Booming. That’s the best way to describe the trend in home-schooling in North Carolina. John Locke Foundation Director of Research and Education Studies, Terry Stoops, discusses a key milestone reached after 30 years of upward growth and how the home-schooling population compares to public schools and private schools. Then we turn to one of the world’s most profound and revered documents. Constitutional scholar James Stoner of Louisiana State University recently helped the John Locke Foundation commemorate the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, one of the foundational documents of the American constitutional system. You’ll hear highlights from Stoner’s analysis of Magna Carta’s continuing importance. Next is a look at the correct, or incorrect, role of government. Some North Carolina lawmakers want to limit local governments’ ability to regulate the aesthetics of new home construction. Legislators recently debated a bill spelling out the types of rules local governments can and cannot set for the designs, colors, and materials used in new homes. That’s followed by background on Greece’s economic woes. The country’s financial problems have filled international headlines in recent weeks. East Carolina University history professor Tony Papalas, a longtime observer of Greek politics, explains that the European country’s current woes stem from public policy decisions made as far back as the early 1980s. And finally, we look at media bias that stems from selective photo editing and from corrections policies. Jon Ham, publisher of Carolina Journal, discusses recent examples that should give pause to every person who supports a free and rigorous press.
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