost every state settled lawsuits against the nation’s major tobacco companies. Even if you remember some details of that settlement, you might not know much about the coalition of “Baptists and bootleggers” who helped make that deal possible. Bruce Yandle, dean emeritus of the College of Business and Behavioral Science at Clemson University, discussed the concept of “Baptists and bootleggers” with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(5.22.09) Friday Interview: The Importance of the U.S. Constitution
RALEIGH — Most of us learned in school that the United States Constitution is the supreme law of the land, but far too few people understand the document and the limitations it places on government. David Bobb, founding director of the Allan P. Kirby Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship, a Washington, D.C.-based program of Hillsdale College, discussed the Constitution’s importance during a presentation to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. He also discussed that topic with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(5.15.09) Friday Interview: Smoking Ban Not Justified By Social Cost
RALEIGH — North Carolina will take new steps to restrict smoking in bars and restaurants, once Gov. Beverly Perdue signs House Bill 2. The House and Senate approved the bill this week. Supporters said the new restrictions would protect people’s health. John Staddon, James B. Duke professor of psychological and brain sciences and professor of biology and neurobiology emeritus at Duke University, doesn’t buy the argument. He recently discussed smoking restrictions with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(5.08.09) Friday Interview: Exposing Health Care Myths
RALEIGH — The American health care system has problems, but certain myths cloud the debate about fixing those problems. Sally Pipes, president and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute, rebuts the worst of the myths in a new book. She recently spoke about The Top 10 Myths of American Health Care for the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. She also discussed the topic with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(5.01.09) Friday Interview: Understanding Global Economics
RALEIGH — Pundits debate free trade, trade deficits, protective tariffs, a strong or a weak dollar. But what does it all mean? Do you have to have a Ph.D. in economics to understand these concepts? Gregory Rehmke says no. The program director for Economic Thinking, editor of EconomicThinking.org, and co-author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Global Economics discussed economic issues with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(4.24.09) Friday Interview: Keynesian Economics Debunked
RALEIGH — Debate over President Obama’s so-called economic stimulus plan introduced the phrase “Keynesian economics” into the average American’s vocabulary. This once-discredited approach to fiscal policy seems to have made a comeback in some circles. Dr. Roy Cordato, John Locke Foundation vice president for research and resident scholar, explained the enduring appeal of Keynesian concepts during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(4.17.09) Friday Interview: President Obama’s Education Priorities
RALEIGH — President Obama has spent much of his brief time in office talking about the economy and foreign affairs. If the president turns his attention to education matters, he could have a significant impact on kids and families, for better or for worse. That’s the assessment of John Locke Foundation education policy analyst Terry Stoops, who discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(4.10.09) Friday Interview: The State of Our Constitution
RALEIGH — Much of the North Carolina Constitution dates back to 1776, but the document still has plenty of relevance today. That’s the assessment of Dr. Troy Kickler, director of the N.C. History Project. The History Project is working on a new series of events designed to increase knowledge about the state constitution. He discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(4.03.09) Friday Interview: Using Freedom to Fight Global Poverty
RALEIGH — Politicians and pop stars tell us we need to do more to help end global poverty. But what if we doubled the amount of foreign aid we sent to poor countries and nothing happened? William Easterly says we have doubled foreign aid in the past with few apparent benefits. The New York University economist recently discussed global poverty during the fifth annual John W. Pope Lecture at N.C. State University. He also discussed the topic with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(3.27.09) Friday Interview: Market-Based Management Explained
RALEIGH — If you’ve heard the phrase “market-based management,” you might wonder what the buzzwords actually mean. Tony Woodlief, president of the Market-Based Management Institute, recently discussed the topic with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(3.20.09) Friday Interview: Taxpayer Financing of Elections Questioned
RALEIGH — Some critics contend that North Carolina needs to get “big money” out of politics. State lawmakers have responded to that argument by starting taxpayer financing of races for appellate court seats and some Council of State offices. But a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling casts serious doubt on whether North Carolina’s public financing schemes are constitutional. Daren Bakst, John Locke Foundation Legal and Regulatory Policy Analyst, recently discussed the topic with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(3.13.09) Friday Interview: Global Warming Facts
RALEIGH — It’s hard to tune into a television or radio newscast or pick up a newspaper or news magazine without seeing a story about the dangers linked to global warming. We’re told that people are responsible for dangerous levels of greenhouse gas emissions that are endangering the environment. But what is the science really saying? Bob Ferguson, president of the Science and Public Policy Institute in Washington, D.C., has prepared state-by-state reports on climate change, including a February 2008 report for North Carolina. He discussed his findings with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(3.06.09) Friday Interview: The Dumbest Generation
RALEIGH — Mark Bauerlein, professor of English at Emory University, made headlines in 2008 by declaring today’s young people the “dumbest generation.” At least that was the title he used for a book describing the impact of the digital culture on young Americans. He discussed that impact with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(2.27.09) Friday Interview: Mike Easley’s Legacy
RALEIGH — Mike Easley served as North Carolina’s governor for eight years. He leaves new Gov. Beverly Purdue with a full plate of challenges. It's clear what will occupy her time over the next year, but it is not nearly as clear what the future holds for Easley, or even what his North Carolina legacy might be. John Locke Foundation President John Hood discussed that topic with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(2.20.09) Friday Interview: The Perils of Bad Information
