Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:22:38 -0400 John Locke Foundation http://www.johnlocke.org Podcast Maker v1.4.0 - 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 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 John Locke Foundation The John Locke Foundation and Pope Center for Higher Education Policy helped launch the new Pope Center paper "The UNC School of the Arts: Should It Be Self-Supporting?" by Max Borders with the luncheon panel discussion covered in this video. The John Locke Foundation and Pope Center for Higher Education Policy helped launch the new Pope Center paper "The UNC School of the Arts: Should It Be Self-Supporting?" by Max Borders with the luncheon panel discussion covered in this video. The UNC School of the Arts is a state-owned conservatory dedicated to the professional training of performing artists. On a per capita basis its costs are the highest in the University of North Carolina system. In addition to Pope Center President Jane Shaw, speakers are: Max Borders, executive editor of the Free To Choose Network; J. Peder Zane, former ideas columnist for the Raleigh News and Observer; and John Hood, president of the John Locke Foundation. http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/popeuncsa120309.mp4 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0500 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. Don Carrington is executive editor of Carolina Journal. He joined the John Locke Foundation in late 1994. Carrington's previous work experience in North Carolina includes economic and employment research in state government, private-sector marketing, economic development, and political consulting. In this presentation, Henderson and Carrington discuss "Carolina Journal: The Easley Investigation and How It Started." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/hendersoncarrington113009.mp4 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Alan Gura is a partner at the law firm of Gura & Possessky PLLC. He served as lead counsel for Dick Anthony Heller in District of Columbia v. Heller, the recent U.S. Supreme Court case that successfully challenged a handgun ban in Washington, D.C. Alan Gura is a partner at the law firm of Gura & Possessky PLLC. He served as lead counsel for Dick Anthony Heller in District of Columbia v. Heller, the recent U.S. Supreme Court case that successfully challenged a handgun ban in Washington, D.C. Gura began his career as a law clerk to Terrence Boyle, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Gura has been a deputy attorney general in California and served for a year as counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight. In 2009, he was named one of Washington's Top 40 Lawyers Under 40 and a Champion of Justice by Legal Times. In this speech, he discusses "The Right to Bear Arms: From Heller to Recent N.C. Developments." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/alangura111709.mp4 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Dr. John Hubisz is a visiting faculty member in the Department of Physics at North Carolina State University. He is particularly interested in ways of teaching physics to the general public and students. Dr. John Hubisz is a visiting faculty member in the Department of Physics at North Carolina State University. He is particularly interested in ways of teaching physics to the general public and students. This includes but examining claims of the unusual (ancient astronauts, crop circles, the Bermuda Triangle, Bigfoot, UFOs, and so on) in the light of the physics principles required for their occurrence. Hubisz's additional interests include physics education research, spectroscopy, and aeronomy. In this speech, he discusses the topic "A Second Report on Physics First Textbooks: There is some good news." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/johnhubisz111609.mp4 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Fred L. Smith Jr. is President and Founder of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a free market public policy group established in 1984. Fred L. Smith Jr. is President and Founder of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a free market public policy group established in 1984. Smith combines intellectual and strategic analysis of complex policy issues ranging from the environment to corporate governance with an informative and entertaining presentation style. Before founding CEI, Mr. Smith served as Director of Government Relations for the Council for a Competitive Economy, as a senior economist for the Association of American Railroads, and for five years as a Senior Policy Analyst at the Environmental Protection Agency. In this speech, he discusses "The Irresponsibility of Corporate Social Responsibility: What Businesses should do to reduce their political vulnerability." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/fredsmith111209.mp4 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Kyle Scott teaches political theory and constitutional law at the University of Houston. He earned his Ph.D. from the Department of Political Science at the University of Houston and taught previously at the University of North Florida. Kyle Scott teaches political theory and constitutional law at the University of Houston. He earned his Ph.D. from the Department of Political Science at the University of Houston and taught previously at the University of North Florida. He has published two books, including The Price of Politics, and a dozen articles dealing with topics ranging from state and local politics to Plato's legal philosophy. His latest book examines the tension between Lockean natural rights and Thomist natural law and how it can be relieved via federalism. In this speech, he discusses the theme "Reuniting Life, Liberty, and Property: Using Kelo to Expose the Consequences of Politicizing Rights." