Early next year the North Carolina Supreme Court will hear a key property rights case with the potential to provide justice for North Carolina landowners with property in certain corridors controlled by the N.C. Department of Transportation. Jon Guze, director of legal studies for the John Locke Foundation, explains key points JLF makes in its amicus brief supporting the plaintiffs arguments and rebutting the Transportation Department’s arguments. Then we broaden the discussion to how best to talk about conservative ideas for addressing poverty, educational achievement, and other social policy challenges. Most people don’t believe conservatives care about their concerns. That’s a problem American Enterprise Institute president Arthur Brooks tackles in his latest book, “The Conservative Heart.” Brooks shares his ideas for changing conservatives’ approach to the public policy debate. Then we turn to pushback on regulatory reforms put in place by state legislators and Gov. Pat McCrory. Environmental activists have raised concerns about North Carolina’s latest Regulatory Reform Act. Now, a top state environmental regulator is striking back. Assistant Secretary Tom Reeder of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality recently recorded a video rebutting criticism of the latest round of regulatory reforms. You’ll hear highlights. That’s followed by a look at the intersection of education and business. Most young people learn very little about the benefits of the American free-enterprise system. Peter Frank, interim dean and associate economics professor at Wingate University, hopes to fix that problem with Free Enterprise Now, a new curriculum developed in connection with the Jesse Helms Center. Frank explains how the curriculum can benefit middle and high school students. And finally, John Locke Foundation Director of Regulatory Studies, Jon Sanders, explains the crushing regulatory burden that has been foisted onto North Carolina businesses and offers recommendations for reining in the overreach.
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