RALEIGH — If you’ve ever heard the idea that bad money, or cheap money, chases good money out of circulation, you’ve heard a description of Gresham’s Law. Dan Henninger, deputy editor of the Wall Street Journal’s editorial page, says that same law seems to apply to information as well. He discussed his theory of a Gresham’s Law of information with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(2.13.09) Friday Interview: Career Education in N.C. schools
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s Employment Security Commission predicts that most job growth through 2016 will occur in occupations that require a high school diploma and some on-the-job training. They say that only a handful of fast-growing occupations, such as computer system analysts and teachers, will require four-year degrees. Terry Stoops, the John Locke Foundation’s education policy analyst, says that the K-12 public school system should be playing a much bigger role in addressing the need for new workers. He discussed the topic with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(2.06.09) Friday Interview: Third Parties in North Carolina
RALEIGH — North Carolina voters faced more than just the familiar choices of Democrat and Republican in the state’s major 2008 elections. Thanks to a change in the state’s ballot access law and the electoral performance of gubernatorial candidate Michael Munger, voters will continue to see a Libertarian Party option on the North Carolina ballot in the future. Munger, a Duke University political scientist, recently discussed third-party politics with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(1.30.09) Friday Interview: North Carolina in the Connected Age
RALEIGH — Today we are living in the “connected age” — technologically connected, that is. That’s the idea Michael Walden, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor and Extension Economist at North Carolina State University, explores in the recent book North Carolina in the Connected Age: Challenges and Opportunities in the Globalizing Economy. He discussed the book’s key themes with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(1.23.09) Friday Interview: Jon Ham on the Fairness Doctrine
RALEIGH — Speculation over whether Congress might reinstate the Fairness Doctrine has been growing in recent months. Conservative talk show hosts have been expressing concern that the new Congress might step up its efforts to renew the doctrine as a way to correct what some liberals think is a lack of diversity in media coverage of public issues. Jon Ham, publisher of Carolina Journal and former managing editor of the Durham Herald-Sun, discussed the issue recently with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(1.16.09) Friday Interview: George Leef on Union Bullying Bill
RALEIGH — Thirty-six years after his unsuccessful run for president, George McGovern attracted attention late last year for breaking with most Democrats on legislation dubbed the Employee Free Choice Act. George Leef, director of research for the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, says McGovern deserves applause for opposing the bill. Leef discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(1.09.09) Friday Interview: Cal Thomas on the American political scene
ASHEVILLE — The American political scene has some serious problems, according to Cal Thomas, Fox News analyst and one of America’s most widely read syndicated columnists. Thomas shared his concerns about American politics with a John Locke Foundation Headliner audience late in 2008. He also discussed that topic with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(12.19.08) Friday Interview: John Gizzi on American Politics
RALEIGH — American voters have elected a Democratic president who will work with larger Democratic majorities in the U.S. House and Senate in 2009. John Gizzi, who has covered Washington politics for Human Events since 1979, recently discussed the likely political and policy implications with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(12.12.08) Friday Interview: Panama Canal’s Long-Term Political Impact
RALEIGH — Decades have passed since debate about ownership of the Panama Canal generated headlines, but the heated canal debates of the 1970s continue to affect American politics today. That’s a key theme in the book Drawing the Line at the Big Ditch: The Panama Canal Treaties and the Rise of the Right. Author Adam Clymer, former chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, discussed the book recently with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(12.05.08) Friday Interview: Consumer-Driven Health Care
RALEIGH — Regina Herzlinger, professor of business administration at the Harvard Business School, recently discussed consumer-driven health care during a John Locke Foundation Headliner luncheon in Raleigh. Money magazine has dubbed Herzlinger the “godmother” of consumer-driven care. She discussed health-care issues with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(11.21.08) Friday Interview: Free-Market Environmentalism
RALEIGH — The columnist George Will once called Milton Friedman “America's most consequential public intellectual of the 20th Century.” Friedman's work has had a major impact in most areas of public policy, including discussions about environmental quality. Earlier this year, Richard Stroup, visiting professor of economics at N.C. State University, discussed “Milton Friedman, Economic Freedom, and Environmental Quality” for the John Locke Foundation's Shaftesbury Society. He also highlighted Friedman’s influence during a discussion with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(11.14.08) Friday Interview: Excise Taxes Explored
RALEIGH — Candidates spoke during the campaign season about the federal income tax, payroll tax, and capital gains tax. They said little about excise taxes. Kristina Rasmussen, director of government affairs for the National Taxpayers Union, contends those excise taxes affect people every day in ways they don’t even realize. She discussed the issue with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(11.07.08) Friday Interview: Climate Confusion
RALEIGH — Roy Spencer, principal research scientist at the University of Alabama at Huntsville, recently addressed a John Locke Foundation Headliner luncheon in Raleigh. He also discussed his book, Climate Confusion: How Global Warming Hysteria Leads to Bad Science, Pandering Politicians, and Misguided Policies That Hurt the Poor, with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(10.31.08) Friday Interview: An Agenda for Freedom
RALEIGH — Voters will decide next week which leaders will oversee North Carolina state government in 2009. As candidates have been touting their goals, the John Locke Foundation offered its own suggestions in the biennial report, Agenda 2008. Dr. Roy Cordato, JLF Vice President for Research and Resident Scholar, discussed the agenda and its guiding principles with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(10.24.08) Friday Interview: Immigrant Assimilation
RALEIGH — Whether you think federal limits on immigration should be tight or loose, whether the government should do more or less to tackle illegal immigration, you’re likely to agree it’s a good thing when the immigrants who are here assimilate well into the surrounding society. That’s a topic of interest to Jacob Vigdor, associate professor of public policy studies and economics at Duke University and author of the Index of Immigrant Assimilation, released by the Manhattan Institute. He discussed the index with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(10.17.08) Friday Interview: Welfare Politics vs. Investor Politics
