Dana recaps Republicans losses on Election Day The House censures Rashida Tliab Dana gives a stark warning to Republicans ahead of the campaign Ohioans amended a constitutional law permitting abortion Brian Kilmeade joins us Biden calls on the FCC to micromanage every aspect of the Internet YouTube removes clips from our show for medical misinformation FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr joins us to discuss Biden's new plan to micromanage the Internet Please visit our great sponsors After Deathhttps angle com danaSee a never-before-seen glimpse into what the next life could entail in After Death in theaters now Rated PG- Black Rifle [... more]

Latest updates from the deadly shooting in Nashville Dana fact-checks some gun control claims from the left and the media Have trans activists become more violent Constitutional law expert Stephen Halbrook joins us to explain the pistol brace rule The IRS showed up to Matt Taibbi's door the same day he testified to Congress over the Twitter files The bill to ban TikTok is the Patriot Act The media mislabels a mother who jumps in front of the camera in Nashville A trans woman claims a TSA agent hit her in the testicals Please visit our great sponsors Black Rifle [... more]

In breaking news the Supreme Court of the United States just issued an opinion in Kennedy v Bremerton School District The case involves a high school football coach who was fired from his job simply because he would kneel at midfield after games to offer a quiet personal prayer In a -to- ruling the Court reversed the Court of Appeals verdict and stated that the school had punished the coach for an act that was doubly protected by the Free Exercise and Free Speech Clauses of the First Amendment Jay Jordan and the rest of the Sekulow team break down [... more]

This week on Family Policy Matters host Traci DeVette Griggs sits down with Jeanette Doran president and general counsel for the North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law to discuss NCICL's recent resource for parents entitled Parents' Constitutional Right to Parent Without Government Interference What Every Parent Needs to Know [... more]

Attorneys Josh Whitaker and Joe Hamer discuss the U S Supreme Court ruling on the Free Exercise Clause and talk about various cases dating back to including Fulton v City of Philadelphia where the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Catholic Social Services in which they objected to placing foster children in a same sex household based on religious freedom and the Free Exercise Clause and workplace questions involving the COViD vaccine To reach the law firm call - - email questions theoutlawyer com or visit TheOutlawLawyer com See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

If a state government agency wants to avoid complying with N C law it might be able to accomplish its goal through a collusive lawsuit settlement But state lawmakers could take steps this year to strike back against those settlements Andy Jackson director of the Civitas Center for Public Integrity at the John Locke Foundation explains why the General Assembly should address the issue The recent addition of Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the U S Supreme Court has revived discussion of the legal concept of originalism One ongoing debate among constitutional theorists involves the importance of court precedents for [... more]

As we look forward to a new year Carolina Journal Radio reviews some of the most interesting topics from Amy Coney Barrett has joined the U S Supreme Court as its th justice She has said her judicial philosophy mirrors that of the late Justice Antonin Scalia and supporters characterize her as an originalist Jon Guze John Locke Foundation director of legal studies analyzes Barrett's record He discusses the new justice's likely impact on the nation's highest court As Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden relied on advice from U S Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez known popularly as AOC in developing policies [... more]

We still haven't heard the final word on the election but some observers are already looking ahead to North Carolina's next big electoral contest Voters will replace Republican Richard Burr in the U S Senate in Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief analyzes early announcements and speculation about a contest that could have a major impact on partisan control of Congress' upper chamber The federal government will look different under President-elect Joe Biden next year than it does now under President Trump But some parts of the government will carry on without much change even as the White House sees a [... more]

Gov Roy Cooper and other advocates of Medicaid expansion in North Carolina argue consistently that expansion would not cost any state taxpayer dollars A new analysis from the John Locke Foundation and the Ohio-based Buckeye Institute call that claim into question A model based on enrollment estimates and Medicaid costs in expansion states suggests N C budget writers would face a gap of million to million to cover new Medicaid costs Jordan Roberts John Locke Foundation health care policy analyst highlights key points from the new Medicaid expansion analysis A Superior Court judge recently struck down Wilmington's restrictions on vacation [... more]

Joe Biden has officially accepted the nomination as the Democratic Party's presidential candidate Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief analyzes the impact of the recent Democratic National Convention on the presidential race The COVID- pandemic has generated questions about North Carolina's housing supply A recent online forum from the John Locke Foundation highlighted housing issues tied to the pandemic State legislative staffer Brent Woodcox founder of a group called YIMBY Raleigh offered ideas about policy changes that could help residents deal with housing challenges Mark Zimmerman senior vice president of NC REALTORS offered additional perspective During the midst of the pandemic [... more]

