As budget negotiations continue toward adopting a new General Fund operating budget for North Carolina’s new fiscal year, which begins July 1, the N.C. Senate is the latest group to offer up its recommendations. John Locke Foundation Vice President for Research, Becki Gray, discusses the priorities in the Senate plan and explains the principles that overlap between the Senate, the House, and Gov. Pat McCrory. Then we turn to a fascinating discussion of the public policy views on the Right. Conservatives and libertarians can act as either allies or antagonists, but writer Charles C.W. Cooke of National Review believes the two groups will need to work together more consistently in the future. He sets out a road map for that cooperation in the book “The Conservatarian Manifesto.”  Then we look at a debate over fairness for state distilleries. Lawmakers are moving forward with measures to loosen state restrictions on North Carolina distilleries selling limited amounts of their product on site. You’ll hear highlights from a recent state House debate on the topic. That’s followed by an update on higher education. Technological advances continue to challenge traditional ways of doing business, including the business of business education. Mark McNeilly, a former marketing executive and current lecturer for the UNC-Chapel Hill business school, explains key elements of UNC’s online master’s of business administration program. And finally, we turn to history expert Dr. Troy Kickler for a look at the significance of the Magna Carta. Signed in 1215 and celebrating its 800th anniversary this month, Magna Carta is considered foundational to the ideas of liberty and freedom. Kickler, founding director of the North Carolina History Project, explains why Magna Carta was signed by King John, how its ideas make it into the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, and why it is still relevant today.