RALEIGH — We tend to identify political candidates by their party affiliation: Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Green, and so forth. We might also label candidates liberal, moderate, or conservative. John Hood, president of the John Locke Foundation, suggests a more meaningful distinction. Hood says we can separate candidates into those who support welfare politics versus investor politics. He discussed the issue recently with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(10.10.08) Friday Interview: Global Warming Policies Do More Harm Than Good
RALEIGH — John Christy, Alabama state climatologist and director of the Earth System Science Center at the University of Alabama at Huntsville, warned a North Carolina audience earlier this year about the potential negative consequences for states that adopt climate change policies. He also discussed global warming with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(10.03.08) Friday Interview: The Dirty Dozen
RALEIGH — William Mellor, president and general counsel of the Institute for Justice, recently discussed his book, The Dirty Dozen: How 12 Supreme Court Cases Radically Expanded Government and Eroded Freedom, with a John Locke Foundation Shaftesbury Society audience in Raleigh. He also discussed the U.S. Supreme Court's worst decisions with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(9.26.08) Friday Interview: Education Tax Credits
RALEIGH — State education tax credits could lower the cost of running public schools, improve student performance, and give more parents a choice in deciding the type of education their children should receive. That’s the assessment of a report the N.C. Education Alliance released earlier this year. Alliance President Lindalyn Kakadelis discussed the findings with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(9.19.08) Friday Interview: Climate Change Commission
RALEIGH — State lawmakers decided this year to extend the life of the state’s Legislative Commission on Global Climate Change. That group will make recommendations on what steps, if any, North Carolina should take with respect to global warming and climate change. From its inception in 2005, the commission has veered from its original mission, according to Roy Cordato, vice president for research and resident scholar at the John Locke Foundation. Cordato discussed the commission with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(9.12.08) Friday Interview: N.C. Auto Insurance System Hurts Many Drivers
RALEIGH — N.C. Insurance Commissioner Jim Long ordered Thursday a 16.1 percent decrease in North Carolina’s maximum auto insurance rates. A news release from Long’s office estimated “potential savings of more than $1 billion.” The true picture is more complicated, according to Eli Lehrer, senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. In July, Lehrer’s John Locke Foundation Policy Report labeled North Carolina’s auto insurance system the worst in the country.
(9.05.08) Friday Interview: Prosperity in Peril
RALEIGH — Stephen Moore of the Wall Street Journal editorial board recently spoke in Raleigh on the topic “Prosperity in Peril.” Moore believes the economic benefits tied to the Bush tax cuts could be in jeopardy under the next presidential administration. He discussed the topic with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(8.29.08) Friday Interview: Open Government Act
RALEIGH — State lawmakers returned to the Legislative Building this week, but their business was limited to overriding a gubernatorial veto on a bill involving boat trailers. They could not consider other issues, such as a bill from the regular 2008 legislative session that would have forced government agencies to pay the legal bills when they lost public records lawsuits. Becki Gray, vice president for outreach at the John Locke Foundation, followed the bill closely. She discussed the legislation with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(8.22.08) Friday Interview: Americans In Waiting
RALEIGH — Hiroshi Motomura, Kenan distinguished professor of law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, discussed his immigration research earlier this year with the John Locke Foundation's Shaftesbury Society. Motomura also discussed immigration policy with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(8.15.08) Friday Interview: The Importance of Low-Cost Energy
RALEIGH — Energy is the lifeblood of our economy and allows us to have a high standard of living. With that in mind, two John Locke Foundation researchers are asking why some policymakers are trying intentionally to make energy more expensive through new taxes and regulations. JLF Legal and Regulatory Policy Analyst Daren Bakst and research intern Geoff Lawrence co-wrote a recent Spotlight report on the topic. They discussed that report with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(8.08.08) Friday Interview: Regulation by Litigation
RALEIGH — Andrew Morriss, H. Ross and Helen Workman professor of law and professor of business at the University of Illinois, recently discussed the concept of “regulation by litigation” in a Raleigh speech. He also discussed the topic with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(8.01.08) Friday Interview: Importance of Literature
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Mitch Kokai discusses the importance of literature with Elizabeth Kantor, editor of the Conservative Book Club and author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to English and American Literature. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(7.25.08) Friday Interview: Hayek and His Most Important Book
RALEIGH — Bruce Caldwell will serve as founding director of Duke University’s Center for the History of Political Economy, scheduled to begin operations this fall. Caldwell served as professor of economics at UNC-Greensboro when he edited what’s billed as the definitive edition of Friedrich von Hayek’s classic 1944 book, The Road to Serfdom. He discussed the book with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(7.18.08) Friday Interview: Affordable Housing Policies
RALEIGH — It sounds like a really good idea: cities and towns across North Carolina build affordable housing to help ensure more people can realize the American dream of home ownership. Michael Sanera, the John Locke Foundation’s research director and local government analyst, says local government leaders who really want to help people with affordable housing should actually just get rid of their affordable housing policies. Sanera co-authored a recent report on the topic. He explained the findings in an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
(7.11.08) Friday Interview: Global Warming Policy Costs
RALEIGH — David Tuerck, chairman of the economics department at Boston’s Suffolk University and executive director of the Beacon Hill Institute, oversaw a study that finds North Carolina leaders are considering climate-related policies that could cost the state 33,000 jobs, $502.4 million in annual investment, $2.2 billion in real disposable income, and $4.5 billion in real state Gross Domestic Product by 2011. He discussed the economics of climate change policy with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(6.27.08) Friday Interview: Long-Term Care Reform for N.C.
