The Squad's Rep Pramila Jayapal WA- is rightly facing criticism from Democrats and Republicans after downplaying Hamas' brutalities against Israeli women to CNN's Dana Bash The Sekulow team discusses Jayapal's openly dangerous antisemitism Turkey's President Tayyip Erdo an accusing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of war crimes the ACLJ's efforts to defend pro-life counselors in Louisville and much more on today's show ACLJ Senior Counsel for International and Government Affairs Jeff Ballabon also joins [... more]

In the Bible Esther faced a critical decision that put her life on the line In the message The Giant of Self How One Person Can Make a Difference Skip looks at the story of Esther and how she saved her people from death [... more]

It's possible that one person can make a huge impact In the message The Giant of Self How One Person Can Make a Difference Skip shares how Esther in the Bible changed the fate of an entire nation [... more]

Sometimes it feels like life slaps us down so hard there's no chance we're getting back up But in this lesson Dr Tony Evans will explain why there's always hope while God is part of the equation as he talks about what it takes to revive defeated Christians [... more]

The Republicans held their National Convention this week nominating President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence to be their nominees at the top of the ticket With the Democrat and Republican conventions being held in back-to-back weeks it was a good opportunity to contrast what each party supports and opposes Last week on the program we discussed how the Democrats have become the party of Romans suppressing the truth in unrighteousness as they openly advocate for abortion homosexuality and religious restrictions in clear opposition to God This week we'll examine the Republicans and how their platform and policies measure [... more]

The coronavirus scare reminds us about government-erected barriers that stand in the way of an effective response Jordan Roberts John Locke Foundation health care policy analyst discusses policy changes at the state level that would help North Carolina deal better with problems linked to the virus's spread Medicaid expansion has dominated the N C political debate in recent years A recent report challenges a key claim from expansion's proponents They say the infusion of government money linked to expansion would help shore up struggling rural hospitals Roy Lenardson government affairs director with the Foundation for Government Accountability explains why those [... more]

North Carolina's individual and corporate income tax rates dropped again on Jan The personal income tax rate now stands at percent down more than percent from the top marginal rate of percent that it was in effect in North Carolina's percent corporate tax rate is the lowest rate of any states that assess a tax on corporations' income Becki Gray John Locke Foundation senior vice president assesses the significance of the latest tax rate cuts Negative partisanship plays a significant role in our current political debates That's a problem for Jonah Goldberg American Enterprise Institute scholar and National Review senior [... more]

Pro-growth policies have helped boost North Carolina's economy in recent years From tax reform to regulatory reform to government spending restraint policymakers have taken steps to help boost North Carolina's competitiveness Becki Gray John Locke Foundation senior vice president highlights evidence of the state's recent economic successes A process called civil asset forfeiture allows law enforcement agencies to seize private property from people who have been convicted of no crimes It's the type of property-rights abuse the Washington D C -based Institute for Justice fights across the country During a recent visit to North Carolina IJ President and General Counsel [... more]

A Charlotte makeup artist wants to open a school to share her expertise But a state regulatory board says no To win state permission Jasna Bukvic-Bhayani would be forced buy thousands of dollars of new equipment and expand her curriculum to include hours of instruction in subjects other than makeup So she is suing the state Carolina Journal has covered her story Editor-in-Chief Rick Henderson explains why the Institute for Justice is pursuing the lawsuit on free-speech grounds The political left has turned to the sports world in recent years for ammunition in its ideological battles The weaponization of sports [... more]