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/kylescott111009.mp4 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Michael Munger is chairman of the political science department at Duke University. He was the 2008 Libertarian Party candidate for governor in North Carolina. Munger received his Ph.D. in Economics at Washington University in St. Louis in 1984. Michael Munger is chairman of the political science department at Duke University. He was the 2008 Libertarian Party candidate for governor in North Carolina. Munger received his Ph.D. in Economics at Washington University in St. Louis in 1984. Following his graduate training, he worked as a staff economist at the Federal Trade Commission. His first teaching job was in the Economics Department at Dartmouth College, followed by appointments in the Political Science Department at the University of Texas at Austin (1986-1990) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1990-97). He moved to Duke in 1997. He was promoted to Full Professor, and sentenced to be department chair, in 2000. Professor Munger's third term as Chair will end in 2010. He has won three University-wide teaching awards. His research interests include the study of ideology, legislative institutions, elections, and public policy, especially campaign finance. In this speech, he recaps the year that has passed since the 2008 election. http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/michaelmunger110909.mp4 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Max Borders is executive editor at Free to Choose Network, a nonprofit organization whose purpose is "to use accessible and entertaining media to build popular support for personal, economic and political freedom." Max Borders is executive editor at Free to Choose Network, a nonprofit organization whose purpose is "to use accessible and entertaining media to build popular support for personal, economic and political freedom." He is also adjunct scholar with the National Center for Policy Analysis. Borders was formerly managing editor of TCS Daily and continues to write opinion journalism for both national and local outlets. He worked as media director and policy analyst at the Civitas Institute and as program director for the Institute for Humane Studies, a Washington, D.C.-area research and education institute committed to the ideas of liberty. In this speech, he discusses "Socioeconomic Metaphors: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/maxborders102609.mp4 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 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. Henderson's articles and op-eds have appeared in dozens of publications, including The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and National Review Online. He has also appeared on numerous television and radio public affairs programs, such as C-Span's Washington Journal, CNBC's McLaughlin, and Rocky Mountain PBS' Colorado State of Mind. In this speech, he discusses the theme "MSMeltdown: The Media Crisis and the Future of Self-Government." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/rickhenderson101909.mp4 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Paul Paolicelli is a veteran television journalist, documentary producer, news consultant, and author. His career includes stints as news director at local stations in Atlanta, Orlando, and Houston. Paul Paolicelli is a veteran television journalist, documentary producer, news consultant, and author. His career includes stints as news director at local stations in Atlanta, Orlando, and Houston. He is the former Washington, D.C., bureau chief for the NBC Television Stations and also a former press secretary to U.S. Senator Glenn Beall. He has won six local "Emmy" awards and has been nominated for a Peabody. Paolicelli is author of two acclaimed books on the Italian American experience: "Dances with Luigi" and "Under the Southern Sun." In this speech, he discusses "Values, Not Valuables: A Talk About Southern Italian Sensibility." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/paulpaolicelli101209.mp4 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 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 threat of radical Islam. http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/calthomas100809.mp4 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Michael Barone is a senior writer with the Washington Examiner and a chief political contributor for the Fox News Channel. He is also the principal co-author of The Almanac of American Politics, published by the National Journal every two years. Michael Barone is a senior writer with the Washington Examiner and a chief political contributor for the Fox News Channel. He is also the principal co-author of The Almanac of American Politics, published by the National Journal every two years. The Almanac is a vital tool for understanding and assessing the nation's political landscape - past, present and future. He writes for many publications, including The Economist, The New York Times, The Detroit Press, American Enterprise, and The Daily Telegraph of London. Barone has traveled to all 50 states and all 435 congressional districts. He also has traveled to 37 foreign countries and has reported on elections in Russia, Mexico, Italy and Britain. In this speech, he discusses the theme "Obama's America: Working Out As Planned?" http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/michaelbarone100709.mp4 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Steven F. Hayward is F.K. Weyerhauser Fellow in Law and Economics at the American Enterprise Institute and Senior Fellow at the Pacific Research Institute. Steven F. Hayward is F.K. Weyerhauser Fellow in Law and Economics at the American Enterprise Institute and Senior Fellow at the Pacific Research Institute. Hayward holds a Ph.D in American Studies and an M.A. in Government from Claremont Graduate School, and teaches constitutional theory in the Fund for American Studies Capital Semester program at Georgetown University. 