RALEIGH — Stephen Moses, president of the Center for Long-Term Care Reform, prepared a Policy Report for the John Locke Foundation highlighting the potential budget problems linked to North Carolina’s system of financing long-term care services. Moses discussed the report with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(6.13.08) Friday Interview: William Niskanen on Entitlements
RALEIGH — William Niskanen, chairman of the Cato Institute, recently delivered the fourth annual John W. Pope Lecture in Raleigh. He also discussed entitlement reform with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(6.06.08) Friday Interview: Fred Barnes on 2008
RALEIGH — Fred Barnes, Fox News political analyst and executive editor of The Weekly Standard, recently addressed a John Locke Foundation Headliner luncheon in Raleigh. He also discussed the 2008 presidential campaign with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(5.30.08) Friday Interview: Wind Energy Myths
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Donna Martinez talks with Daren Bakst, legal and regulatory policy analyst for the John Locke Foundation, about the sudden push nationally for wind energy and wind farms. (Go here to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(5.23.08) Friday Interview: Conservatism and Politics
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Donna Martinez discusses the conservative movement and politics with John Locke Foundation President John Hood. (Go here to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(5.16.08) Friday Interview: Reclaiming the Game
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Mitch Kokai talks with Dr. William Thierfelder, President of Belmont Abbey College. Dr. Thierfelder recently addressed the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society on the topic, “Sport in Society: Reclaiming the Game.” (Go here to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(5.09.08) Friday Interview: U.S. Coastal Policy
RALEIGH — Dr. Rob Young, professor of geosciences at Western Carolina University, recently addressed the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society on the topic of “U.S. Coastal Policy: Fiscally Irresponsible and Environmentally Damaging.” Today he discusses the issue with Carolina Journal Radio’s Mitch Kokai
(4.25.08) Friday Interview: Failing Civic Education
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Mitch Kokai talks with Dr. Richard Brake, director of university stewardship for the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, about a lack of civic education in our schools and universities. (Go here to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(4.18.08) Friday Interview: Bandow on Globalization
Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Mitch Kokai discusses globalization with Doug Bandow, vice president of the Washington-based Policy for Citizen Outreach. He recently spoke at a John Locke Foundation Shaftesbury Society luncheon on “Globalization: Boon or Bain?” (Go here to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(3.28.08) Friday Interview: Founders, Science and Tradition
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Mitch Kokai talks to Louisiana State University Political Science Professor James Stoner about the founding of the United States, the Age of Reason and the balancing of science and tradition. (Go here to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(3.21.08) Friday Interview: N.C.’s Annexation Laws
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Donna Martinez discusses North Carolina’s annexation laws with John Locke Foundation legal and regulatory policy analyst Daren Bakst. (Go here to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(3.14.08) Friday Interview: Schools of Education
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Donna Martinez discusses North Carolina's teacher education schools with Jane Shaw, executive vice president of the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. (Go here to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(2.29.08) Friday Interview: Excellence in Education
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Mitch Kokai discusses excellence in education with Stephen Balch, president and founder of The National Association of Scholars. Balch recently addressed a conference sponsored by The Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. (Go here to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(2.22.08) Friday Interview: How to Price Water
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Donna Martinez discusses with John Locke Foundation fiscal policy analyst Joe Coletti the best way to deal with a water shortage. (Go here to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(2.15.08) Friday Interview: Photo ID for Voters
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Donna Martinez discusses Indiana’s contested photo-ID-for-voters law and the possible impact on North Carolina with Daren Bakst, legal and regulatory policy analyst for the John Locke Foundation. (Go here to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(2.01.08) Friday Interview: The Great Tradition
RALEIGH — What does it mean to be an educated person? Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Mitch Kokai discusses that question with Richard Gamble, a Professor of History and Political Science at Hillsdale College, and editor of the recent book, The Great Tradition: Classic Readings on What it Means to Be an Educated Human Being. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(1.25.08) Friday Interview: Phillips on AFP
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Mitch Kokai discusses limiting government and promoting free markets with Tim Phillips, president of Americans for Prosperity. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(1.18.08) Friday Interview: The State of Franklin
RALEIGH — For nearly five years, in the 1780s, western North Carolina was actually a separate autonomous state. It was called the State of Franklin. Carolina Journal Radio’s Donna Martinez discussed recently this fascinating piece of North Carolina history with Dr. Troy Kickler, director of the North Carolina History Project. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(1.11.08) Friday Interview: Munger on Third Parties
RALEIGH — Michael Munger, chairman of the Political Science Department at Duke University, and a Libertarian running for governor of North Carolina in 2008, discusses third parties with Carolina Journal Radio’s Mitch Kokai. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(12.21.07) Friday Interview: Dick Morris on Hillary
RALEIGH — Carolina Journal Radio’s Mitch Kokai discusses the presidential candidacy of Democrat Hillary Clinton with political analyst Dick Morris, the man who helped Bill Clinton win and keep the presidency back in the 1990s, but who is no fan of Mrs. Clinton. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(11.30.07) Friday Interview: Adams on Bowles
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Mitch Kokai talks with Dr. Michael Adams, Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at UNC-Wilmington, about the direction the UNC System has taken since Erskine Bowles took over as president. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(11.16.07) Friday Interview: The Tire Incentives
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Mitch Kokai discusses with Dean Webster, executive director of NC Institute for Constitutional Law, the legislature’s approval of targeted tax incentives packages for Goodyear and Bridgestone/Firestone. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(11.09.07) Friday Interview: Lengthen School Days?
