President Obama has signed into law the health insurance bill supported by congressional Democrats. More than dozen state attorneys general have filed lawsuits over the bill and, in North Carolina, legislative Republicans vow to challenge the mandate that every North Carolina buy government-approved health insurance. John Hood, president of the John Locke Foundation, discusses the new law’s crackdown on individual freedom, its expansion of government control, the legal challenges, and the political implications for the fall. Then we turn to the state General Assembly. Some state lawmakers have been studying ways to increase tax collections involving tobacco products. Two popular ideas involve increasing the tax on so-called “little cigars” and reinstituting tax stamping, a practice North Carolina abandoned in 1993. You’ll hear highlights from a recent legislative debate on the topic, along with reaction from Joseph Coletti, John Locke Foundation director of health care and fiscal policy studies. Next is a discussion with the next generation of political activists from the Bush family. He’s the grandson of one president, nephew of another, and son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. George P. Bush recently visited North Carolina. You’ll learn what issues he’s stressing as he helps Republicans in this state and others prepare for this year’s election battles. That’s followed by a look at efforts to limit speech on some college campuses, which usually earn reputations as sites of free-flowing discussion about even the most controversial topics. A recent report from the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy suggests now is a good time to question that conventional wisdom. Pope Center campus outreach coordinator Jenna Ashley Robinson explains that many North Carolina college campuses have speech codes. Those codes stifle discussion of ideas that challenge standard academic dogma. And finally, John Locke Foundation Research Director Michael Sanera helps citizens make sense of the jargon frequently used by planners in local governments, where terms such as “best practices” and “sustainability” are commonly used and written in regulations. Sanera explains what the words really mean and how they can impact a citizen’s life choices in many ways.