Carolina Journal Radio celebrates its th weekly episode marking more than years of documenting interesting developments in N C politics and public policy Using that milestone as a starting point John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke looks ahead to the future for JLF efforts to spread the message about individual freedom personal responsibility and limited constitutional government Plaintiffs tied to the N C Association of Educators teachers union are challenging Opportunity Scholarship school vouchers in court Opponents contend vouchers violate the state constitution despite the fact that the N C Supreme Court upheld Opportunity Scholarships in Jeanette Doran president and [... more]

North Carolina's state transportation budget is full of cracks potholes and detours That's the conclusion of the John Locke Foundation's top budget analyst Senior Fellow Joseph Coletti He dissects key problems with the state Transportation Department's budgeting practices Gov Roy Cooper recently issued a statewide order for North Carolinians to wear face masks in public Even if Cooper has the power to issue that order it presents practical enforcement concerns Jeanette Doran president of the N C Institute for Constitutional Law discusses both the order's questionable enforcement mechanism and legal questions surrounding Cooper's order State lawmakers continue to show interest [... more]

Description Short Take from The Christian Worldview program on What Impact Will the Supreme Court's Unrighteous Judgement Have Listen to the entire program here https www thechristianworldview org topic-what-impact-will-the-supreme-courts-unrighteous-judgment-have [... more]

COVID- prompted statewide public school closings Those closings are bound to cause disruptions for teachers students parents and others as the academic year resumes Terry Stoops John Locke Foundation vice president for research and director of education studies assesses the challenge schools will face returning to a normal schedule He addresses the likelihood that students will get access to all the material they would have encountered without the interruption in classes If you follow the U S Supreme Court and constitutional law you've likely heard the term originalism Until recently it's been hard to find a book-length introduction to the [... more]

Debate about public education in North Carolina gets bogged down by some popular myths The myths include misconceptions about teacher pay and the impact of school choice on public school enrollment Terry Stoops John Locke Foundation vice president for research and director of education studies addresses those myths and attempts to correct the record Occupational licensing laws limit economic opportunities in North Carolina During a recent speech for the Federalist Society in Raleigh attorney Justin Pearson of the Institute for Justice explained how Pearson shares highlights from that presentation in a one-on-one interview The University of North Carolina System has [... more]

Supporters of the N C Department of Transportation are raising concerns about dwindling funding for highway projects They point to higher-than-expected costs from hurricane repairs as well as money diverted from construction to pay legal settlements linked to the now-discarded Map Act Joseph Coletti John Locke Foundation senior fellow explores DOT funding issues North Carolina does relatively well compared to other states when it comes to parental school choice That's the assessment from Neal McCluskey director of the Center for Educational Freedom at the Cato Institute During a recent visit to the Tar Heel State McCluskey highlighted its recent school [... more]

North Carolina lawmakers approved a compromise measure that puts off for one year new class-size restrictions in the earliest grades of the state's public schools School districts had complained that the new requirements would have forced them to lay off specialty teachers or make other drastic budget changes Terry Stoops the John Locke Foundation's vice president for research analyzes the controversy Many of today's most heated political debates are tied to competing interpretations of the U S Constitution They date back to the earliest days of the American republic That's a key theme of Our Republican Constitution a book from [... more]

This week Family Policy Matters features a portion of a keynote address on the seven Supreme Court decisions that changed America as presented at the North Carolina Family Policy Council's Major Speakers dinner event in Charlotte NC in November It was presented by Paul Weber CEO of CitizenLink a public policy partner of Focus on the Family [... more]

In Part of a two-part series NC Family president John Rustin continues a discussion with Peter Sprigg senior fellow for policy studies at the Family Research Council about a recent ruling by the U S Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit that upheld the marriage laws of four states as constitutional and ended a year-long winning streak for those seeking to redefine marriage [... more]

In Part of a two-part series NC Family president John Rustin continues a discussion with Tami Fitzgerald executive director of the North Carolina Values Coalition about a recent ruling by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals striking down Virginia's marriage protection amendment and what that ruling means for North Carolina [... more]

In Part of a two-part series NC Family president John Rustin talks with Tami Fitzgerald executive director of the North Carolina Values Coalition about the escalating legal battle over marriage including four federal lawsuits that are challenging North Carolina's marriage laws and a recent ruling by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in a similar challenge to Virginia's marriage laws [... more]

NC Family president John Rustin talks with Scott Gaylord professor of law at Elon University School of Law in Greensboro NC and an allied attorney with Alliance Defending Freedom ADF about the ongoing legal battle over North Carolina's Choose Life specialty license plates [... more]

In Part of a two-part series NC Family president John Rustin continues a discussion with Peter Sprigg senior fellow for policy studies at Family Research Council in Washington D C about a recent policy paper he wrote for FRC entitled Marriage on Trial State Laws Defining Marriage as the Union of One Man and One Woman Are Constitutionally Valid [... more]