As we welcome a new year Carolina Journal Radio reviews some of the most interesting topics from If you're searching for a common thread that unites most progressive public policy proposals consider coercion That's the conclusion of John Locke Foundation Vice President for Research Roy Cordato From the minimum wage to environmental restrictions to education programs progressives tend to want government to force people into making decisions that satisfy the progressives' policy preferences Cordato contrasts the coercive approach to one that focuses on freedom and limited government Students have returned to college campuses across the country but many of them [... more]