Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:01:09 -0500 John Locke Foundation http://www.johnlocke.org Podcast Maker v1.4.1 - http://www.lemonzdream.com/podcastmaker Notable speakers from past John Locke Foundation events. en http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/jlf_speakers_podcast_144.jpg http://www.johnlocke.org 144 144 Podcasting News & Politics no John Locke Foundation Mark McNeilly is an adjunct professor of marketing at UNC-Chapel Hill, where he has taught for six years. In this speech, he discusses "George Washington and Leadership: The Best-Known Founding Father Many Know Little About." Mark McNeilly is an adjunct professor of marketing at UNC-Chapel Hill, where he has taught for six years. Prior to that he was a marketing executive with experience at IBM and Lenovo. He has written three books, one of which is George Washington and the Art of Business: Leadership Lessons from the First Commander-in-Chief. McNeilly has presented his views on leadership and strategy to corporations such as IBM, the Royal Bank of Scotland, and 3M, as well as on the BBC, C-SPAN, and CNBC. In this speech, he discusses "George Washington and Leadership: The Best-Known Founding Father Many Know Little About." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/markmcneilly012312.mp4 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Five hundred people joined the John Locke Foundation in Raleigh for a celebration of JLF's 22nd anniversary. Five hundred people joined the John Locke Foundation in Raleigh for a celebration of JLF's 22nd anniversary. This podcast features President John Hood's remarks, as well as the following awards: Buncombe County school board member Lisa Baldwin, James Knox Polk Award for leadership in public office; U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers, James Knox Polk Award for leadership in public office; and Jon Ham, Knight of the Right. At the speaker's request, video of Judge Andrew Napolitano's featured remarks is not available. http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/JLFanniversary012112.mp4 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Charles T. Clotfelter is Z. Smith Reynolds professor of public policy studies and professor of economics and law at Duke University, where he has taught since 1979. In this speech, he discusses "College Sports: You got a problem with that?" Charles T. Clotfelter is Z. Smith Reynolds professor of public policy studies and professor of economics and law at Duke University, where he has taught since 1979. He is also director of the Center for the Study of Philanthropy and Voluntarism at Duke and is a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. His major research interests are in the economics of education, the nonprofit sector, public finance, and tax policy. He is the author most recently of the book Big-Time Sports in American Universities. In this speech, he discusses "College Sports: You got a problem with that?" http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/charlesclotfelter011612.mp4 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Jenna Ashley Robinson is outreach coordinator at the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. In this speech, Robinson discusses "Economic Freedom: What does it mean for the United States?" Jenna Ashley Robinson is outreach coordinator at the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. She joined the Pope Center in 2007 after working since 2001 at the John Locke Foundation. Robinson had been JLF's E.A. Morris Fellowship assistant. Robinson graduated from N.C. State University in 2003 with majors in political science and French. She received her master's degree in political science from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2005 and is a Ph.D. candidate in political science, with a concentration in American politics and a minor in methods. In this speech, Robinson discusses "Economic Freedom: What does it mean for the United States?" http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/jennaashleyrobinson010912.mp4 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Trained under veteran columnist Robert Novak, Tim Carney is currently senior political columnist at the Washington Examiner. Trained under veteran columnist Robert Novak, Tim Carney is currently senior political columnist at the Washington Examiner. Carney has an expertise in rooting out just who stands to profit from politicians' latest "reform" proposals. Carney's second book, Obamanomics: How Barack Obama Is Bankrupting You and Enriching His Wall Street Friends, Corporate Lobbyists, and Union Bosses, boils down to this: Every time government gets bigger, somebody's getting rich. In this speech, he discusses "What the 2012 elections mean for Big Business and Big Government vs. the Free Market." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/timcarney121511.mp4 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation The Honorable I. Beverly Lake Jr. is senior counsel with Nexson and Pruet and former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. The Honorable I. Beverly Lake Jr. is senior counsel with Nexson and Pruet and former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. His distinguished career spans five decades and includes vast public service. Justice Lake served two terms in the North Carolina Senate, as assistant and deputy attorney general for the Department of Justice, as legislative liaison for Gov. Jim Martin, as a special Superior Court judge and as an intelligence staff officer for the U.S. Army. Lake was the state Republican Party's nominee for governor in 1980. He is the founder of North Carolina’s nationally recognized Actual Innocence Commission. In this speech, he offers "Reflections on the North Carolina Actual Innocence Commission." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/ibeverlylakejr121211.mp4 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Daren Bakst is director of legal and regulatory studies at the John Locke Foundation. Daren Bakst is director of legal and regulatory studies at the John Locke Foundation. John Droz is a fellow at the American Tradition Institute and serves on the board of NC-20, a group that advocates on behalf of North Carolina's 20 coastal counties. Dr. David Schnare is director of the Environmental Law Center at the American Tradition Institute and director of the Center for Environmental Stewardship at the Thomas Jefferson Institute. These three presenters lead a workshop titled "The Truth About Wind Power on the Coasts of North Carolina." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/windpower120511.mp4 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation David A. Burton is a member of the N.C. Sea Level Rise Risk Management Study Advisory Committee and the N.C. Portal Project Review Committee. David A. Burton is a member of the N.C. Sea Level Rise Risk Management Study Advisory Committee and the N.C. Portal Project Review Committee. He is the owner of Geeks Alive! Computer Rescue and Burton Systems Software of Cary. In this speech, he discusses "Sea level rise: Is Al Gore right? Are we all going to drown?" http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/davidburton112811.mp4 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were the nation's second and third presidents. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were the nation's second and third presidents. More than 200 years after their service in office ended, "Adams" and "Jefferson" visited Raleigh's N.C. Museum of History to debate issues of political importance that continue to confront the United States today. Ken Ripley of the Spring Hope Enterprise moderates this Adams-Jefferson debate. http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/adamsjefferson112111.mp4 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Wilbur D. Jones Jr. is a nationally known, award-winning author and military historian. Wilbur D. Jones Jr. is a nationally known, award-winning author and military historian. A Wilmington native, he holds a history degree from the University of North Carolina, is a retired Navy captain and former assistant to and advance representative for President Gerald Ford. He served the Department of Defense for 41 years, the last 12 as a professor and associate dean at the Defense Acquisition University. Doing business as Wilbur Jones Compositions, he writes, lectures, and consults on World War II and defense issues, and leads WWII battlefield tours to Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Pacific, and in Southeastern N.C. In this speech, Jones discusses "Wilmington, N.C.: America's World War II City." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/wilburjones112111.mp4 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Roger W. Knight is an attorney and expert on state and local government relations. In March, 2010, he founded his own firm concentrating in trade and community associations, government relations, election law, and government ethics. Roger W. Knight is an attorney and expert on state and local government relations. In March, 2010, he founded his own firm concentrating in trade and community associations, government relations, election law, and government ethics. His clients include independent political organizations, political action committees, health care companies and agricultural industries. He served as legal counsel to Gov. James G. Martin in 1985-86, then joined the firm of Wyrick Robbins Yates and Ponton LLP in 1987, becoming a partner in 1994. While at Wyrick Robbins, he was a member of the litigation section. He also served as legal counsel to the Town of Wake Forest from 1996 to 2010 and has also served as legal counsel to the Town of Zebulon and the Town of Kenly. He co-founded the government relations practice area at Wyrick Robbins and developed a specialty in political law, campaign finance, and legislative and government ethics. In this speech, he discusses "Real Jobs NC and the Expanding Role of Independent Expenditures Groups in North Carolina." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/rogerknight111411.mp4 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation John Locke Foundation Shaftesbury Society luncheon, November 7, 2011 John D. Mueller is the Lehrman Institute fellow in economics and director of the Economics and Ethics Program at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. He is also president of LBMC LLC, a firm in Washington, D.C., specializing in economic and financial-market forecasting and economic policy analysis. He has more than 30 years' experience in those fields. From 1979 through 1988, Mueller was economist and speechwriter to then-Congressman Jack Kemp. In this speech, he asks "Were John Locke and the Founders 'Lockeans' — or Scholastics?" http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/johnmueller110711.mp4 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation George Leef is director of research at the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. He was a vice president of the John Locke Foundation and director of the Pope Center until the Pope Center became an independent entity in 2003. George Leef is director of research at the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. He was a vice president of the John Locke Foundation and director of the Pope Center until the Pope Center became an independent entity in 2003. Leef taught economics, business law, and logic at Northwood University in Midland, Mich., and he worked as a policy adviser in the Michigan Senate. Since 1996 he has served as book review editor for The Freeman. Leef is the author of Free Choice for Workers: A History of the Right to Work Movement (2005) and editor of Educating Teachers: The Best Minds Speak Out (2002). In this speech, he discusses "The Constitution: Weren't We Supposed to Have Capitalism?" http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/georgeleef103111.mp4 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Dr. Kyle Scott is visiting assistant professor of politics at Duke University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Houston. He has previously taught at the University of Houston, North Florida State University, and Miami University. Dr. Kyle Scott is visiting assistant professor of politics at Duke University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Houston. He has previously taught at the University of Houston, North Florida State University, and Miami University. Scott has written the books Dismantling American Common Law: Liberty and Justice in Our Transformed Courts; The Price of Politics: Lessons from Kelo v. City of New London, and Federalism: Theory and Practice. In this speech, he discusses "Federalism: The Politics of Humility." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/kylescott102411.mp4 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Dr. Tom G. Palmer is the Atlas Economic Research Foundation's vice president for international programs and a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and director of Cato University, the Institute's educational arm. Dr. Tom G. Palmer is the Atlas Economic Research Foundation's vice president for international programs and a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and director of Cato University, the Institute's educational arm. Previously he was vice president for international programs at Cato and director of Cato's Center for Promotion of Human Rights. Palmer has long been active in the freedom movement and was very active in the late 1980s and early 1990s in the spread of classical liberal ideas in the Soviet bloc states and their successors. Palmer was an H. B. Earhart Fellow at Hertford College, Oxford University, and a vice president of the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University. He frequently lectures around the world on political science, public choice, civil society, and the moral, legal, and historical foundations of individual rights. In this speech, he discusses the theme "The Morality of Capitalism: How Free Markets Create Justice and Prosperity." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/tompalmer101711.mp4 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Dr. John Dinan is professor of political science at Wake Forest University. His research focuses on state constitutionalism, federalism, and American political development. Dr. John Dinan is professor of political science at Wake Forest University. His research focuses on state constitutionalism, federalism, and American political development. He is the author of several books, including The American State Constitutional Tradition and Keeping the People's Liberties: Legislators, Citizens, and Judges as Guardians of Rights. He chairs the Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations Section of the American Political Science Association. In this speech, Dinan discusses the topic "Talk Back: State challenges to federal directives." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/johndinan101011.mp4 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Vern Pike is a retired Army colonel and businessman. After graduating from Wake Forest, he entered the Army and served nearly 30 years before retiring in 1988. He then started his own business as a Washington lobbyist for small North Carolina companies. Vern Pike is a retired Army colonel and businessman. After graduating from Wake Forest, he entered the Army and served nearly 30 years before retiring in 1988. He then started his own business as a Washington lobbyist for small North Carolina companies. He retired again in 1998 and moved to Pinehurst. During his Army career, Pike served in Berlin as the first officer in charge of Checkpoint Charlie the night the Berlin Wall went up in 1961; served 2 tours in Vietnam as a company commander, and, later, a battalion executive officer; completed graduate school and was an assistant professor of international relations at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point; commanded a battalion, and later a brigade in Germany; took special forces to Grenada in 1983; and served on both the Army staff and the Joint Staff in the Pentagon. In this speech, he discusses the book "Checkpoint Charlie: Hotspot of the Cold War." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/vernpike100311.mp4 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation J. Budziszewski is professor of government at the University of Texas-Austin, where he specializes in political philosophy, ethical philosophy, and the interaction of religion with philosophy. J. Budziszewski is professor of government at the University of Texas-Austin, where he specializes in political philosophy, ethical philosophy, and the interaction of religion with philosophy. Among his research interests are classical natural law, virtue ethics, moral self deception, family and sexuality, and the problem of toleration. In this speech, he discusses "Natural Law and Constitutional Jurisprudence." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/jbudziszewski093011.mp4 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation G. Eugene "Gene" Boyce is an accomplished attorney who practices primarily in the areas of class action law, litigation, commercial litigation, and constitutional law. Throughout his career, Boyce has participated as defendant and plaintiff attorney in countless jury trials and more than 142 appellate proceedings in state and federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. He has also examined the conduct of public officials at the highest federal and state levels. Among his most notable achievements is service as assistant chief counsel to the Watergate Committee, working with Sen. Sam J. Ervin in 99 days of televised hearings and worldwide investigation related to the 1972 presidential campaign activities. Boyce was the lead investigator in the discovery of President Nixon's White House taping system of the Oval Office and Cabinet Room. He discusses that discovery in this speech, titled "From Duct Tape to Electronic Tapes Inside the Watergate, and How We Found the Truth." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/eugeneboyce092611.mp4 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Hans von Spakovsky is a senior legal fellow and manager of the Civil Justice Reform Initiative at the Heritage Foundation. Before joining the Heritage Foundation in 2008, he served two years as a member of the Federal Election Commission. Hans von Spakovsky is a senior legal fellow and manager of the Civil Justice Reform Initiative at the Heritage Foundation. Before joining the Heritage Foundation in 2008, he served two years as a member of the Federal Election Commission. Von Spakovsky also has served at the U.S. Justice Department as counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. In this speech, he discusses "Voter ID: Protecting Election Security." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/hansvonspakovsky092211.mp4 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Rick Henderson became managing editor of Carolina Journal in April 2009. Prior to joining CJ he had worked the previous nine years as an editorial writer and columnist for daily newspapers in Las Vegas, Riverside, Calif., and Denver, Colo. Rick Henderson became managing editor of Carolina Journal in April 2009. Prior to joining CJ he had worked the previous nine years as an editorial writer and columnist for daily newspapers in Las Vegas, Riverside, Calif., and Denver, Colo. He previously worked as an editor and reporter for Investor's Business Daily and the Los Angeles Business Journal. From 1989 to 1998, he was with Reason magazine, dividing his tenure between the publication's Los Angeles headquarters as a reporter and managing editor and its D.C. bureau as Washington editor. In this speech, Henderson discusses "Jobbing the Jobs Stats: How to separate fact from spin in the employment numbers." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/rickhenderson091911.mp4 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation John Hood is president and chairman of the John Locke Foundation. Hood helped to found JLF in 1989 and has worked for the foundation throughout its more than 20 years of service. John Hood is president and chairman of the John Locke Foundation. Hood helped to found JLF in 1989 and has worked for the foundation throughout its more than 20 years of service. In addition to his duties at JLF, Hood is a syndicated columnist for the Winston-Salem Journal, High Point Enterprise, the Gaston Gazette, the Durham Herald-Sun, and newspapers in 50 other North Carolina communities. He is a regular radio commentator and a weekly panelist on "N.C. Spin," a discussion program broadcast on 16 television stations across North Carolina. He is a regular contributor to National Review and has written for other nationally distributed publications. In this speech, he discusses "The Emancipation Litigation: A Tale of the Abolition Movement in Early Virginia." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/johnhood091211.mp4 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation July 31, 2011, would have been the late economist Milton Friedman’s 99th birthday. July 31, 2011, would have been the late economist Milton Friedman's 99th birthday. To honor Friedman's vision and the impact he has had on our society, the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice has collaborated with policy groups from around the world to hold events in his honor. This includes a Friedman Legacy of Freedom Lecture at the John Locke Foundation. Lecturer Roy Cordato is vice president for research and resident scholar at the John Locke Foundation. From 1993-2000 he served as the Lundy Professor of Business Philosophy at Campbell University. From 1987-1993 he was senior economist at the Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation in Washington, D.C. In this speech, Cordato discusses the theme "Elaborating on Friedman's Theory of the Social Responsibility of Business." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/roycordato072911.mp4 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation David Bass is an associate editor for Carolina Journal. Before joining the Journal and the John Locke Foundation, he served as research associate for the North Carolina Family Policy Council. David Bass is an associate editor for Carolina Journal. Before joining the Journal and the John Locke Foundation, he served as research associate for the North Carolina Family Policy Council. Bass' reporting, opinion, and analysis pieces have appeared in National Review Online, Education Week, American Spectator, Washington Examiner, San Francisco Examiner, TownHall.com, WorldNetDaily, the Heartland Institute's Budget & Tax News, Stanford University's Education Next, and Intellectual Conservative. His articles have been featured by the Drudge Report, BigGovernment.com, RedState.com, Washington Times, Charlotte Observer, RealClearPolitics.com, and the Alliance Defense Fund. In this speech, he discusses "There is a free lunch - in schools." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/davidbass072511.mp4 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:22:08 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Gregory Katsas is a litigation partner in the Washington office of Jones Day. Gregory Katsas is a litigation partner in the Washington office of Jones Day. Between 2001 and 2009, Katsas served in senior positions in the U.S. Department of Justice, including assistant attorney general for the Civil Division and acting associate attorney general. Katsas is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School, where he served as executive editor of the Harvard Law Review. After graduating from law school, he served as a law clerk to Judge Edward Becker and to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. In this speech, Katsas discusses the major cases from the October 2010 term of the United States Supreme Court, including trends and significant developments in the case law. http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/gregorykatsas071911.mp4 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Dr. Patrick J. Michaels is senior fellow in environmental studies at the Cato Institute and distinguished senior fellow in the School of Public Policy at George Mason University. Dr. Patrick J. Michaels is senior fellow in environmental studies at the Cato Institute and distinguished senior fellow in the School of Public Policy at George Mason University. He is a past president of the American Association of State Climatologists and was program chair for the Committee on Applied Climatology of the American Meteorological Society. Michaels was also a research professor of Environmental Sciences at University of Virginia for 30 years. His writing has been published in the major scientific journals, as well as in the Washington Post, Washington Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Houston Chronicle, and Journal of Commerce. In this speech, he discusses "Climate Coup: Global Warming’s Invasion of Our Government and Our Lives." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/patrickmichaels071811.mp4 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Dr. C. L. Gray is a nationally known writer, speaker, and board-certified physician practicing hospital-based medicine in western North Carolina. Dr. C. L. Gray is a nationally known writer, speaker, and board-certified physician practicing hospital-based medicine in western North Carolina. In 2006 he founded Physicians for Reform, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving fiscally responsible, patient-centered health care. Gray's current book, The Battle for America's Soul, resulted from a decade spent in research and analysis of the history and philosophy of medical ethics. His book presents findings that link America's present cultural divide with the practice of post-Hippocratic medicine. He discusses key themes from the book in this speech. http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/clgray071111.mp4 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Dr. Michael Munger is professor and chair of the Department of Political Science and professor of economics and public policy at Duke University. Dr. Michael Munger is professor and chair of the Department of Political Science and professor of economics and public policy at Duke University. He joined the Duke faculty in 1997 after teaching at Dartmouth, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before academic life, he was a staff economist for the Federal Trade Commission. His research interests include the study of ideology, legislative institutions, elections, and public policy, especially campaign finance. He also served as the Libertarian candidate for governor in North Carolina in 2008. In this speech, he discusses "The New Republican General Assembly: Surprises, Successes, and Disappointments." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/michaelmunger062711.mp4 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Dr. Peter Frank is the Free Enterprise Fellow in the newly created Jesse Helms Center Fellows Program. Frank is also an associate professor of economics and the chair of the BB&T Program on the Moral Foundations of Free Enterprise at Wingate University. Dr. Peter Frank is the Free Enterprise Fellow in the newly created Jesse Helms Center Fellows Program. Frank is also an associate professor of economics and the chair of the BB&T Program on the Moral Foundations of Free Enterprise at Wingate University. His past experience includes both roles in education and working as an independent consultant with the National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise. His research interests include entrepreneurship, regional economic development and policy, public policy, institutional economics and development economics. In this speech, he discusses "Markets and Government at a Crossroads: Higher Education and the Intensifying Debate on the Foundations of Capitalism." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/peterfrank062011.mp4 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Dr. David Schnare is director of the Center for Environmental Stewardship at the Thomas Jefferson Institute. He is also director of the Environmental Law Center at the American Tradition Institute. Dr. David Schnare is director of the Center for Environmental Stewardship at the Thomas Jefferson Institute. He is also director of the Environmental Law Center at the American Tradition Institute. He worked for 33 years at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a scientist and enforcement attorney. He served on the staff of the Senate Appropriations Committee, as the nation's senior regulatory economist with the U.S. Office of Advocacy for Small Business, and as an attorney in the Virginia attorney general's office. In this speech, he discusses "None of the Above: A Sensible Energy Policy." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/davidschnare061311.mp4 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Dr. Carolyn Happer is professor emerita of history at Meredith College. Her field for the Ph.D. was Southern history with a focus on North Carolina. Dr. Carolyn Happer is professor emerita of history at Meredith College. Her field for the Ph.D. was Southern history with a focus on North Carolina. Her field for the Master's degree was French history. These dual interests have made it possible for Dr. Happer to teach both American and European history. She is also responsible for teaching social studies methods and for preparing teacher certification students. Although her specialty is southern U.S. history, for many years she has taught a course about the Jewish Holocaust. Teaching this course led her to become involved with the North Carolina Holocaust Council, and this in turn led her to Morris Glass, subject of the book "Chosen for Destruction: The Story of a Holocaust Survivor," published in March 2011. In this speech, she discusses themes from that book. http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/carolynhapper052311.mp4 Mon, 23 May 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Joseph Coletti is Director of Health and Fiscal Policy Studies at the John Locke Foundation. His articles have appeared in numerous national and state publications. Joseph Coletti is Director of Health and Fiscal Policy Studies at the John Locke Foundation. His articles have appeared in numerous national and state publications. He has appeared on radio and television shows and has presented to national organizations. Coletti's policy contributions have had direct impact in health care, state budgets, and pension reform. Before joining the Locke Foundation, Coletti was with the U.S.-Japan Business Council in Washington, D.C., and J.D. Power and Associates in Detroit and Tokyo. In this speech, he discusses "Telling the budget story: The tools we use to spread the word." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/josephcoletti051611.mp4 Mon, 16 May 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation In connection with Campbell Law School and the N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law, the John Locke Foundation's N.C. History Project hosted a special forum on Andrew Johnson, the 17th U.S. president and a Raleigh native. In connection with Campbell Law School and the N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law, the John Locke Foundation's N.C. History Project hosted a special forum on Andrew Johnson, the 17th U.S. president and a Raleigh native. In the first of two featured lectures, Dr. Paul Bergeron discussed "From U.S. Senator to Impeached President: Seven Things to Know About Andrew Johnson." Bergeron is professor of history emeritus at the University of Tennessee. Bergeron was director of the Andrew Johnson Papers Project and was the editor of The Papers of Andrew Johnson (Volumes 8-16). http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/johnsonbergeron051011.mp4 Tue, 10 May 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation In connection with Campbell Law School and the N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law, the John Locke Foundation's N.C. History Project hosted a special forum on Andrew Johnson, the 17th U.S. president and a Raleigh native. In connection with Campbell Law School and the N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law, the John Locke Foundation's N.C. History Project hosted a special forum on Andrew Johnson, the 17th U.S. president and a Raleigh native. In the second of two featured lectures, David O. Stewart discussed "The Impeachment Trial of Andrew Johnson." Stewart, a trial attorney, is author of The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution and Impeached: The Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln's Legacy. http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/johnsonstewart051011.mp4 Tue, 10 May 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation John G. Redmond is past director of executive education at the Bryan School of Business and Economics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He retired from the position in 2010 after holding the post since 1985. John G. Redmond is past director of executive education at the Bryan School of Business and Economics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He retired from the position in 2010 after holding the post since 1985. In addition to providing training for high-potential managers, Dr. Redmond worked with a large number of clients to help them assess their organizational needs and then design training and related services to improve their effectiveness. In this work and during his previous work with K-12 schools he developed a particular interest in the role that an organization's culture plays in accommodating or limiting needed change. Dr. Redmond served as president of the N.C. Council on Economic Education from 1974–1997. In this speech, he discusses "If Great Schools Are So Important, Then Why the Glacial Pace for School Reform?" http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/johnredmond050911.mp4 Mon, 09 May 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Stephen F. Hayes is a senior writer at The Weekly Standard and author of two New York Times bestsellers: Cheney: The Untold Story of America's Most Powerful and Controversial Vice President and The Connection Stephen F. Hayes is a senior writer at The Weekly Standard and author of two New York Times bestsellers: Cheney: The Untold Story of America's Most Powerful and Controversial Vice President and The Connection: How al Qaeda's Collaboration with Saddam Hussein Has Endangered America. He is a regular Fox All-Stars panelist on "Special Report with Bret Baier." Before joining The Weekly Standard, Hayes was a senior writer for National Journal's Hotline. He also served for six years as Director of the Institute on Political Journalism at Georgetown University. In this speech, he offers a Washington update. http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/stephenhayes050411.mp4 Wed, 04 May 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Thomas Grennes is professor of economics at North Carolina State University, where he has worked since 1968. Between 1995 and 2001, Grennes taught at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Latvia. Thomas Grennes is professor of economics at North Carolina State University, where he has worked since 1968. Between 1995 and 2001, Grennes taught at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Latvia. He has written on a broad range of macroeconomic and monetary topics. He is published extensively in scholarly outlets, including the Cato Journal, International Review of Economics and Finance, Social Science History, and Explorations in Economic History. In this speech, he discusses "Government Debt and Economic Growth: Is There a Tipping Point?" http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/thomasgrennes041811.mp4 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Dr. Steven F. Hayward is the F.K. Weyerhaeuser Fellow in Law and Economics at the American Enterprise Institute and a Senior Fellow at the Pacific Research Institute. Dr. Steven F. Hayward is the F.K. Weyerhaeuser Fellow in Law and Economics at the American Enterprise Institute and a Senior Fellow at the Pacific Research Institute. He writes frequently on a wide range of current topics, including environmentalism, law, economics, and public policy for publications including National Review, Reason, The Weekly Standard, The American Spectator, The Public Interest, the Claremont Review of Books, and Policy Review. He is the author of Index of Leading Environmental Indicators, published in 14 editions from 1994-2009, and its successor, the Almanac of Environmental Trends. He is the author of a two-volume narrative history of Ronald Reagan and his effect on American political life, The Age of Reagan. In this speech, Hayward discusses "The Death of Environmentalism? Reflections on the Rise and Fall of a Social Movement." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/stevenhayward040411.mp4 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Daren Bakst is Director of Legal and Regulatory Studies for the John Locke Foundation. In this position, he analyzes and presents on a wide range of issues, including constitutional law, property rights, and regulatory reform. Daren Bakst is Director of Legal and Regulatory Studies for the John Locke Foundation. In this position, he analyzes and presents on a wide range of issues, including constitutional law, property rights, and regulatory reform. Bakst serves on the Federalist Society's Administrative Law and Regulation Executive Committee and is a member of the Constitutional Scholar Advisory Board of Constituting America, which is a national project helping to educate the public about the United States Constitution. He also is an adjunct professor at Barton College, teaching business law. Prior to joining the Foundation, Bakst was Policy Counsel for the National Legal Center for the Public Interest in Washington, D.C. In this speech, he discusses "Ending Eminent Domain Abuse in N.C.: Time for a Constitutional Amendment." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/darenbakst032811.mp4 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Richard Kahlenberg is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, where he writes about a variety of education issues. Abigail Thernstrom is vice chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and an adjunct scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Richard Kahlenberg is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, where he writes about a variety of education issues. He has been called "the intellectual father of the economic integration movement" in K-12 schooling, and "arguably the nation's chief proponent of class-based affirmative action in higher education admissions." He is also an authority on teachers' unions, private school vouchers, charter schools, turnaround school efforts, and inequality in higher education. Abigail Thernstrom is vice chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and an adjunct scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. She was a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute in New York from 1993 to 2009, and a member of the Massachusetts state Board of Education for more than a decade until her third term ended in November 2006. She is the co-author, with her husband, of No Excuses: Closing the Racial Gap in Learning. Kahlenberg and Thernstrom debate the topic "Neighborhood Schools, Diversity, and the Wake County Controversy." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/wakeschoolsdebate032211.mp4 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Paul Cwik is associate professor of economics in the Department of Management and Human Resources at Mount Olive College. He has earned a B.A. from Hillsdale College, an M.A. from Tulane University, and a Ph.D. from Auburn University. He has taught at Auburn, Campbell University, and Walsh College. Dr. Cwik has presented academic papers to the Southern Economic Association, Society for the Development of Austrian Economics, Prague Conference on Political Economy, and Austrian Scholar Conferences. In this speech, he discusses "Say's Revenge: Living in Keynes' Long Run." