The nomination process of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill the vacancy on the U S Supreme Court has been the biggest story of the year in America [... more]

As North Carolina recovers from Hurricane Florence state government leaders are happy to have access to a billion rainy-day fund The Republican-led General Assembly made a concerted effort to rebuild that fund in recent years Joseph Coletti John Locke Foundation senior fellow explains why Coletti also explains how the fund could help state government move more quickly to address issues arising from Florence's damage Amid recent controversies involving Facebook some critics have called for increased regulation of the social media giant Computer expert Bob Chandler president of Macvantage discusses Facebook's recent woes Chandler examines pros and cons related to government [... more]

The power of accusation According to those who work with him Judge Brett Kavanaugh President Trump's nominee to fill the Supreme Court vacancy has lived an upstanding life But very late in the confirmation process an accusation was brought forward that Kavanaugh years ago when he was sexually groped a -year-old girl Even without corroborating evidence the damage has been done to his reputation [... more]

Last week on the program we examined the question Is President Trump Making America Great as per his campaign slogan to Make America Great Again We first looked at whether America is or isn't a great nation and how humanistic and Christian-based worldviews arrive at very different answers to that question [... more]

Legal scholars of all political stripes are assessing the relative merits of Judge Brett Kavanaugh as the next justice of the U S Supreme Court Considering arguments from conservatives libertarians free-speech advocates and fair-minded liberals Jon Guze is inclined to support Kavanaugh's nomination Director of legal studies at the John Locke Foundation Guze explains why assessments of experts from a range of political perspectives convince him that Kavanaugh would make a good addition to the nation's highest court Facebook has faced some major political blows in recent months N C State University political scientist Andrew Taylor analyzes Facebook's recent controversy [... more]