As 2014 draws to a close, Carolina Journal Radio highlights some of the most interesting interviews from the past year. North Carolina continues to seek ways to encourage job creation, and the policy debate focuses on the best way to do that. Analysis of empirical evidence on state-level job creation clearly points to the path the state should follow, according to John Locke Foundation President John Hood. He explains why the Left’s approach is thoroughly rebuked by evidence, and why the debate has now shifted to the agreements and disagreements between the Center and the Right. Next is a look at what’s termed “civic virtue.” It takes more than just a solid constitutional structure to preserve limited government in the United States. Civic virtue is required as well. That was a key theme of Princeton professor Robert George’s John W. Pope Lecture at N.C. State University this year. George shares key themes from that lecture in a conversation with Carolina Journal Radio. Next is an examination of two key issues with a well-known attorney. Benjamin Ginsberg has been a lawyer for the Republican National Committee and for the presidential campaigns of George W. Bush and Mitt Romney. During a visit to Raleigh, he discussed with Carolina Journal Radio recent election law developments and President Obama’s legal strategy. That’s followed by a look at health care news. Most elements of the Affordable Care Act focus on increasing access to health insurance. The act does not address the question: How risky is it for a person to have no health insurance coverage? Dr. Chris Conover, research scholar at Duke University’s Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research, tackled that topic during a presentation this year for the John Locke Foundation. Next, we look at a recommendation to repeal or reduce the state tax on capital gains. John Locke Foundation Vice President for Research Roy Cordato explains why the tax is unfair and represents double taxation that hurts economic growth.
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