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/paulcwik032111.mp4 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Roy Cordato is Vice President for Research and resident scholar at the John Locke Foundation. Roy Cordato is Vice President for Research and resident scholar at the John Locke Foundation. From 1993-2000, he served as the Lundy Professor of Business Philosophy at Campbell University in Buies Creek. From 1987-1993, he was Senior Economist at the Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation in Washington, D.C. He has served as full-time economics faculty at the University of Hartford and at Auburn University and as adjunct faculty at Johns Hopkins University. His articles have appeared in a number of economics journals and law reviews, in addition to The Christian Science Monitor, The Washington Times, Investor's Business Daily, The Journal of Commerce, The Congressional Record, The Orange County Register, The Freeman, Human Events, National Review Online, The Washington Examiner, Tax Notes, and many other newspapers and magazines. In this speech, he discusses "Market-Based Environmentalism Vs. The Free Market." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/roycordato031411.mp4 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Daren Bakst is Director of Legal and Regulatory Studies for the John Locke Foundation. In this position, he analyzes and presents on a wide range of issues, including constitutional law, property rights, and regulatory reform. Daren Bakst is Director of Legal and Regulatory Studies for the John Locke Foundation. In this position, he analyzes and presents on a wide range of issues, including constitutional law, property rights, and regulatory reform. Bakst serves on the Federalist Society's Administrative Law and Regulation Executive Committee and is a member of the Constitutional Scholar Advisory Board of Constituting America, which is a national project helping to educate the public about the United States Constitution. He also is an adjunct professor at Barton College, teaching business law. Prior to joining the Foundation, Bakst was Policy Counsel for the National Legal Center for the Public Interest in Washington, D.C. Philip Romohr is a corporate transactional and regulatory attorney. From 2006-2010, he was an associate at Ropes & Gray LLP in Boston, Mass., where he represented large mutual fund complexes, investment advisers, private equity firms and private investment funds on transactional, regulatory and compliance matters. In this presentation, Bakst and Romohr present a "North Carolina Supreme Court Review." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/bakstromohr031011.mp4 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Joseph Coletti is Director of Health and Fiscal Policy Studies at the John Locke Foundation. His writings have appeared in numerous national and state publications. Joseph Coletti is Director of Health and Fiscal Policy Studies at the John Locke Foundation. His writings have appeared in numerous national and state publications. He has appeared on radio and television shows and has presented to national organizations. Before joining the Locke Foundation, Coletti was with the U.S.-Japan Business Council in Washington, D.C., and J.D. Power and Associates in Detroit and Tokyo. Coletti received a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and a master's degree from the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). In this speech, he discusses "Protecting Families and Businesses: A Plan for Fiscal Balance and Economic Growth." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/josephcoletti030711.mp4 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Clark C. Havighurst is William Neal Reynolds professor emeritus of law at Duke University and adjunct scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Clark C. Havighurst is William Neal Reynolds professor emeritus of law at Duke University and adjunct scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. He has taught courses in health care law and policy, antitrust law, and economic regulation at the Duke University School of Law since 1964. His scholarly writings include articles on most phases of regulation in the health services industry; the role of competition in the financing and delivery of health care; medical malpractice; private contracts as vehicles for reforming American health care; a wide range of antitrust issues arising in the health care field; and antitrust and other issues surrounding private standard setting, accrediting, etc. in health care and other fields. In this speech, he discusses "The Provider Monopoly Problem in Health Care." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/clarkhavighurst022811.mp4 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Dr. John Staddon is James B. Duke professor of psychology and professor of biology and neurobiology emeritus at Duke University. Dr. John Staddon is James B. Duke professor of psychology and professor of biology and neurobiology emeritus at Duke University. He is a fellow of several scientific organizations, and his research is on the evolution and mechanisms of learning in humans and animals and the history and philosophy of psychology and biology. Staddon has written and lectured on public-policy issues such as education and the effects of social and biological processes on the political process. He is the author of approximately 200 research papers and five books. In this speech, he discusses "Market Failure: Financial Markets, Designed for Disaster." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/johnstaddon022111.mp4 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Michael Sanera is director of research and local government studies at the John Locke Foundation. Michael Sanera is director of research and local government studies at the John Locke Foundation. He previously served as a policy analyst for the Washington, D.C.-based Heritage Foundation, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, and the California-based Claremont Institute. In the late 1990s, Sanera gained national recognition as a leading critic of biased environmental education at the K-12 grade levels. His research resulted in the book Facts, Not Fear: Teaching Children about the Environment (with Jane Shaw). In the early 1990s, Sanera was the founding president of the Goldwater Institute in Arizona, a state-based think tank studying Arizona public policies. During the early 1980s, Sanera served in the Reagan administration at the Office of Personnel Management. In this speech, he discusses "Remembering Ronald Reagan and His Presidency." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/michaelsanera021411.mp4 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Lynn Harsh is vice president for leadership development at the State Policy Network. She travels the country advising state think tanks on leadership succession and development, media relations, policy research, fundraising, and strategic planning. Lynn Harsh is vice president for leadership development at the State Policy Network. She travels the country advising state think tanks on leadership succession and development, media relations, policy research, fundraising, and strategic planning. Prior to joining SPN, Harsh was co-founder and CEO of the influential Washington state think tank, the Evergreen Freedom Foundation. After receiving her degree in secondary education, Lynn taught high school English and history and served briefly as a school principal. Ms. Harsh left the field of secondary education to work in politics and eventually public policy. In this speech, she discusses "Freedom: From Mission to Main Street." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/lynnharsh020711.mp4 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Becki Gray is vice president for outreach at the John Locke Foundation. She provides information, consultation, and publications to elected officials, government staff, and other decision makers involved in the state public-policy process. Becki Gray is vice president for outreach at the John Locke Foundation. She provides information, consultation, and publications to elected officials, government staff, and other decision makers involved in the state public-policy process. She has appeared on the television shows Political Connections and N.C. Spin and as a guest on the "Take a Stand" radio show in Asheville. Gray has served as guest host for Bill LuMaye's afternoon program on WPTF Radio, and she appears as a frequent guest on Curtis Media Group's "People In Politics" program. She writes a monthly column for Carolina Journal and her op-eds have been published in newspapers across the state. She frequently speaks to civic and political groups about public policy and legislative issues. In this speech, Gray answers the question "The New General Assembly - Who Are Those Guys (And Gals)?" http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/beckigray013111.mp4 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Jeanette Doran is senior staff attorney at the N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law. Jeanette Doran is senior staff attorney at the N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law. Doran graduated from Auburn University with a B.A. in political science and a B.B.A in economics, and holds a Master of Arts degree in composition and rhetoric from Oklahoma State University. She earned her M.B.A. and Juris Doctor with honors from Campbell University, where she served as research editor of the Campbell Law Review and as research associate for a multi-volume legal treatise on the law of contracts. After graduating from law school, she served as a law clerk in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. Before joining NCICL in August 2005, Jeanette worked in the Office of the Federal Public Defender in Raleigh and at the Institute of Government at UNC-Chapel Hill. In this speech, she discusses "Incentives Game - Time To Put Up or Shut Up: Why N.C. Needs a 'But For' Test for Corporate Welfare." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/jeanettedoran012411.mp4 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation First Sgt. HansMarc Hurd is a 20-year veteran of the U.S. Army and Army Reserve, serving in Army Special Operations Command in a Military Intelligence and a Psychological Warfare capacity. First Sgt. HansMarc Hurd is a 20-year veteran of the U.S. Army and Army Reserve, serving in Army Special Operations Command in a Military Intelligence and a Psychological Warfare capacity. He has participated in six overseas deployments on three continents and currently serves in the newly created 340th Tactical PSYOP Company in Garner. In this speech, he discusses "The Financial Crisis and Islamization: The Shattering of the European Consensus." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/hansmarchurd011711.mp4 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Paul Chesser is executive director of the American Tradition Institute, a special correspondent for the Heartland Institute, and a senior fellow for the Commonwealth Foundation in Harrisburg, Penn. Paul Chesser is executive director of the American Tradition Institute, a special correspondent for the Heartland Institute, and a senior fellow for the Commonwealth Foundation in Harrisburg, Penn. He contributes regularly to American Spectator Online and the National Legal and Policy Center blog. He was formerly director of Climate Strategies Watch, which exposed the systematic co-opting of state governments' global warming policies across the country. Chesser was associate editor for the John Locke Foundation's Carolina Journal from 2001 to 2007. In this speech, he discusses "Climate Indoctrination, Coming to a School Near You." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/paulchesser121310.mp4 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Dallas Woodhouse is state director of Americans for Prosperity North Carolina. He started his career as a Raleigh-based political journalist with NBC-17 and also spent time on the evening news at WKFT and WLFL. Dallas Woodhouse is state director of Americans for Prosperity North Carolina. He started his career as a Raleigh-based political journalist with NBC-17 and also spent time on the evening news at WKFT and WLFL. Woodhouse began his stint with Americans for Prosperity North Carolina as communications and legislative director. He took command of the chapter in August 2007. Through his position, Dallas leads the fight to ease the burden of big government in North Carolina. In this speech, he discusses "The Grassroots Free Market Agenda in 2011." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/dallaswoodhouse120610.mp4 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Jenna Ashley Robinson is campus outreach coordinator for the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. She joined the Pope Center in January 2007. Jenna Ashley Robinson is campus outreach coordinator for the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. She joined the Pope Center in January 2007. She was previously the E.A. Morris Fellowship Assistant at the John Locke Foundation, where she had worked since 2001. Robinson graduated from N.C. State University in 2003 with majors in political science and French. She has studied at the University of East Anglia School of American Studies in Norwich, England. She received her master's degree in political science from UNC-Chapel Hill in December 2005 and is a Ph.D. candidate in political science, with a concentration in American politics and a minor in methods. In this speech, Robinson discusses "We're All Democrats Now: Bias in Higher Education." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/jennaashleyrobinson112210.mp4 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Rep. Marilyn Avila is completing her second term as elected representative for the 40th District in North Carolina's House of Representatives. Rep. Marilyn Avila is completing her second term as elected representative for the 40th District in North Carolina's House of Representatives. Before joining the General Assembly in 2007, Avila served as administrative director and event coordinator for the John Locke Foundation from 1991 to 2006. She also owned her own business for more than a decade and worked as a chemist. She is a former chairwoman of the Wake County Republican Party and president of the Wake County Republican Women's Club. In this speech, she discusses "Challenges and Opportunities for the Incoming N.C. Legislature: Management, Money, and Maps." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/marilynavila111510.mp4 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Daren Bakst is director of legal and regulatory studies for the John Locke Foundation. He focuses on issues including property rights, constitutional law, regulatory reform, and energy and the environment. Daren Bakst is director of legal and regulatory studies for the John Locke Foundation. He focuses on issues including property rights, constitutional law, regulatory reform, and energy and the environment. Bakst serves on the Federalist Society's Administrative Law and Regulation Executive Committee and as a member of the Energy, Environment, and Agriculture Task Force of the American Legislative Exchange Council. He also is an adjunct professor at Barton College, teaching business law. Prior to joining the John Locke Foundation, Bakst was policy counsel for the National Legal Center for the Public Interest in Washington, D.C., which merged into the American Enterprise Institute. In 1998, Bakst founded the Council on Law in Higher Education, an independent nonprofit organization that analyzes the regulatory and legal burden on colleges and universities. He still serves as president of CLHE. In this speech, he discusses "Is ObamaCare Constitutional?" http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/darenbakst110810.mp4 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation John Hood is president and chairman of the John Locke Foundation. John Hood is president and chairman of the John Locke Foundation, a North Carolina think tank that issues policy studies, hosts dozens of events each year, produces radio and TV programs, and publishes Carolina Journal, a monthly newspaper with a readership of 130,000 North Carolinians. Hood helped to found JLF in 1989. In addition to his duties at JLF, Hood is a syndicated columnist for newspapers in more than 50 North Carolina communities. He is a regular radio commentator and a weekly panelist on "N.C. Spin," a discussion program that is broadcast on 16 television stations in Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Greenville, Wilmington, Asheville, and elsewhere. In this speech, he discusses "Surf's Up in Carolina: A 2010 Election Preview." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/johnhood110110.mp4 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse is founder and president of the Ruth Institute. She brings a unique voice to discussions of love, marriage, sexuality, and the family. Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse is founder and president of the Ruth Institute. She brings a unique voice to discussions of love, marriage, sexuality, and the family. A committed career woman before having children, she earned a doctorate in economics and spent fifteen years teaching at Yale University and George Mason University. In 1991, she and her husband adopted a two-year-old Romanian boy and gave birth to a baby girl. She left her full-time university teaching post in 1996 to move with her family to California. She was a Research Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, and at the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty. Until August 2006, Dr. Morse and her husband were foster parents for San Diego County. In the summer of 2008, Dr. Morse founded the Ruth Institute, a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to bringing hope and encouragement for lifelong married love. In this speech, she discusses "Love and Economics: It Takes a Family to Raise a Village." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/jenniferrobackmorse102610.mp4 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Dr. Lawrence H. White is professor of economics at George Mason University. He previously taught at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, University of Georgia, and New York University. Dr. Lawrence H. White is professor of economics at George Mason University. He previously taught at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, University of Georgia, and New York University. He has been Visiting Professor at the Queen's University of Belfast, a visiting lecturer at the Swiss National Bank, a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and a Visiting Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research. White is the author of The Theory of Monetary Institutions, Free Banking in Britain, and Competition and Currency. He is the editor of several works, and his articles on monetary theory and banking history have appeared in The American Economic Review, The Journal of Economic Literature, The Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking, and other leading professional journals. In this speech, he discusses "What Ails the American Monetary and Banking System - And What Should Be Done?" http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/lawrencewhite102610.mp4 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Bob Barr represented the 7th District of Georgia in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003, and was the 2008 Libertarian Party nominee for president of the United States. Bob Barr represented the 7th District of Georgia in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003, and was the 2008 Libertarian Party nominee for president of the United States. He practices law and runs a consulting firm, Liberty Strategies Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. From 2003 to 2008, he occupied the 21st Century Liberties Chair for Freedom and Privacy at the American Conservative Union. In this speech, he discusses "The Future of the Second Amendment." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/bobbarr102110.mp4 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Martin Morse Wooster is a senior fellow at the Capital Research Center and a contributing editor to Philanthropy. Martin Morse Wooster is a senior fellow at the Capital Research Center and a contributing editor to Philanthropy. He is the author of "Angry Classrooms, Vacant Minds" (1994); "The Great Philanthropists and the Problem of Donor Intent" (1994; revised 1998 and 2007); "Should Foundations Live Forever?" (1998); "Return to Charity?" (2000); "The Foundation Builders" (2000); "By Their Bootstraps" (2002); and "Great Philanthropic Mistakes" (2006). He regularly contributes articles on philanthropy to reference works, including Notable American Philanthropists and The Encyclopedia of Civil Rights, and is frequently interviewed about the history of philanthropy for newspapers, magazines, and television shows in the U.S. and in Britain. In this speech, he discusses key themes from "Great Philanthropic Mistakes." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/martinmorsewooster101810.mp4 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Stella Snyder is a writer and researcher whose projects include serving as the editorial assistant to the late Sen. Jesse Helms on his personal memoir, "Here's Where I Stand." Stella Snyder is a writer and researcher whose projects include serving as the editorial assistant to the late Sen. Jesse Helms on his personal memoir, "Here's Where I Stand." She has also served as chief writer and content coordinator for the NCPA award-winning commemorative edition of the life of the senator and as the editor for the first edition of political cartoons from Senator Helms' personal collection. She is also editor of a soon-to-be-published anthology of thirty of Helms's public speeches while he served in the U.S. Senate. In this speech, she discusses "No One Can Bar the Road to Truth: Alexander Solzhenitsyn and Jesse Helms, Allies in the Battle for Freedom." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/stellasnyder101310.mp4 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Garland S. Tucker III is president and CEO of Triangle Capital, a publicly traded specialty finance company located in Raleigh. Garland S. Tucker III is president and CEO of Triangle Capital, a publicly traded specialty finance company located in Raleigh. He graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Washington and Lee University and received an MBA degree from Harvard Business School. He is a former member of the New York Stock Exchange; serves on the boards of a number of companies, schools, and charitable organizations; and is a lifelong student of history. He is author of the new book, "The High Tide of American Conservatism," a chronicle of the 1924 presidential campaign. He discusses the book in this speech. http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/garlandtucker101110.mp4 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Troy Kickler has been director of the North Carolina History Project since August 2005. He holds an M.S. in Social Studies Education from North Carolina A&T University and a Ph.D. in history from the University of Tennessee. Troy Kickler has been director of the North Carolina History Project since August 2005. He holds an M.S. in Social Studies Education from North Carolina A&T University and a Ph.D. in history from the University of Tennessee. His specialty areas are 19th-century U.S., Civil War and Reconstruction, African-American, and religious history. A recipient of an Earhart Foundation research grant, Kickler is currently co-editor of Nathaniel Macon: Collected Letters and Speeches. He is also writing Black Children and Northern Missionaries, Southern Conservatives, Freedmen's Bureau Agents, and Freedmen in Reconstruction Tennessee, 1865-1869. In this speech, he discusses "A Federal Interpretation of the American War for Independence." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/troykickler100410.mp4 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Veterans of North Carolina and national political campaigns helped the John Locke Foundation make sense of the upcoming November election. Veterans of North Carolina and national political campaigns helped the John Locke Foundation make sense of the upcoming November election. Michael Barone is senior political analyst for The Washington Examiner, commentator for Fox News, and co-author of the biennial Almanac of American Politics. John Hood is president of the John Locke Foundation and a political columnist syndicated in dozens of newspapers across North Carolina. Gary Pearce is a longtime Democratic consultant who blogs at TalkingAboutPolitics.com. Marc Rotterman is a former Reagan administration staffer with years of experience as a Republican media strategist. http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/JLFelectionpanel092910.mp4 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Stephen Margolis is professor of economics at North Carolina State University. He conducts research in industrial organization and the economics of law. His best-known work deals with the market processes that choose standards, networks, and technologies. Stephen Margolis is professor of economics at North Carolina State University. He conducts research in industrial organization and the economics of law. His best-known work deals with the market processes that choose standards, networks, and technologies. This area, which is also known as network economics, has implications for strategy and public policy regarding a number of new technologies, including computer software and telecommunications. Margolis is co-author of Winners, Losers and Microsoft: Competition and Antitrust in High Technology, which deals with economic concepts that have been central to the continuing antitrust controversies in the software industry. He has published papers in the Journal of Law and Economics, the American Economic Review, and the Journal of Legal Studies, among others. He is listed in Who's Who in Economics, which lists the 1,200 leading economists in the world, selected on the basis of citations to their research. In this speech, he discusses "A Fantasy of Market Failure: The Fable at Twenty." