Pastor John Amanchukwu's national journey to fight trans propaganda in schools took him to New Jersey where his advocacy on behalf of children got him heckled and escorted out by police Pastor John joins the show to discuss his appearance the latest meltdown by the ladies of The View and the left's screeching about the specter of Christian nationalism For more content become a member at members charliekirk com Support the show http www charliekirk com supportSee omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

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In this must-hear unedited interview legendary author economist and conservative commentator Thomas Sowell joins Brian to discuss his new book Social Justice Fallacies Learn more about your ad choices Visit megaphone fm adchoices [... more]

This week on Family Policy Matters host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Larry Henson the founder of Youngsville Academy This public charter school uses methods such as Direct Instruction to give students a rich education based on the classics and offers a valuable and affordable educational option for families This episode is a part of a series highlighting the school choice movement across North Carolina Tune in each week to learn more [... more]

-year-old Jaiden of Colorado Springs attends a classical charter school that touts its use of a Hillsdale College curriculum So why did the school try to kick him out of class for sporting a Gadsden flag on his backpack Charlie welcomes Jaiden on the air to discuss by far the biggest viral story of the week Plus pastor Jack Hibbs comes on to discuss the California AG's lawsuit against his town school board for trying to prevent teachers from secretly grooming their students Support the show http www charliekirk com supportSee omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

This week on Family Policy Matters host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes back Dr Terry Stoops from the John Locke Foundation for Part of a -part show Dr Stoops unpacks two recent reports from the NC Department of Public Instruction that evaluate K- student performance during the pandemic [... more]

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This week on Family Policy Matters host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes back school choice expert Dr Terry Stoops to discuss the statistics on school choice during the - school year Dr Stoops outlines how and why North Carolina saw a drastic surge in school choice enrollment over the past school year particularly in homeschools [... more]

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As North Carolina grapples with the impact of COVID- debate has turned to when and how to reopen the state's economy While many are calling on government officials to ease restrictions tied to the pandemic some worry that a reopened economy could lead to major health-related problems Becki Gray John Locke Foundation senior vice president analyzes the debate Families across North Carolina have been grappling with the challenges of online education since COVID- shut down brick-and-mortar schools Catherine Truitt chancellor of the online Western Governors University North Carolina offered ideas for parents and students during a presentation for the John [... more]

Gov Roy Cooper emerged from a recent meeting with business executives and proclaimed that none of them had asked for a tax cut Cooper used that fact to bolster his opposition to reducing business taxation The problem for Cooper is that every company cited in his comments about the meeting has taken advantage of targeted state tax breaks Those targeted incentives top million Jon Sanders John Locke Foundation director of regulatory studies analyzes the governor's skewed view of business tax policy The N C Coalition for Charter Schools has named Lindalyn Kakadelis as its new executive director Kakadelis explains how [... more]

Mecklenburg County voters recently rejected a sales-tax increase It was advertised as raising money for arts and parks Joseph Coletti John Locke Foundation senior fellow has examined the impact of the timing of local sales-tax votes on the likelihood of their approval He's found that voters are less likely to endorse these tax hikes during high-turnout elections Public schools have struggled for years with a racial achievement gap But recent research is pointing toward ways to help improve minority student performance Seth Gershenson professor of public policy at American University explains how a teacher's race can make an impact on [... more]

Release of a secret recording has shed some light on national Democrats' plans for winning North Carolina's U S Senate race In the recording Democratic state Sen Jeff Jackson says he was discouraged from running a grass-roots campaign for the U S Senate seat Instead Jackson says Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer wanted Jackson to spend all of his campaign time raising money to fund negative ads against Republican incumbent Thom Tillis Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief assesses the impact of the recording for the campaign Britain's chaotic Brexit process now has a new leader Prime Minister Boris Johnson has [... more]

This week on Family Policy Matters NC Family Communications Director Traci DeVette Griggs sits down with Rhonda Dillingham a veteran educator and Executive Director of the North Carolina Association for Public Charter Schools Dillingham discusses the history of public charter schools and dispels the most common negative stereotypes about these schools [... more]