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Donna Martinez talks with John Locke Foundation education policy analyst Terry Stoops about a proposal that seems to be gaining steam: to lengthen the school day and/or the school year in hopes of improving student performance. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(10.26.07) Friday Interview: Academics and Politics
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Donna Martinez talks with George Leef, vice-president for research with the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, about the controversy surrounding the hiring of Duke University Law School Professor Erwin Chemerinsky, an outspoken liberal, as the dean of the new law school at UC-Irvine in California. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(10.19.07) Friday Interview: Pricing Scarce Water
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Donna Martinez discusses the pricing of water and other commodities during times of scarcity with economist Karen Palasek, director of educational and academic programs for the John Locke Foundation. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(10.12.07) Friday Interview: Friedman's Legacy
RALEIGH — Today Carolina Journal Radio’s Mitch Kokai discusses the legacy of famed economist Milton Friedman with Dan Hammond, Hultquist Family Professor of Economics at Wake Forest University. He joins us now with more insight about Milton Friedman. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(10.05.07) Friday Interview: Expert Touts Wal-Mart
RALEIGH — Richard Vedder, economics professor at Ohio University and visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, detailed his research about Wal-Mart during a recent speech to the John Locke Foundation in Raleigh. He also discussed the book, The Wal-Mart Revolution: How Big Box Stores Benefit Consumers, Workers, and the Economy, with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
(9.28.07) Friday Interview: State Ethics Reform
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Mitch Kokai discusses state ethics reform with Bob Phillips, director of North Carolina Common Cause and one of the leaders of the North Carolina Coalition for Lobbying and Government Reform. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(9.21.07) Friday Interview: All About The Fair Tax
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Mitch Kokai discusses a proposed tax system that has been dubbed the “Fair Tax” with Larry Hull, a North Carolina resident who spent 25 years in the financial services industry. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(9.14.07) Friday Interview: N.C.’s Eugenics Past
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Donna Martinez discusses the era of eugenics, a sad chapter in North Carolina History, with Dr. Troy Kickler, Director of the North Carolina History Project. It is highlighted in an exhibit currently under way at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(8.31.07) Friday Interview: Helping Iraqi Justice
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Mitch Kokai talks with former N.C. Court of Appeals Judge Eric Levinson, who resigned his seat earlier this year to take a job with the U.S. Justice Department helping establish the legal/justice system in Iraq. This interview took place before Levinson left for Iraq. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(8.24.07) Friday Interview: School Building Costs
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Donna Martinez talks with John Locke Foundation education policy analyst Terry Stoops, author of a new policy report showing how charter schools, private schools and home school students have actually saved North Carolina taxpayers almost $900 million in school building costs since the year 2000. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(8.03.07) Friday Interview: Climate-Change Hysteria
RALEIGH — Joel Schwartz, environmental consultant and visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, recently produced the "N.C. Citizen’s Guide to Global Warming" and participated in the John Locke Foundation’s five-city Global Warming Tour from Charlotte to Wilmington. Recently, he discussed the citizen’s guide with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(7.27.07) Friday Interview: Taxpayer Protection Act
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal Radio's Mitch Kokai speaks with Barry Poulson, a leading authority on tax and expenditure limitations laws in the United States and Francis De Luca, State Director of Americans for Prosperity North Carolina. AFP brought Dr. Poulson to North Carolina recently to discuss a policy paper called "A Taxpayer Protection Act for North Carolina." (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(7.20.07) Friday Interview: N.C.'s Air Quality
RALEIGH — The issue of air quality typically tops everyone’s list of things to worry about. But Daren Bakst, legal and regulatory policy analyst for the John Locke Foundation, says North Carolina’s air is cleaner than ever and only getting better. Carolina Journal Radio’s Donna Martinez recently talked with Bakst about what air quality data actually shows. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(7.13.07) Friday Interview: Tree Ordinances
RALEIGH — Does a town or city have the right to tell you what you can and can’t do with your trees? The Town of Chapel Hill thinks so. It passed an ordinance on June 11 that puts most of the decisions about trees in the hands of the Town Manager. Carolina Journal’s Donna Martinez talked about this issue with John Locke Foundation Research Director Michael Sanera. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(7.06.07) Friday Interview: Hickok on NCLB
RALEIGH — Eugene Hickok, Bradley fellow in education at The Heritage Foundation and former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, recently spoke at a North Carolina Education Alliance reception in Raleigh. He also discussed the federal No Child Left Behind Law with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio. (Go to CJ Radio to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(6.29.07) Friday Interview: Walter Williams on Liberty
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Mitch Kokai talks to Walter Williams, a George Mason University economist, writer, and commentator on television and radio. In a recent speech in Chapel Hill, Williams discussed the proper role of government in society. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(6.15.07) Friday Interview: Costs of Regulation
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Mitch Kokai talks with Lisa Martin, director of Regulatory Affairs for the North Carolina Homebuilders’ Association. Martin recently spoke to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftsbury Society about the power of regulation over residential and economic development, specifically the role of the State Department of Environment and Natural Resources. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(6.08.07) Friday Interview: Marlo Lewis on Al Gore
RALEIGH — Marlo Lewis, senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, recently addressed a John Locke Foundation Headliner luncheon in Asheville. He also discussed his “Skeptical Tour of Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth” with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(6.01.07) Friday Interview: Duke Case Effects
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal’s Donna Martinez discusses possible changes to N.C. criminal justice procedure in the wake of the Duke lacrosse case with Kieran Shanahan, a former Federal prosecutor, former Raleigh City Councilman and currently a practicing attorney in Raleigh. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio. (Go to http://carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(5.25.07) Friday Interview: Our Complex World
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal’s Mitch Kokai discusses our increasingly complex world with University of Chicago law professor, Richard Epstein, author of the book Simple Rules for a Complex World. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio. (Go to http://carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(5.18.07) Friday Interview: Great Books
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal’s Mitch Kokai discusses great books with J. Peder Zane, former books editor of The News & Observer and author of The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio. (Go to http://carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(5.11.07) Friday Interview: Revolutionary Characters
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal’s Mitch Kokai interviews Gordon Wood, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Brown University professor who recently addressed a North Carolina History Project Headliner luncheon in Raleigh. He also discussed his recent book, Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(4.27.07) Friday Interview: State Board of Education
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Donna Martinez interviews John Locke Foundation education policy analyst Terry Stoops about the State Board of Education.