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/stephenmargolis092710.mp4 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Dr. Petur O. Jonsson is professor of economics and chair of the Department of Finance, Economics, Entrepreneurship, and Marketing at Fayetteville State University, where he has been a faculty member since 1992. Dr. Petur O. Jonsson is professor of economics and chair of the Department of Finance, Economics, Entrepreneurship, and Marketing at Fayetteville State University, where he has been a faculty member since 1992. Earlier, he was assistant professor of economics at The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1987-1992), and he has also taught at the University of Iceland and The Pennsylvania State University. His work has appeared in the International Journal of Social Economics, the Atlantic Economic Journal, The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, the Eastern Economic Journal, International Advances in Economic Research, Journal of Private Enterprise, the Journal of Economics, the Review of Social Economy, and the Southern Economic Journal. His research topics include monetary theory, social economics, choice theory, and the history of economic thought. In this speech, he discusses the theme "On Virtue, the Pursuit of Happiness, and Economic Behavior." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/peturjonsson092010.mp4 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation R.V. Young is professor of English at North Carolina State University and Editor of the quarterly review Modern Age. R.V. Young is professor of English at North Carolina State University and Editor of the quarterly review Modern Age. He has served as director of graduate programs for the English Department and has also taught and served as interim department chairman at Christendom College and Franciscan University of Steubenville. With his colleague M. Thomas Hester, he founded the John Donne Journal and served as co-editor for 25 years. In this speech, he discusses the theme "Liberal Learning Confronts the Composition Despots." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/rvyoung080210.mp4 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation As part of the national Friedman Legacy for Freedom campaign, the John Locke Foundation and the Foundation for Educational Choice present "The Importance of Economic Freedom." As part of the national Friedman Legacy for Freedom campaign, the John Locke Foundation and the Foundation for Educational Choice present "The Importance of Economic Freedom." The presenter is Dr. Edward Stringham, Hackley Endowed Chair for Capitalism and Free Enterprise Studies at Fayetteville State University. Stringham is an internationally renowned economics scholar who received his Ph.D. from George Mason University. He is the past President of the Association of Private Enterprise Education, editor of the "Journal of Private Enterprise", and author of more than two dozen articles in renowned journals. His research has been discussed on more than 100 broadcast outlets, including CBS, CNBC, CNN, FOX, Headline News, NPR, and MTV, and in hundreds of print publications worldwide, including "Time Magazine", 14 of the 20 highest circulating newspapers in the United States, and the highest-circulating English language newspaper in the world. http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/edwardstringham073010.mp4 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Max Borders is an opinion writer living in the Triangle with his wife and 3-year-old son. They'll soon be moving to Austin, Texas. Formerly managing editor of Tech Central Station, Borders continues to write nonfiction and opinion journalism. Max Borders is an opinion writer living in the Triangle with his wife and 3-year-old son. They'll soon be moving to Austin, Texas. Formerly managing editor of Tech Central Station, Borders continues to write nonfiction and opinion journalism. He develops films as an executive at Free To Choose Network, an organization committed to building popular support for personal, political, and economic freedom. Before that he was a policy analyst and new media director for the Civitas Institute. In 2008, the Charles G. Koch Foundation selected Borders to join a group of rising classical liberal intellectuals in the Koch Associates Program. Borders also has worked as program director for a D.C.-area research and education institute, taught philosophy to undergrads, and wrote about technology for a Big Five consulting firm. In this speech, he discusses "Radicals for Rules: Towards a Pragmatic Panarachy." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/maxborders072610.mp4 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Dr. Eric B. Dent is professor of management at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, where he served for five years as dean of the School of Business. Dr. Eric B. Dent is professor of management at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, where he served for five years as dean of the School of Business. His research has resulted in publications in behavioral science, complexity theory, systems science, education, consulting, history, communications, spirituality, organization development, and philosophy journals. Dent is a consultant to Fortune 500, government and non-profit organizations. In this speech, he discusses "We Are All Religious: Philosophical Values Permeate Our Lives." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/ericdent071910.mp4 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Dr. Charles H. Peacock is professor of crop science at N.C. State University. He has expertise in the area of turf-grass nutrition and stress physiology, fertilizer technology and soils interactions, and environmental quality. Dr. Charles H. Peacock is professor of crop science at N.C. State University. He has expertise in the area of turf-grass nutrition and stress physiology, fertilizer technology and soils interactions, and environmental quality. He has consulted on agronomic issues on several hundred golf course and development projects. He has published more than 550 research and popular articles in turf-grass management and given over 600 presentations at conferences, workshops, and seminars as well as consulted on golf courses around the world. His golf course involvement over the last 15 years has been in helping golf courses be more sustainable in their development and implementation of Best Management Practices and Integrated Pest Management and in protecting environment quality. In this speech, he discusses "Moving Toward More Sustainability in the Landscape and Environment." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/charlespeacock071210.mp4 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Sarah Preston is policy director for the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina, directing and managing the group's statewide legislative program. She has been with the affiliate for four years. Sarah Preston is policy director for the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina, directing and managing the group's statewide legislative program. She has been with the affiliate for four years. The majority of Preston's work is at the state level on ACLU-NC issues including juvenile justice and students' rights, due process and equal protection, freedom of speech, and privacy issues. Preston graduated from Drake University Law School in Des Moines, Iowa, and has been admitted to both the Iowa and North Carolina State Bars. In this speech, she discusses "The Legal and Policy Implications of Taking DNA on Arrest." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/sarahpreston070110.mp4 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Richard McKenzie is economics professor and Walter B. Gerken Professor of Enterprise and Society at the University of California at Irvine. He has authored 30 books and is a nationally recognized authority on the Microsoft anti-trust case. Richard McKenzie is economics professor and Walter B. Gerken Professor of Enterprise and Society at the University of California at Irvine. He has authored 30 books and is a nationally recognized authority on the Microsoft anti-trust case. His research focuses on economic policy issues. He is currently writing a book on the toipic "In Search of a Defense of Rational Behavior in Economics." McKenzie is a past president of the Southern Economic Association and an adjunct scholar at The Cato Institute. In this speech, he discusses "The O-Word: Defending Orphanages in a Sea of Condemnation." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/richardmckenzie062810.mp4 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Amanda Vuke recently graduated with a double major in the history of ideas and biblical studies from The College of Southeastern. Vuke is a co-facilitator of two weekly groups that meet to discuss science, theology, and philosophy. Amanda Vuke recently graduated with a double major in the history of ideas and biblical studies from The College of Southeastern. Vuke is a co-facilitator of two weekly groups that meet to discuss science, theology, and philosophy. Active in her local community, Vuke regularly volunteers for her church and with efforts to help the underprivileged. In summer 2009, she was the political training intern at the Leadership Institute in the Washington, D.C., area. She joined the Locke Foundation in January. In this speech, she discusses the Shroud of Turin and church icons. http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/amandavuke062110.mp4 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Dr. Karen Palasek is Director of Educational and Academic Programs at the John Locke Foundation. Dr. Karen Palasek is Director of Educational and Academic Programs at the John Locke Foundation. She received her B.Mus.Ed. from Hartt College of Music at the University of Hartford, her M.A. in Economics from the University of Connecticut, and her Ph.D. in Economics from George Mason University. While completing requirements for her doctoral degree in economics, she spent time as legislative assistant for U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas. Palasek joined the John Locke Foundation in 2002, where she began working with the Carolina Journal and North Carolina Education Alliance as a writer and policy analyst in the area of K-12 education. She assumed her current position with the John Locke Foundation in 2004. Her largest project is the E.A. Morris Fellowship for Emerging Leaders Program (EAMorrisfellows.org). Started in 2005, the E.A. Morris Fellowship selects up to 16 qualified Fellows to participate in a series of retreats and leadership development efforts. In this speech, Palasek discusses "A Teachable Moment in Monetary Policy and History? Why fundamental principles need to be discussed now." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/karenpalasek061410.mp4 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Dr. Michael Sanera is Director of Research and Local Government Studies at the John Locke Foundation. Dr. Michael Sanera is Director of Research and Local Government Studies at the John Locke Foundation. He previously served as a policy analyst for the Washington, D.C.-based Heritage Foundation and Competitive Enterprise Institute and the California-based Claremont Institute. In the late 1990s, Sanera gained national recognition as a leading critic of biased environmental education at the K-12 grade levels. His research resulted in the book "Facts, Not Fear: Teaching Children about the Environment." In the early 1990s, Sanera was founding president of the Goldwater Institute in Arizona, a state-based think tank studying Arizona public policies. During the early 1980s, Sanera served in the Reagan administration as Assistant Director for Planning and Evaluation at the Office of Personnel Management. In this position, he assisted with President Reagan's reforms of the federal civil service system. In this speech, he discusses "What's the Constitution have to do with it? Everything!" http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/michaelsanera060710.mp4 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Becki Gray is vice president for outreach at the John Locke Foundation. She provides information, consultation, and publications to elected officials, government staff, and other decision makers involved in the state public-policy process. Becki Gray is vice president for outreach at the John Locke Foundation. She provides information, consultation, and publications to elected officials, government staff, and other decision makers involved in the state public-policy process. Gray taps her experience in the legal field, at the North Carolina General Assembly, and as a lobbyist in the private sector as well as the full resources and staff of JLF to fulfill requests for information and analysis from policymakers. She writes a monthly column for Carolina Journal and her op-eds have been published in newspapers across the state. She frequently speaks to civic and political groups about public policy and legislative issues. In this speech, Gray discusses "The 2010 Legislative Session: Short on Ideas, Long on Consequences." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/beckigray052410.mp4 Mon, 24 May 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Douglas C. Minson is the Executive Director of Academic Affairs for the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and Executive Director of the Collegiate Network. Douglas C. Minson is the Executive Director of Academic Affairs for the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and Executive Director of the Collegiate Network. A native of Delaware, Minson graduated with a B.A. in political philosophy from the College of William and Mary and earned an M.A. in philosophy from Catholic University of America. Before his tenure at ISI, Minson was editor for the Wilberforce Forum and Associate Director of the Witherspoon Fellowship at Family Research Council. In this speech, he discusses "What's Rome Got To Do With North Carolina?: Affinities and Tensions Between Catholicism and Southern Conservatism." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/douglasminson051910.mp4 Wed, 19 May 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Randal O'Toole is a Cato Institute Senior Fellow working on urban growth, public land, and transportation issues. Randal O'Toole is a Cato Institute Senior Fellow working on urban growth, public land, and transportation issues. O'Toole's research on national forest management, culminating in his 1988 book, Reforming the Forest Service, has had a major influence on Forest Service policy and on-the-ground management. His analysis of urban land-use and transportation issues, brought together in his 2001 book, The Vanishing Automobile and Other Urban Myths, has influenced decisions in cities across the country. In his most recent book, The Best-Laid Plans, O'Toole calls for repealing federal, state, and local planning laws and proposes reforms that can help solve social and environmental problems without heavy-handed government regulation. In this speech, he discusses "Gridlock: Why We're Stuck in Traffic and What to Do About It." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/randalotoole051710.mp4 Mon, 17 May 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Jacob Vigdor is professor of public policy and economics at Duke University, and a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Jacob Vigdor is professor of public policy and economics at Duke University, and a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His research interests are in the broad areas of education policy, housing policy, and political economy. Within those areas, he has published numerous scholarly articles on the topics of residential segregation, immigration, housing affordability, the consequences of gentrification, the determinants of student achievement in elementary school, the causes and consequences of delinquent behavior among adolescents, teacher turnover, civic participation and voting patterns, and racial inequality in the labor market. In this speech, he discusses "From Immigrants to Americans: Bringing Assimilation Into the Immigration Policy Debate." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/jacobvigdor051010.mp4 Mon, 10 May 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Richard Stroup is an adjunct professor of economics at N.C. State University, professor emeritus at Montana State University, and president of the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI-NC). Richard Stroup is an adjunct professor of economics at N.C. State University, professor emeritus at Montana State University, and president of the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI-NC). From 1982 to 1984, he was Director, Office of Policy Analysis at the U.S. Department of the Interior, on assignment from MSU. Stroup has written many articles for professional journals and popular media outlets, along with authoring and editing several books. His main research interest has been the law and economics of natural resources and the environment. Eric Alston is a program officer at PERI-NC. His current research with PERI has focused on economic issues related to public health, the environment, development, and climate change. More specifically, he has probed the relationship between income and levels of environmental pollution, from black carbon to waterborne contaminants, helping to better identify the income levels at which different pollutants become inferior goods. In this presentation, Stroup and Alston discuss "Climate Change and People: Views From the Sciences and History." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/richardstroup050310.mp4 Mon, 03 May 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Dwight Lee received his Ph.D from the University of California at San Diego in 1972. Dwight Lee received his Ph.D from the University of California at San Diego in 1972. Since that time he has had full-time tenured faculty appointments at the University of Colorado, Virginia Tech University, George Mason University, and the University of Georgia, where he was the Ramsey Professor of Economics and Private Enterprise from 1985-2008. He is currently the William J. O'Neil Professor of Global Markets and Freedom at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Lee's research has covered areas including the economics of the environment and natural resources, the economics of political decision making, public finance, law and economics, and labor economics. In this speech, he discusses "The Importance and Difficulty of Making a Moral Case for Markets." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/dwightlee042610.mp4 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation George Leef is director of research at the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. Leef holds a bachelor of arts degree from Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and a law degree from Duke University. George Leef is director of research at the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. Leef holds a bachelor of arts degree from Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and a law degree from Duke University. He was a vice president of the John Locke Foundation and director of the Pope Center until the Pope Center became an independent entity in 2003. Previously, Leef was on the faculty of Northwood University in Midland, Michigan, where he taught courses in economics, business law, and logic. He also has worked as a policy adviser in the Michigan Senate, and since 1996 has served as book review editor of The Freeman. Leef is the author of Free Choice for Workers: A History of the Right to Work Movement (2005) and editor of Educating Teachers: The Best Minds Speak Out (2002). In this speech, he addresses the question "Does the U.S. Need More College Graduates?" http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/georgeleef041910.mp4 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Pierre Desrochers is Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Toronto. His main research interests focus primarily on economic development, technological innovation, business-environment interactions and energy and food policy. Pierre Desrochers is Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Toronto. His main research interests focus primarily on economic development, technological innovation, business-environment interactions and energy and food policy. In this speech he discusses the topic "The Environmental Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/pierredesrochers041210.mp4 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Robert Clark is Professor of Management, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, and Professor of Economics at North Carolina State University. Robert Clark is Professor of Management, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, and Professor of Economics at North Carolina State University. Clark has conducted research examining retirement decisions, the choice between defined-benefit and defined-contribution plans, the impact of pension conversions to defined-contribution and cash-balance plans, the role of information and communications on 401(k) contributions, government regulation of pensions, and Social Security. He is currently the principal investigator on a project examining the influence of employer-provided pre-retirement planning programs on financial literacy and retirement decisions. Clark is also writing a history of the development of state retirement plans and has another project examining retiree health plans for public sector employees. In this speech, he discusses the topic "State Pension Plans in the 21st Century: Comparing the North Carolina Retirement Systems to the Other Public Sector Plans." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/robertclark032910.mp4 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Daren Bakst is Director of Legal and Regulatory Studies for the John Locke Foundation. In this position, he analyzes numerous public-policy issues affecting North Carolinians, including property rights and environmental issues. Daren Bakst is Director of Legal and Regulatory Studies for the John Locke Foundation. In this position, he analyzes numerous public-policy issues affecting North Carolinians, including property rights and environmental issues. Before joining the Locke Foundation, Bakst was policy counsel for the National Legal Center for the Public Interest, a Washington, D.C., think tank that focused primarily on business regulation. He also worked in government relations in Washington, D.C., and founded and still is president of the national non-profit organization Council on Law in Higher Education, which provides policy and legal analysis for colleges and universities. In this speech, Bakst discusses "Annexation Reform: Ignoring the smoke and mirrors." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/darenbakst032210.mp4 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Christopher Wolfe is co-director of the Thomas International Center and emeritus professor of political science at Marquette University. Christopher Wolfe is co-director of the Thomas International Center and emeritus professor of political science at Marquette University. He graduated summa cum laude from Notre Dame in 1971 with a major in government and went on to study political philosophy at Boston College, receiving his Ph.D. in 1978. During his graduate studies he "migrated" from political philosophy to American political thought and constitutional law. He taught at Assumption College from 1975 to 1978, came to Marquette in 1978, and was promoted to associate professor in 1985 and full professor in 1992. Wolfe is the founder and president of the American Public Philosophy Institute, an interdisciplinary group of scholars from various universities, which seeks to give natural law theory a more salient expression in current scholarly and public discussions. In this speech, he discusses "Subsidiarity: The 'Other' Foundation for Limited Government." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/christopherwolfe031510.mp4 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Cal Thomas has a twice-weekly column that appears in more than 500 newspapers worldwide, making him America's most widely read syndicated columnist. He also writes a USA Today feature, "Common Ground" with Democratic political consultant Bob Beckel. Cal Thomas has a twice-weekly column that appears in more than 500 newspapers worldwide, making him America's most widely read syndicated columnist. He also writes a USA Today feature, "Common Ground" with Democratic political consultant Bob Beckel. Thomas also has authored 10 books, and he's a 40-year veteran of broadcast and print journalism. He has worked for NBC News, CNBC, and Fox News. He has also appeared on The Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN Crossfire, Larry King Live, and the Oprah Winfrey Show. In this speech, he discusses the American political scene. http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/calthomas030910.mp4 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Pierre Desrochers is Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Toronto. His main research interests focus primarily on economic development, technological innovation, business-environment interactions and energy and food policy. Pierre Desrochers is Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Toronto. His main research interests focus primarily on economic development, technological innovation, business-environment interactions and energy and food policy. In this speech he discusses the topic "In Praise of the 10,000 Mile Diet: The Case Against 'Buy Local' Food Initiatives." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/pierredesrochers030810.mp4 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Doug Bandow is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, specializing in foreign policy and civil liberties. He worked as special assistant to President Reagan and editor of the political magazine Inquiry. Doug Bandow is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, specializing in foreign policy and civil liberties. He worked as special assistant to President Reagan and editor of the political magazine Inquiry. He writes regularly for leading publications such as Fortune Magazine, National Interest, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Times. Bandow speaks frequently at academic conferences, on college campuses, and to business groups. Bandow has been a regular commentator on ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox News Channel, and MSNBC. In this speech, he discusses "The Politics of Health Care Reform In Light of the President's Health Care Summit." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/dougbandow030310.mp4 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Jenna Ashley Robinson is campus outreach coordinator at the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. She joined the Pope Center in January 2007 after working as the E.A. Morris Fellowship Assistant at the John Locke Foundation. Jenna Ashley Robinson is campus outreach coordinator at the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. She joined the Pope Center in January 2007 after working as the E.A. Morris Fellowship Assistant at the John Locke Foundation. Robinson had worked at the John Locke Foundation since 2001. Robinson graduated from N.C. State University in 2003 with majors in political science and French. She has studied at the University of East Anglia School of American Studies in Norwich, England. She received her master's degree in political science from UNC-Chapel Hill in December 2005 and is a Ph.D. candidate in political science, with a concentration in American politics and a minor in methods. In this speech, Robinson discusses "Unconventional Wisdom About College." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/jennarobinson030110.mp4 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Paul Chesser is special correspondent for the Heartland Institute and director of Climate Strategies Watch, which assesses the development of global warming policies in the states. Paul Chesser is special correspondent for the Heartland Institute and director of Climate Strategies Watch, which assesses the development of global warming policies in the states. He served as associate editor for Carolina Journal from 2001 to 2007, after a year as editor for two weekly community newspapers in Greensboro and Raleigh. His articles have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country, including The Washington Post, New York Post, Washington Times, Washington Examiner, and San Francisco Examiner. His work also has appeared in National Review Online, Weekly Standard Online, American Spectator, and WORLD magazine. He is a regular contributer and blogger for American Spectator Online and for the Cooler Heads Coalition blog at Globalwarming.org. In this speech, Chesser asks "Why Is The President Laughing? The fallout from Climategate and its impact on future global warming policy." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/paulchesser022210.mp4 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Michael Novak, a philosopher, theologian, and author, is the 1994 recipient of the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion. He has been an emissary to the United Nations Human Rights Commission and to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe. Michael Novak, a philosopher, theologian, and author, is the 1994 recipient of the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion. He has been an emissary to the United Nations Human Rights Commission and to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe. He has written 27 books on the philosophy and theology of culture, especially the essential elements of a free society, including The Universal Hunger for Liberty (2004), Washington's God (2006), and No One Sees God: the Dark Night of Atheists and Believers (2008). In this speech, he discusses "Presidents and Providence: The Public Faith of George Washington, and Why It Still Matters Today." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/michaelnovak021510.mp4 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Dr. Lee A. Craig is Alumni Distinguished Professor of economics at North Carolina State University. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in microeconomics and economic history. Dr. Lee A. Craig is Alumni Distinguished Professor of economics at North Carolina State University. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in microeconomics and economic history. He has published four books and more than 80 scholarly articles, chapters, and reviews on these and related topics. In addition to his appointment at N.C. State, Craig has been a research fellow and research economist at the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Mass. Craig has also been a visiting professor of economics at Duke University, and he has lectured and given seminars at universities around the world. He is a member of the North Carolina Academy of Outstanding Teachers. In this speech, he discusses "Home Rule and the Disenfranchisement of African-American Voters in North Carolina." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/leecraig021510.mp4 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Chad Adams is a former Vice President for Development for the John Locke Foundation, where he also served as Director of the Center for Local Innovation. Adams also served as vice chairman of the Lee County Board of Commissioners from 1999 to 2002. Chad Adams is a former Vice President for Development for the John Locke Foundation, where he also served as Director of the Center for Local Innovation. Adams also served as vice chairman of the Lee County Board of Commissioners from 1999 to 2002. In 2009, Adams ran for chairman of the N.C. Republican Party. He is now working as a freelance writer and public policy consultant. He is frequently heard on talk radio in Asheville, N.C., where he is the primary guest host for the "Take A Stand" show. In this speech, Adams discusses "Free Enterprise, Going Green and Being Down Under in Aotearora: A Zeal for Enterprise in New Zealand." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/chadadams020810.mp4 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Bruce Caldwell joined the Economics Department at Duke University in 2008 as a Research Professor and the Director of the newly established Center for the History of Political Economy. Bruce Caldwell joined the Economics Department at Duke University in 2008 as a Research Professor and the Director of the newly established Center for the History of Political Economy. He is the author of "Beyond Positivism: Economic Methodology in the 20th Century," first published in 1982. For the past two decades his research has focused on the multifaceted writing of the Nobel prize-winning economist and social theorist Friedrich A. Hayek. Caldwell's award-winning intellectual biography of Hayek, "Hayek's Challenge," was published in 2004. Since 2002 he has been the General Editor of "The Collected Words of F.A. Hayek." Formerly at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Caldwell has also held research fellowships at New York University, Cambridge University, and the London School of Economics. In this speech, he discusses "The Center for the History of Political Economy at Duke: Bringing History Back Into Economics." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/brucecaldwell012510.mp4 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Jason Kay earned a law degree and a master's in public administration from UNC-Chapel Hill after earning bachelor's and master's degrees from Indiana University at Bloomington. Jason Kay earned a law degree and a master's in public administration from UNC-Chapel Hill after earning bachelor's and master's degrees from Indiana University at Bloomington. Kay has practiced as corporate counsel at Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, as litigation partner at Sawyer & Kay PLLC, and as law clerk for Justice Mark Martin at the North Carolina Supreme Court. Prior to beginning his legal career, Jason consulted on leadership and management issues faced by nonprofit organizations, universities, and local governments and taught organizational leadership and environmental science at universities and educational nonprofit centers. In this speech, he discusses the N.C. Libertarian Party's legal challenge against North Carolina's restrictive ballot-access laws. http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/jasonkay012110.mp4 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Terry Stoops is the John Locke Foundation Policy Analyst for Pre-school, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Terry Stoops is the John Locke Foundation Policy Analyst for Pre-school, Elementary, and Secondary Education. He also has worked as an administrator for the Child Welfare Education and Research Programs at the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work. He taught English at a public high school in Spotsylvania, Virginia, and taught professional communication at the University of Mary Washington College of Graduate and Professional Studies. In this speech, Stoops discusses "The Future of Charter Schools." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/terrystoops011810.mp4 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation The John Locke Foundation celebrated its 20th anniversary with featured remarks from former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich. The John Locke Foundation celebrated its 20th anniversary with featured remarks from former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich.The architect of the 1994 Contract With America, Gingrich helped Republicans take over the U.S. House after 40 years as a minority party. In this speech, he addresses "The Future of America." John Locke Foundation President John Hood and Senior Fellow Marc Rotterman deliver remarks about the organization's first two decades, and Hood presents JLF awards to John and William Hammer of The Rhinoceros Times, former Gov. Jim Martin, and businessman and philanthropist Art Pope. http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/newtgingrich011310.mp4 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation First Sgt. HansMarc Hurd is an 18-year veteran of the U.S. Army and Army Reserve, serving in Army Special Operations Command in a military intelligence and psychological warfare capacity. First Sgt. HansMarc Hurd is an 18-year veteran of the U.S. Army and Army Reserve, serving in Army Special Operations Command in a military intelligence and psychological warfare capacity. He has participated in six overseas deployments on three continents and currently serves as the First Sergeant for the recently created 340th Tactical PSYOP Company in Garner, N.C. In this speech, he discusses the topic "Afghanistan: Counterterrorism versus counterinsurgency. Is Victory Possible?" http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/hansmarchurd011110.mp4 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Rep. Dale Folwell, R-Forsyth, is serving his third term in the N.C. House of Representatives. He recently was named the No. 1 conservative N.C. legislator according to the Civitas Institute. Rep. Dale Folwell, R-Forsyth, is serving his third term in the N.C. House of Representatives. He recently was named the No. 1 conservative N.C. legislator according to the Civitas Institute. Folwell also served as Republican Joint Caucus Leader for 2007-08. Folwell is a private investor and consultant. He is a former Vice President and Registered Investment Advisor for Deutche Bank. He served eight years on the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education. In this speech, he discusses "North Carolina's Unfunded Health Care Liability: The Plague On Its Financial Future." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/dalefolwell121409.mp4 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Dr. Karen Palasek is Director of Educational and Academic Programs at the John Locke Foundation. Dr. Karen Palasek is Director of Educational and Academic Programs at the John Locke Foundation. She received her B.Mus.Ed. from Hartt College of Music at the University of Hartford, her M.A. in Economics from the University of Connecticut, and her Ph.D. in Economics from George Mason University. While completing requirements for her doctoral degree in economics, she also spent time serving as legislative assistant for U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas. Since receiving her doctorate in 1989, Palasek has continued to sharpen the educational saw, beginning with the Certificate in Nonprofit Management intensive track program at Duke University (2008). She is currently enrolled, and expects to complete work in 2010 in the Executive Master of Organization Development program at Bowling Green State University of Ohio. Karen joined the John Locke Foundation in 2002, where she began working with the Carolina Journal and North Carolina Education Alliance as a writer and policy analyst in the area of K-12 education. In 2004, she became Director of Educational and Academic Programs. Her largest project within Locke is the E.A. Morris Fellowship for Emerging Leaders Program. Started in 2005, the E.A. Morris Fellowship selects up to 16 qualified Fellows to participate in a series of retreats and leadership development efforts. The Morris Fellowship program is about to begin its fifth year of operation. In this speech, she discusses the topic "Does Leadership Development-in-a-Box Work? A few thoughts on pop, program, and process in the leadership training biz." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/karenpalasek120709.mp4 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00