Enjoy Charlie's speech from a breakout session at AmFest where he reveals the evils that have taken root within almost all public and even private Christian schools and the importance of classical education as the weapon to fight back Charlie weighs whether conservatives should aim at liberating the existing school system or building a new one from scratch Support the show http www charliekirk com supportSee omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

GUEST STEVE MILLER author One Day NearerI recently watched a program on Fox News Channel that featured some of the sharpest conservative minds including Thomas Sowell Victor Davis Hanson and Mark Levin They were discussing the crumbling state of affairs in America and abroad with regard to overwhelming illegal immigration across our border a takeover of the government school system by a Marxist worldview crushing economic policies and inflation political corruption widespread anti-Israel sentiment and several more They detailed the problems accurately but I was left wondering what these intelligent men believe is going to happen in the future Do [... more]

This week on Family Policy Matters host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Michael Ramey President of the Parental Rights Foundation to discuss North Carolina's Parents' Bill of Rights and how it will benefit families in the public school system This episode is a part of a series highlighting the school choice movement across North Carolina Tune in each week to learn more [... more]

This week on Family Policy Matters host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Alvin Lui President of Courage is a Habit to discuss the ways that the school system in America is dumbing down our children and pushing a liberal agenda [... more]

Welcome to the Man Talk Radio Podcast with your Hosts Will Hardy and Roy Jones Jr This week Roy and Will Continue to discuss part of the Forty-five Goals of Communism listed in the book The Naked Communist How many goals are left today Is it too late Our ministry is devoted to breaking down the walls of race and denomination so that men who are disciples of Christ may come together to worship as one body [... more]

Jon Uhler discusses the launch of SOGI TaskForce com and his years of clinical study on the sexual predators in our prison system and how they choose their targets The depth of the evil that is in the hearts of people and how it is being advanced in our school system and in our children's lives [... more]

Jonathan Emord exposes George Soros and his DA's that are breaking the rule of law and creating crime sprees and danger across America How do we address this crisis Several steps can be used to remove them from office and that is the pressing issue Jon Uhler discusses the Trans Deception how Planned Parenthood has changed their business plan to make trans operations their number one money maker Children are being groomed as young as years old in the public school system National Sex Education Standards are based on the degenerate Alfred Kinsey methods Parents must defend their rights and [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Questions in this Episode Do people still prophesy without speaking as they did in Chronicles In the school system they want children to choose the gender they want to be in and allow them to use their preferred bathrooms What does the Bible say about those things Can children choose their gender identity When the New Testament speaks of faith is it actually speaking of faithfulness Can the Holy Spirit dwell in someone who isn't a Christian In what ways can I begin to teach my kids [... more]

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Voters in San Francisco CA voted to recall three school board members yesterday Following the recall Mayor London N Breed released a statement stating quot The voters of this City have delivered a clear message that the School Board must focus on the essentials of delivering a well-run school system above all else quot Jay Jordan and the rest of the Sekulow team discuss the vote and the impact it will have moving forward This and more today on Sekulow [... more]

Contrary to what the mainstream media and some Evangelicals are saying about Critical Race Theory CRT that it's a bogeyman that it's made up nothing to fear Christians who are paying even half attention know and see how this insidious ideology that pits non-whites against whites is infiltrating every institution in our country The government-run public school system has become a flashpoint for heated confrontations between school boards intent on instituting CRT and parents pushing back on this racist and divisive worldview One question that has been little discussed is How did Critical Race Theory become so widely accepted so [... more]

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 legal studies analyzes Barrett's record He discusses the new justice's likely impact on the nation's highest court Those who want to reform higher education ought to look at governing boards That's a key piece of advice in a recent report from the James G Martin Center for Academic Renewal Report author Jay Schalin the center's director of policy analysis [... more]

Reaction to the nomination of federal Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U S Supreme Court offers a reminder of progressives' continuing attacks against the U S Constitution Jon Guze John Locke Foundation director of legal studies analyzes Barrett's nomination He discusses the attacks Barrett faces because of her conservative jurisprudence As the Supreme Court returns to action Ilya Shapiro of the Cato Institute looks back at the court's key rulings from its last term Shapiro also discusses recent trends on the high court and looks ahead to major cases for the new term The COVID- pandemic has raised plenty [... 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]