The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio. (Go to http://carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(4.20.07) Friday Interview: Byron York on 2008
RALEIGH — Byron York, White House correspondent for National Review, recently addressed a John Locke Foundation Headliner luncheon in Raleigh. He also discussed the 2008 presidential campaign with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(3.30.07) Friday Interview: Decoding Shakespeare
Today, Carolina Journal’s Mitch Kokai interviews Robert V. Young, professor of Renaissance literature and literary criticism at North Carolina State University. Young recently spoke on the topic “Decoding Shakespeare: The Bard as Poet or Politician” at a meeting of the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio. (Go to http://carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(3.23.07) Friday Interview: Raiding the Trust Fund
RALEIGH —The State Supreme Court recently ruled that two taxpayers could move forward with a lawsuit challenging a shift of money out of North Carolina’s Highway Trust Fund. The John Locke Foundation’s Mitch Kokai recently spoke with attorney Gene Boyce, one of the main attorneys in the lawsuit.The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio. (Go to http://carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(3.16.07) Friday Interview: How Much Homework?
RALEIGH — The John Locke Foundation’s Mitch Kokai recently spoke with Duke University professor Harris Cooper, a national expert on homework. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio. (Go to http://carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(3.09.07) Friday Interview: Traffic Calming Devices
RALEIGH — The John Locke Foundation’s Mitch Kokai recently spoke with Jenna Ashley Robinson, author of the recently released John Locke Foundation report about “traffic calming” efforts in Raleigh. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio. (Go to http://carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(2.09.07) Friday Interview: Endangered Species Act
RALEIGH — The John Locke Foundation’s Mitch Kokai recently spoke with Rick Stroup, professor of economics at Montana State University and a senior fellow at the Property and Environment Research Center. Stroup had just spoken to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society on “The Endangered Species Act: Making the Critters the Enemy.” The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio. (Go to http://carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(2.02.07) Friday Interview: Gizzi on Election '06
RALEIGH — John Gizzi, White House correspondent for Human Events, recently participated in the John Locke Foundation’s 2006 post-election Headliner event in Raleigh. He also discussed election results with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio. (Go to http://www.carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(1.19.07) Friday Interview: Global Warming Hype
RALEIGH — The John Locke Foundation’s Mitch Kokai recently spoke with Dr. Richard Lindzen, professor of atmospheric sciences at MIT, about global warming and climate change. Dr. Lindzen spoke recently in Charlotte. (Go to http://carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.
(1.12.07) Friday Interview: Dr. Hamdy A. Radwan
RALEIGH — Dr. Hamdy A. Radwan, president of the Raleigh chapter of the Muslim American Society and professor of physical therapy at Winston- Salem State University, was interviewed by Carolina Journal Editor Richard Wagner. The interview was conducted Nov. 29 at MAS’s office on Western Boulevard in Raleigh.
(1.05.07) Friday Interview: New Choice Group
RALEIGH — The John Locke Foundation’s Donna Martinez recently spoke with Darrell Allison of Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina, a new school-choice organization. (Go to http://carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.
(12.15.06) Friday Interview: Domestic Violence
RALEIGH — The John Locke Foundation’s Donna Martinez recently spoke with Beth Froehling, public policy director of the NC Coalition Against Domestic Violence, which reports that more than 50 people have died so far this year in North Carolina in apparent domestic violence incidents. (Go to http://carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.
(12.08.06) Friday Interview: Climate-Change Commission
RALEIGH — The John Locke Foundation’s Donna Martinez recently discussed the work of the North Carolina Legislative Commission on Global Climate Change with Roy Cordato, the John Locke Foundation’s vice president for research, who has been following the commission’s work very closely. (Go to http://carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(12.01.06) Friday Interview: The K Street Gang
RALEIGH — Matthew Continetti, associate editor of the Weekly Standard, recently delivered a Headliner lecture to the John Locke Foundation discussing his book The K Street Gang: The Rise and Fall of the Republican Machine. He also discussed the book with Carolina Journal associate editor Mitch Kokai. (Go to http://carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(11.17.06) Friday Interview: Arrogance of Power
RALEIGH — Former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland recently recently delivered a Headliner lecture to the John Locke Foundation on the topic “The Arrogance of Power.” He also discussed the topic with Carolina Journal associate editor Mitch Kokai. (Go to http://carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(11.03.06) Friday Interview: Ilario Pantano
RALEIGH — In today’s Friday interview, Carolina Journal’s Mitch Kokai discusses how accurate a picture we are getting of the war in Iraq with Ilario Pantano, a former Marine lieutenant who fought a high-publicity campaign against murder charges after he shot and killed two Iraqis in 2004. He is the author of Warlord: No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(10.20.06) Friday Interview: Taxpayer Standing
RALEIGH — In today’s Friday interview, Carolina Journal’s Mitch Kokai discusses taxpayer “standing” issues with Bob Orr, former N.C. Supreme Court Justice and executive director of the North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(10.13.06) Friday Interview: Home Schooling Growth
RALEIGH — In today’s Friday interview, Carolina Journal’s Donna Martinez discusses the explosive growth of home schooling in North Carolina with Davis Carman, the administrative vice president of North Carolinians for Home Education.The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(10.06.06) Friday Interview: Gun Control and Crime
RALEIGH — In today’s Friday interview, Carolina Journal’s Mitch Kokai speaks with Dr. John Moorhouse of Wake Forest University about gun control and crime rates. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(9.29.06) Friday Interview: The Estate Tax
RALEIGH — Carolina Journal associate editor Mitch Kokai recently discussed the estate tax with Rob Schofield, director of public policy and government relations at the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits, and Joe Coletti, fiscal policy analyst for the John Locke Foundation. The interview also aired on Carolina Journal Radio. (Go to http://carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(9.22.06) Friday Interview: Patriotism's Roots
