It is called the ‘death tax.’ Many analysts believe the U.S. Congress will take some sort of action on it this fall since the federal tax is slated to expire at the end of the year. The John Locke Foundation’s John Hood explains what the death tax is, who is impacted by it, and the relationship of the death tax to job creation and economic prosperity in North Carolina. Then we take a look at the massive anti-tax protest held in Raleigh earlier in the month when several thousand protesters gathered outside the state Legislative Building for the Take Back Our State Tea Party. You’ll hear highlights from the protest against higher taxes and bigger government, including comments from Joe ‘The Plumber’ Wurzelbacher, Americans For Prosperity State Director Dallas Woodhouse, and representatives of the John Locke Foundation and Civitas Institute. Then, N.C. House Democrats are turning to tax increases to help plug some of the holes in the state budget that takes effect July 1. Republicans say those tax increases would do more harm than good. You’ll hear reaction to the House tax plan from Reps. Thom Tillis, R-Mecklenburg, and John Blust, R-Guilford. That’s followed by a look at what conservatism has to offer for our nation’s youth. The fact is, young people have been more likely than most to support Democrats and President Obama. Not Jonathan Krohn. The 14-year-old author of the book Define Conservatism spoke at the Take Back Our State Tea Party. You’ll hear highlights from that speech, along with a one-on-one discussion about the principles that attracted Krohn to conservatism. And finally, the new managing editor of Carolina Journal, Rick Henderson, discusses his view of journalism and what he sees ahead for the John Locke Foundation’s newspaper, which is receiving accolades for its investigative journalism related to questions swirling around Mike and Mary Easley.