North Carolina could make a major improvement to its tax system by ending taxation of capital gains But the state doesn't have to scrap its capital gains tax completely to move in the right direction Roy Cordato John Locke Foundation senior economist recommends capping the capital gains tax at its current rate With that step the rate would never climb again even if future legislatures decide to raise taxes in other types of income The University of North Carolina System could do a better job recruiting military veterans as students The system's Board of Governors heard that message recently from [... more]

Legislators recently loosened restrictions on North Carolina's targeted tax incentive program allowing companies to claim as much as for every job created in connection with a Job Development Investment Grant That's a percent increase from the old cap of per job The change passed without much opposition in the General Assembly But Jon Sanders John Locke Foundation director of regulatory studies explains why an increased reliance on targeted tax incentives means bad news for state taxpayers Progressives argue that their policies are designed to help disadvantaged groups including minorities and the poor But Michael Jacobs professor at UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler [... more]

This week on Family Policy Matters NC Family President John L Rustin speaks with Brian Jodice Executive Vice President for Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina PEFNC PEFNC is a statewide organization that seeks and supports greater educational opportunities for parents and students They discuss school choice opportunities in North Carolina [... more]

Politicians who rely on targeted tax incentives to help recruit businesses to North Carolina share a common trait with teenagers who stuff their faces with the first piece of chocolate cake they see Joseph Coletti John Locke Foundation senior fellow explains that analogy as he dissects this state's incentives policy Coletti explains why the politicians and teenagers would benefit from considering alternatives Charlotte's Sugar Creek Charter School has demonstrated clear success But school founder and former Charlotte Mayor Richard Vinroot says that success followed early struggles Vinroot explained recently for state lawmakers how an early threat of closing prompted Sugar [... more]

As N C lawmakers look for ways to improve school safety in the aftermath of the Parkland Fla school shooting one area that's attracting attention is increased access to school mental health services Lindsay Marchello Carolina Journal associate editor reports on a recent meeting that emphasized recommendations for more school nurses and psychologists Marchello also notes one other interesting piece of education news the selection of a charter school operator to run the Robeson County school selected for the state's new Innovative School District College athletes devote much of their time to practicing and playing games They also spend a [... more]

This week on Family Policy Matters NC Family President John L Rustin speaks with Darrell Allison president of Parents for Education Freedom in North Carolina PEFNC a statewide organization that seeks and supports greater educational opportunities for parents and students through school choice They discuss the recent expansion of school choice in North Carolina [... more]

A -acre waterfront property in Southport set aside for a state-run megaport remains vacant and the N C State Ports Authority has no plans to develop or sell it The property's most recent tax appraisal also shows the land is worth half its original purchase price Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief details the latest news surrounding this government project that has gone nowhere since the Ports Authority purchase the property in News media outlets have enjoyed longstanding exemptions from federal and state campaign finance restrictions It makes sense to extend those exemptions to nonprofit social and civic groups that also [... more]

Gov Roy Cooper recently announced a statewide drive to collect classroom supplies for public schools Terry Stoops the John Locke Foundation's vice president for research examines Cooper's proposal and discusses a curious double standard about private companies profiting from public education North Carolina state government has been dealing with budget surpluses in recent years But State Treasurer Dale Folwell is highlighting a long-term budget challenge Folwell says unfunded liabilities for state retiree pension and health benefits will consume billions of dollars from the budget in the coming years Folwell wants to see structural changes that will help North Carolina deal [... more]

Two N C State University researchers say the university has silenced them because they've raised concerns about potential negative impacts from utility-scale solar energy projects in North Carolina In a Carolina Journal exclusive Associate Editor Dan Way has documented evidence of the university's efforts to downplay the researchers' work North Carolina has attracted national attention in recent years because of the positive effects of its tax reforms Joseph Henchman executive vice president of the Tax Foundation explains why North Carolina's reforms offer a good example for other states across the country Henchman also discusses other reforms state officials could pursue [... more]

After President Trump announced plans to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement N C Gov Roy Cooper joined more than public officials across the country in signing an open letter pledging continued support for the agreement Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief analyzes Cooper's action and the response from Republican legislative leaders Henderson also discusses North Carolina's ability to take any actions on its own that would affect global warming North Carolina lawmakers continue to wrestle with the best way to handle taxation of sales made over the internet One idea under discussion would force online vendors [... more]