RALEIGH — Historian Wilfred McClay recently delivered a Headliner lecture to the John Locke Foundation on the topic “The Complex Roots of American Patriotism.” He also discussed the topic with Carolina Journal associate editor Mitch Kokai. The interview also aired on Carolina Journal Radio. (Go to http://carolinajournal.com/cjradio/ to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
(9.15.06) Friday Interview: Teaching Writing
RALEIGH — In today’s Friday interview, Carolina Journal’s Mitch Kokai speaks with Nan Miller, retired North Carolina State University and Meredith College English professor, and author of the provocative article “English 101: Prologue to Literacy or Postmodern Moonshine?” The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(8.25.06) Friday Interview: Why We Will Win
RALEIGH — In today’s Friday interview, Carolina Journal’s Mitch Kokai discusses the War on Terror with historian Larry Schweikart, author of the recent book America’s Victories: Why the U.S. Wins Wars and Will Win the War on Terror. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(8.18.06) Friday Interview: Conservative Mojo
RALEIGH — In today’s Friday interview, Carolina Journal’s Mitch Kokai discusses with Steve Moore, senior economics writer for the Wall Street Journal and former president of the Club for Growth, how conservatives can get their mojo back. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(8.11.06) Friday Interview: Eliminating the Penny
RALEIGH — In today’s Friday interview, Carolina Journal’s Mitch Kokai discusses with Dr. Robert Whaples, professor of economics at Wake Forest University, whether the penny should be eliminated. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(8.04.06) Friday Interview: War Footing
RALEIGH — In today’s Friday interview, Carolina Journal’s Mitch Kokai discusses what we’re not doing in the War on Terror with Frank Gaffney, founder of the Washington, DC-based Center for Security Policy and author of the recent War Footing. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(7.28.06) Friday Interview: Alienation of Affection
RALEIGH — In today’s Friday interview, Carolina Journal’s Donna Martinez moderates a debate on the state's alienation of affection law. Jere Royall of the North Carolina Family Policy Council is the co-author of a paper defending the law, and Daren Bakst is the legal and regulatory affairs analyst for the John Locke Foundation, and opposes the law. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(7.21.06) Friday Interview: The Planning Penalty
RALEIGH — In today’s Friday interview the John Locke Foundation’s Mitch Kokai discusses planning penalties with economist Randal O’Toole of the Thoreau Institute and the American Dream Coalition. He recently completed The Planning Penalty: How Smart Growth Makes Housing Unaffordable, a national report. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(7.14.06) Friday Interview: Property Rights Fight
RALEIGH — In today’s Friday interview the John Locke Foundation’s Donna Martinez discusses eminent domain and property rights with former Raleigh City Councilman Kieran Shanahan, who heads the North Carolina Property Rights Coalition. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(7.07.06) Friday Interview: Bartlett on Bush
RALEIGH — In today’s Friday interview the John Locke Foundation’s Mitch Kokai chats with Bruce Bartlett, author of Impostor: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(6.30.06) Friday Interview: The War on Terror
RALEIGH — In today’s Friday interview the John Locke Foundation’s Mitch Kokai discusses the War on Terror with retired Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney, senior Fox News military analyst and co-author of the book Endgame: The Blueprint for Victory on the War on Terror. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(6.23.06) Friday Interview: Affordable Housing
RALEIGH — In today’s Friday interview the John Locke Foundation’s Donna Martinez talks to Chris Estes, executive director of the North Carolina Housing Coalition, and Michael Sanera, research director for the John Locke Foundation, about affordable housing. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(6.09.06) Friday Interview: Getting America Right
In today’s Friday interview the John Locke Foundation’s Mitch Kokai talks to Heritage Foundation President Edwin Feulner about his new book Getting America Right: The True Conservative Values Our Nation Needs Today. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(6.02.06) Friday Interview: The William S. Lee Act
RALEIGH — In today’s Friday interview, the John Locke Foundation’s Donna Martinez discusses the effectiveness of the William S. Lee Act with Triangle Business Journal reporter Mandy Jones. The act was passed 10 years ago to attract business and jobs to North Carolina by providing tax credits to companies that would come to the state and create jobs. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(5.26.06) Friday Interview: State of Conservatives
RALEIGH — In today’s Friday interview the John Locke Foundation’s Mitch Kokai discusses the state of conservatism with David Keene, Chairman of the American Conservative Union. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(5.19.06) Friday Interview: Illegal Immigration
RALEIGH — In today’s Friday interview the John Locke Foundation’s Donna Martinez discusses illegal immigration with two people who have opposing views on the subject, Ron Woodard, with the advocacy group North Carolina Listen, and Rick Martinez, contributing columnist to the opinion page of the Raleigh News & Observer. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(5.12.06) Friday Interview: The Next Pandemic
RALEIGH — In today’s Friday interview the John Locke Foundation’s Mitch Kokai discusses bird flu and a possible world pandemic with Bennet Waters, clinical assistant professor and deputy director for executive programs in the UNC School of Public Health’s Department of Health Policy and Administration. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(4.28.06) Friday Interview: Rural Health Care
RALEIGH — In today’s Friday interview the John Locke Foundation’s Donna Martinez discusses the Community Practitioners Program with North Carolina Medical Society Foundation CEO Bob Seligson. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(4.21.06) Friday Interview: Congressional Primaries
RALEIGH — In today’s Friday Interview the John Locke Foundation’s Donna Martinez discusses the interesting primary races among our state's 13 congressional seats with NC State political science professor Andrew Taylor. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(4.14.06) Friday Interview: Re-Defining Property
RALEIGH — Campbell University law professor Pat Hetrick recently discussed the re-definition of property with the John Locke Foundation’s Mitch Kokai following Hetrick’s address to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society recently. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(3.17.06) Friday Interview: Dick Morris on '08