President Trump holds slim leads well within the margin of error over several major Democratic contenders for the presidential race in North Carolina That's according to the latest Civitas Poll Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief analyzes those numbers and other poll highlights As thousands of college students head back to campus it's a good time to remind you about a recent report questioning the politicization of education schools in North Carolina Jay Schalin director of policy analysis at the James G Martin Center for Academic Renewal recently compiled a report detailing the problem Schalin shares highlights from his research and [... more]

State Rep Greg Murphy has won the Republican runoff in this year's special rd District congressional election He moves on to face Democrat Allen Thomas plus Libertarian and Constitution Party candidates in the Sept general election Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief analyzes developments in this contest and the special th District matchup between Republican Dan Bishop and Democrat Dan McCready A new state law places more emphasis in N C high schools on economics and personal financial literacy Lt Gov Dan Forest and colleagues on the N C State Board of Education recently discussed the creation of a mandatory high [... 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]

N C legislators returned to Raleigh for the first of what they expect to be multiple sessions linked to Hurricane Florence disaster relief In addition to a million disaster relief fund lawmakers unanimously supported legislation targeting schools state matches for federal disaster funding even mosquitoes Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief assesses lawmakers' initial responses to the hurricane North Carolina's Robert Shibley executive director of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education recently took part in a U S Justice Department forum addressing free speech on college campuses Shibley discussed recent improvements in campus speech codes He also identified ongoing challenges [... more]

With legal battles over congressional redistricting and state constitutional amendments resolved for now North Carolina's election ballot is now set for November Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief discusses the key issues voters will be addressing in this so-called blue moon election with no presidential gubernatorial or U S Senate race Critics of school voucher programs often point to history They say vouchers arose from segregationists' efforts to fight school integration Phillip Magness senior research fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research says the actual history is much more complicated Magness explains that the earliest supporters of school vouchers often [... more]

This week on Family Policy Matters NC Family President John Rustin interviews Janet Oehl an activist with Onslow Protect Our Students They discuss the fight against comprehensive sex education that was being pushed in her local school system and how the success of a small grassroots movement has developed into a statewide organization dedicated to a similar mission [... more]

The University of North Carolina system recently studied the way its campuses train teachers for the state's public schools The resulting report titled Leading On Literacy draws poor reviews from Terry Stoops John Locke Foundation vice president for research Stoops shares his concerns about UNC teacher training He also offers suggestions for improvement Time is running out for North Carolina's gas tax to play the leading role in funding state transportation projects Adrian Moore vice president for policy at the libertarian Reason Foundation delivered that message recently to state lawmakers Moore explains why he believes now is a good time [... more]

Problems have been festering for years at North Carolina's state prisons A fatal attack on officers at a Pasquotank County prison helped push the issue into the headlines The latest Carolina Journal cover story focuses on the issue Associate Editor Kari Travis discusses key findings from her investigation Two recent federal law enforcement investigations have focused on the major protagonists in the presidential election Andrew McCarthy senior fellow at the National Review Institute and a former federal prosecutor says the two investigations present a major contrast While the investigation linked to Donald Trump has been aggressive the one involving Hillary [... more]

Twenty years have passed since the N C Supreme Court issued the first of its two rulings in the state's long-running Leandro lawsuit The case pits small low-wealth school systems against the state in a clash over the state constitution's guarantee that each student will have an opportunity for a basic sound education The th anniversary of the landmark court decision has prompted two recent developments Terry Stoops the John Locke Foundation's vice president for research analyzes those developments You might reflexively answer no when asked whether N C legislators deserve a pay increase But Duke University political scientist Nicholas [... 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]

A Wallace couple is heading to federal prison for its role in defrauding the federal government of millions of dollars in phony tax refunds Carolina Journal has been documenting the tax fraud story of Perfecto Ruano and Walda Luna in a series of articles dating back to February Editor-in-chief Rick Henderson assesses the resolution of the case which involved charges of million in refund fraud People from across the political spectrum want to see improvement in North Carolina's public schools Former state Rep Marcus Brandon approaches that goal now as executive director of the education advocacy group Carolina CAN Brandon [... more]