The U S Supreme Court has refused to hear a case involving North Carolina's election law That decision leaves intact an Appeals Court ruling striking down the law It also means North Carolina will not require voters to show a photo ID at the polls Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief assesses the significance of the ruling Some pundits and politicians worry about the American trade deficit Donald Boudreaux professor of economics at George Mason University says those worries are misplaced Boudreaux addresses common myths surrounding trade and the desirability of surpluses rather than deficits Some state lawmakers want to make [... more]

The NCAA has agreed to return some of its championship events to North Carolina in the coming years The college sports organization made that decision after the General Assembly repealed the controversial House Bill bathroom law with a compromise that blocks local governments from regulating bathrooms or enacting ordinances dealing with private employment or public accommodations until December Carolina Journal Editor-in-Chief Rick Henderson analyzes reaction to the NCAA's decision While Gov Roy Cooper wants to end future state funding for Opportunity Scholarship school vouchers some of his Democratic Party colleagues in the N C General Assembly disagree A group of [... more]

The N C House has approved legislation that would limit the amount of damages neighbors could collect in nuisance lawsuits against hog farms and other agricultural operations But a key amendment stopped the bill from applying to the hundreds of lawsuits already filed against the world's largest pork producer Smithfield Foods Carolina Journal Editor-in-Chief Rick Henderson analyzes the debate over new limits on nuisance lawsuits North Carolina has seen dramatic improvements in recent years in the libertarian Cato Institute's report ranking Freedom in the States The report's co-authors are William Ruger vice president for policy and research at the Charles [... more]

An increased focus on direct primary care could lead to major benefits in the fight against chronic diseases that lead to disabilities That's the conclusion of the latest report from Katherine Restrepo the John Locke Foundation's director of health care policy Restrepo explains why DPC holds so much promise for addressing one of the most vexing problems in American health care As policymakers in Washington consider potential repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act one observer who's watching their actions closely is Tevi Troy chief executive officer of the American Health Policy Institute Troy is also former deputy secretary [... more]

The popularity of public charter schools has prompted North Carolina's largest public school system to lower its enrollment projections Terry Stoops the John Locke Foundation's director of research and education studies assesses the significance of these enrollment changes for parents students traditional district schools and taxpayers The American system of constitutional government depends on citizens who hold a basic understanding of the way the system works That's why people like N C Supreme Court Associate Justices Sam Ervin IV and Paul Newby stress the importance of civics education Chief Justice Mark Martin has charged Ervin and Newby with leading a [... more]

The election of Donald Trump as U S president is likely to lead to major changes in the Affordable Care Act otherwise known as Obamacare Katherine Restrepo the John Locke Foundation's director of health care policy assesses the potential impact of a Trump administration on the future of American health care policy Free speech on N C public university campuses has had no more vocal advocate in recent years than Mike Adams professor of criminology at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington During a recent speech in Raleigh Adams explained why his latest free-speech cause involves the orientation sessions [... more]

Teachers who left North Carolina public school classrooms in the past year were on average less effective than those who stayed That's one of the key findings of a newly redesigned report on teacher attrition prepared by the N C Department of Public Instruction Terry Stoops John Locke Foundation director of research and education studies analyzes the changes and explains why they might prove helpful in assessing links between state public policy and teachers' willingness to work in the Tar Heel State Education reformers have made great strides in North Carolina in recent years They have scrapped the state's public [... more]

NC Family President John L Rustin talks with Darrell Allison President of Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina a statewide organization that seeks and supports greater educational opportunities for parents and students through school choice [... more]

This week NC Family president John Rustin talks with Nina Rees president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools about how North Carolina's charter school law performed in a new report that ranks charter school laws across the nation [... more]

NC Family president John Rustin talks with Todd Ziebarth Senior Vice President for State Advocacy and Support at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools about the group's annual report Measuring Up to the Model A Ranking of State Charter School Laws including how North Carolina fared in the report [... more]