RALEIGH — Welcome to Carolina Journal Online’s Friday Interview. Today the John Locke Foundation’s Mitch Kokai discusses a possible Hillary Clinton vs. Condi Rice presidential matchup with author, columnist and former presidential adviser Dick Morris. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(3.10.06) Friday Interview: Kristol on Conservatism
RALEIGH — Welcome to Carolina Journal Online’s Friday Interview. Today the John Locke Foundation’s Mitch Kokai discusses conservatism with Weekly Standard editor and Fox News commentator Bill Kristol. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(2.24.06) Friday Interview: Advertising's Benefits
RALEIGH — Welcome to Carolina Journal Online’s Friday Interview. Today the John Locke Foundation’s Donna Martinez discusses the value of advertising with John Locke Foundation President John Hood. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(2.17.06) Friday Interview: Public School Funding
RALEIGH — Welcome to Carolina Journal Online’s Friday Interview. Today the John Locke Foundation’s Mitch Kokai discusses the funding of public schools with Terry Stoops, the John Locke Foundation’s policy analyst for pre-school, elementary, and secondary education. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(2.03.06) Friday Interview: Certificate-of-Need Law
RALEIGH — Welcome to Carolina Journal Online’s Friday Interview. Today the John Locke Foundation’s Donna Martinez discusses North Carolina's certificate-of-need law with John Locke Vice President for Research Dr. Roy Cordato. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(12.09.05) Friday Interview: Concealed-Carry Law
RALEIGH — Welcome to Carolina Journal Online’s Friday Interview. Today the John Locke Foundation’s Donna Martinez discusses, in two separate interviews, the state’s concealed-carry law, first with Paul Valone from the gun-rights organization Grass Roots North Carolina, and then with Lisa Price of North Carolinians Against Gun Violence. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(11.18.05) Friday Interview: N.C. Agriculture
RALEIGH — Welcome to Carolina Journal Online’s Friday Interview. Today the John Locke Foundation’s Donna Martinez discusses North Carolina agriculture with N.C. Farm Bureau President Larry Wooten. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(11.11.05) Friday Interview: The Bird Flu and N.C.
RALEIGH — Welcome to Carolina Journal Online’s Friday Interview. Today the John Locke Foundation’s Donna Martinez discusses the bird flu with Dr. Martin Zaluski, veterinarian and assistant director of the Emergency Programs Division at the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(11.04.05) Friday Interview: Prof. Mike Adams
RALEIGH — Welcome to Carolina Journal Online’s Friday Interview. Today the John Locke Foundation’s Donna Martinez discusses liberal bias in academia with Mike Adams, who teaches criminology at UNC-Wilmington and writes a popular column for TownHall.com. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(10.28.05) Friday Interview: Wrongful Convictions
RALEIGH — Welcome to Carolina Journal Online’s Friday Interview. Today the John Locke Foundation’s Donna Martinez discusses the issue of wrongful convictions in North Carolina with Christine Mumma, executive director of the North Carolina Actual Innocence Commission. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(10.14.05) Friday Interview: Covering Vietnam
RALEIGH — Dick Ellis, currently the public information officer for the Administrative Office of the Courts, was a combat correspondent during the Vietnam War. He was a recent speaker at the John Locke Foundation’s weekly Shaftesbury Society Discussion Club and was interviewed for Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you) by John Locke Foundation President John Hood.
(10.06.05) Friday Interview: Healthcare Innovation
RALEIGH — Welcome to Carolina Journal Online’s Friday Interview. Today the John Locke Foundation’s Donna Martinez interviews Dr. Brian Forrest of Apex, who has opened a medical practice that he believes is the healthcare model of the future. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(9.23.05) Friday Interview: Economic Incentives
RALEIGH — Welcome to Carolina Journal Online’s Friday Interview. Today John Locke Foundation President John Hood discusses economic incentives with Greg LeRoy, author of the recently released book The Great American Jobs Scam: Corporate Tax-Dodging and the Myth of Job Creation. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(9.09.05) Friday Interview: Regulating Lawyers
RALEIGH — Welcome to Carolina Journal Online’s Friday Interview. Today Carolina Journal Radio’s Donna Martinez interviews George Leef, director of the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, who gives us a look into the regulation of the legal profession. George holds a law degree and he writes fairly frequently about the topic. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(8.26.05) Friday Interview: Parental Choice
RALEIGH — Welcome to Carolina Journal Online’s Friday Interview. Today, John Locke Foundation President John Hood discusses the parental choice movement in education with Robert Enlow, executive director of the Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(8.19.05) Friday Interview: Oaths On The Koran
RALEIGH — Welcome to Carolina Journal Online’s Friday Interview. Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Donna Martinez interviews Jennifer Rudinger, executive director of the NC Chapter of the Americans for Civil Liberties. Rudinger explains the ACLU's lawsuit against the state to allow religious texts, other than the Bible, to be used by witnesses swearing oaths in the state's courts. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(8.12.05) Friday Interview: Speaking of Gangs
RALEIGH — Welcome to Carolina Journal Online’s Friday Interview. Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Donna Martinez interviews Mark Bridgeman, president of the North Carolina Gang Investigator's Association and a lieutenant in the Fayetteville Police Department. They discuss the Governor’s Crime Commission report on increased gang activity in North Carolina. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(8.05.05) Friday Interview: About John Roberts
RALEIGH — Welcome to Carolina Journal Online's Friday Interview. Carolina Journal Radio’s Donna Martinez recently discussed President Bush's nomination of John Roberts to the Supreme Court with former state Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr and American Conservative Union treasurer Marc Rotterman. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
(7.29.05) Friday Interview: Grover Norquist
RALEIGH — Welcome to a new feature of Carolina Journal Online, the Friday Interview. Carolina Journal Radio’s Donna Martinez recently discussed some important issues with Grover Norquist, president of the Washington D.C.-based organization, Americans for Tax Reform. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
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