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 San Fransisco Chronicle, the Chicago Tribune, and dozens of other daily newspapers. He is the author of the annual Index of Leading Environmental Indicators, released each year on Earth Day. He is the author of a two-volume narrative history of Ronald Reagan and his effect on American political life, The Age of Reagan: The Fall of the Old Liberal Order, 1964-1980, and The Age of Reagan: The Conservative Counter-Revolution 1980-1989. In this speech, he discusses "The Reagan Revolution and Its Lessons For Today." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/stevenhayward100509.mp4 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Jay Hamilton is the Charles S. Sydnor Professor of Public Policy at Duke University and Director of the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy. Jay Hamilton is the Charles S. Sydnor Professor of Public Policy at Duke University and Director of the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy. Hamilton's scholarly work and numerous publications reflect his interests in the economics of regulation, public choice/ political economy, environmental policy, and the media. He has written or co-authored six books. Hamilton joined Duke's faculty in 1991 and has held a number of titles since then, including Oscar L. Tang Family Professor of Public Policy, Economics, and Political Science (2003-04), assistant director of the Sanford Institute (2001-2002), and director of the Duke Program on Violence and the Media (1993-2000). In 2008-2009 he was a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. In this speech, he discusses the question "What are the prospects for nonprofit newspapers?" http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/jayhamilton092109.mp4 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Paige Holland Hamp founded NorthBend Productions, a company specializing in creating original artistic productions as well as dynamic special events. Paige Holland Hamp founded NorthBend Productions, a company specializing in creating original artistic productions as well as dynamic special events. She has more than 20 years of executive-level experience with particular expertise in fundraising and sponsorship development, marketing and public relations, volunteer recruitment and development, political lobbying, and special events. In this speech, she discusses the theme "Embrace Uganda: The Orphan Crisis in Africa, Effective Aid vs. Band-Aid Solutions." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/paigehollandhamp091409.mp4 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 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. He is a syndicated columnist for newspapers in more than 50 North Carolina communities. John Hood is President and Chairman of the John Locke Foundation. Hood helped to found JLF in 1989. He 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 across the state. Hood writes and comments frequently on politics and policy issues for national media organizations. He covers state politics for National Review Online and blogs daily at NRO's "The Corner." His articles have appeared in both magazines - such as Readers' Digest, The New Republic, National Review, Military History, and Reason - and in newspapers, including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and The Chicago Tribune. He's been interviewed by, among other news media, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Time, Newsweek, CNN, CNBC, NBC Nightly News, and the Fox News Channel. In this speech, he discusses the topic "Keep Your Eye On The Ball: Leadership Lessons From the Fourth Crusade." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/johnhood083109.mp4 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation We are at a crossroads in this country regarding health-care policy. Health insurance costs continue to skyrocket. Small businesses often pay more for employee health benefits because they don't have the buying power of big employers. We are at a crossroads in this country regarding health-care policy. Health insurance costs continue to skyrocket. Small businesses often pay more for employee health benefits because they don't have the buying power of big employers. As both workers and small employers feel the financial squeeze, fewer are able to afford to offer, or purchase, health insurance coverage. Decisions made in the coming weeks will determine whether business owners will have to shoulder new and burdensome taxes to pay for health-care reform. New taxes will have a momentous impact on labor costs and profits, putting further in jeopardy the health of small businesses. In this policy luncheon briefing, panelists discuss consumer-driven health care as an alternative to a government-run system. http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/JLFhealth082509.mp4 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Peter Coclanis is associate provost for international affairs and Albert R. Newsome professor of history at UNC-Chapel Hill. He received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University in 1984 and began teaching at UNC that same year. Peter Coclanis is associate provost for international affairs and Albert R. Newsome professor of history at UNC-Chapel Hill. He received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University in 1984 and began teaching at UNC that same year. He has published widely on U.S., Southeast Asian, and international economic, business, and demographic history. In this speech, Coclanis discusses "The Great Reversal: Russia's Demographic Crisis and Its Security Implications." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/petercoclanis082409.mp4 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Joshua Howard is a Research Historian with the North Carolina Office of Archives and History. He is a Revolutionary War specialist and co-author, along with Dr. Lawrence E. Babits of East Carolina University... Joshua Howard is a Research Historian with the North Carolina Office of Archives and History. He is a Revolutionary War specialist and co-author, along with Dr. Lawrence E. Babits of East Carolina University, of "Fortitude and Forbearance: The North Carolina Continental Line in the Revolutionary War," published by the office of Archives and History in 2004, and "Long, Obstinate, and Bloody: The Battle of Guilford Courthouse, March 15, 1781," published by the University of North Carolina Press in February 2009. A native North Carolinian, Howard received bachelor's and master's degrees in history and maritime archaeology from Appalachian State University and East Carolina University. In this speech, he discusses the battle of Guilford Courthouse. http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/joshuahoward081709.mp4 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 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 Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice present "Milton Friedman and the Public Choice Revolution." As part of the national Friedman Legacy for Freedom campaign, the John Locke Foundation and Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice present "Milton Friedman and the Public Choice Revolution." The presenter is Dr. Jennis Biser, assistant professor in the Department of Economics and Finance at North Carolina A&T. Biser began teaching at N.C. A&T in January 2008. She received her Ph.D. in Economics from George Mason University, working in the areas of applied microeconomics, constitutional economics, law and economics, and public choice. Her dissertation explored the United States Supreme Court and its regulatory takings judgments from 1905 to 2005. She is co-author of analytical articles on the Israeli-Palestinian land conflict. Dr. Biser gained research experience as a McNair Scholar and Bradley Foundation Fellow. She worked with top scholars at the Center for Study of Public Choice and the James Buchanan House. Dr. Biser studied campaign finance reform as a research assistant to Thomas Stratmann. Recently, she was named TRIO Achiever 2008. http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/jennisbiser073109.mp4 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation A native of Fuquay-Varina, Tonya Baker Nelson is executive director of A Hand of Hope Pregnancy Resource Center, a nonprofit, nondenominational, nonpolitical organization... A native of Fuquay-Varina, Tonya Baker Nelson is executive director of A Hand of Hope Pregnancy Resource Center, a nonprofit, nondenominational, nonpolitical organization that is committed to providing compassion, information, and support to anyone facing the challenge of unintended pregnancy. She studied biology while attending Campbell University on a Bryan Academic Scholarship in the early 1990s. In this speech, she discusses "The Role of the Pregnancy Center in our Community." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/tonyabakernelson072709.mp4 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Leigh Bortins is founder and CEO of Classical Conversations Inc., an organization that models home-centered education to empower learners of all ages. Leigh Bortins is founder and CEO of Classical Conversations Inc., an organization that models home-centered education to empower learners of all ages. She trains facilitators dedicated to duplicating her methods, and is thereby transforming education and improving the quality of family and community life. In this speech, she discusses "The Classical Mind: A Political Revolution Within Education." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/leighbortins072009.mp4 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0400 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 oversees deployments on three continents and currently serves as the First Sergeant for the newly created 340th Tactical PSYOP Company in Garner, N.C. In this speech, he discusses the topic "Iran After the Election: The Future of the Islamic Republic." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/hansmarchurd071309.mp4 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Hal Young is a homeschooling father of eight and former president of North Carolinians for Home Education. Hal Young is a homeschooling father of eight and former president of North Carolinians for Home Education. As an advocate of privately funded, parent-directed education, Hal has appeared on the CBS Evening News, N.C. Public Radio's "The State of Things," the USA Radio Network, and State Government Radio. His articles have appeared in publications of the Foundation for Economic Education, The Heartland Institute, and most frequently in Carolina Journal. Young is co-author with his wife Melanie of "Raising Real Men: Surviving, Teaching, and Appreciating Boys," scheduled for publication in 2009. In this speech, he discusses "Good Fences Make Good Neighbors: N.C.'s Unique Law for Non-Public Schools." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/halyoung070609.mp4 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Daren Bakst is legal and regulatory analyst for the John Locke Foundation. Dr. Troy Kickler has been director of the North Carolina History Project since August 2005. Daren Bakst is legal and regulatory analyst for the John Locke Foundation. In this position, he analyzes numerous public-policy issues affecting North Carolinians, including property rights, governmental reform, and environmental policy. Prior to joining the 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 nonprofit organization, Council on Law in Higher Education, which provides policy and legal analysis for colleges and universities. Dr. Troy Kickler has been director of the North Carolina History Project since August 2005. His specialty areas are 19th-century U.S., Civil War and Reconstruction, African-American, and religious history. A recipient of numerous research awards and study grants, Kickler has taught at the secondary and post-secondary levels, including formerly at the University of Tennessee and Central Carolina Community College and currently at North Carolina State University. In this presentation, Bakst and Kickler discuss "Eugenics in N.C.: Its History and the Case for Compensating the Victims." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/bakstkickler062909.mp4 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Mark McNeilly is author of "Sun Tzu and the Art of Business: Six Strategic Principles for Managers," "Sun Tzu and the Art of Modern Warfare" and "George Washington and the Art of Business: Leadership Principles of America's First Commander-in-Chief." Mark McNeilly is author of "Sun Tzu and the Art of Business: Six Strategic Principles for Managers," "Sun Tzu and the Art of Modern Warfare" and "George Washington and the Art of Business: Leadership Principles of America's First Commander-in-Chief." He has presented his views of strategy to corporations such as IBM, the Royal Bank of Scotland, and 3M, business people around the world as well as the U.S. Air Force Command and Staff College. He has discussed his ideas on strategy in the New York Times and Los Angeles Times and on television and radio outlets including the BBC, Business Week Online, C-SPAN, and CNBC. McNeilly is also executive director for Brand Management and Strategic Marketing at Lenovo and an adjunct professor of marketing at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In this speech, he discusses "Sun Tzu and the Art of Business." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/markmcneilly062209.mp4 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Andrew Taylor is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science in the School of Public and International Affairs at N.C. State University. His main research interests are American governmental institutions. Andrew Taylor is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science in the School of Public and International Affairs at N.C. State University. His main research interests are American governmental institutions. He has published in many journals, including the American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Political Research Quarterly, and American Politics Research and is the author of the book, "Elephant's Edge: The Republicans as a Ruling Party." He also provides political commentary for a number of local media outlets, especially WNCN-17 and WRAL-5 television and WPTF-680 radio and WUNC radio. In this speech, he discusses "Judge Sotomayor and the Judicial Confirmation Process." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/andytaylor061809.mp4 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 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 decisionmakers 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 decisionmakers 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 has appeared as a television and radio commentator and writes a monthly column for Carolina Journal. Her columns have been published in newspapers across the state. In this speech, Gray discusses the theme "State Government ... So Who Cares? An Insider's Look at the North Carolina General Assembly." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/beckigray060809.mp4 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Dallas Woodhouse is State Director of Americans for Prosperity's North Carolina chapter. The group's goals include increasing the number of local chapters and boosting grassroots membership numbers while helping to prepare citizens to fight against the... Dallas Woodhouse is State Director of Americans for Prosperity's North Carolina chapter. The group's goals include increasing the number of local chapters and boosting grassroots membership numbers while helping to prepare citizens to fight against the increasing size of North Carolina's government. AFP supports a constitutional tax and spending limit, free-market solutions to education issues, and a reduction in wasteful spending with the ultimate goal of making North Carolina a better place to live. Woodhouse is a native of Raleigh and a graduate of Campbell University. Before his time at AFP - North Carolina, he worked as a Raleigh-based television political journalist and served with the state and federal departments of agriculture. In the speech, he discusses "Take Back Our State Tea Party: A protest against the $1 billion state tax increase." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/dallaswoodhouse060109.mp4 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 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. 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, a regular radio commentator, and a weekly panelist on the statewide television program N.C. Spin. He covers state politics for National Review Online and blogs daily at NRO's "The Corner." Hood's latest book is "Selling the Dream: Why Advertising is Good Business." In this speech, he discusses the topic "Hayek, Strauss, and the Political Waltz." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/johnhood051809.mp4 Mon, 18 May 2009 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Doug Lance has been executive director of Alternative Community Penalties Program Inc. since 1988. Doug Lance has been executive director of Alternative Community Penalties Program Inc. since 1988. The program has 19 full-time employees and provides assessment, substance abuse treatment, education, employment, service placement, and cognitive behavioral skills to people who are addicted and involved in the criminal justice system. In fiscal year 2007-2008, ACPP Inc. provided services for 4,137 individuals free of charge. Before his current job, Lance worked 11 years for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and served as executive director of the Salvation Army Boys and Girls Clubs in Gaston County from 1982 to 1986. In this speech, Lance discusses the topic "Crime in North Carolina: There is More Than One Victim." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/douglance051109.mp4 Mon, 11 May 2009 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Scott Hodge is president of the Tax Foundation in Washington, D.C., and is recognized as one of Washington's innovative thinkers on tax policy, the federal budget and government spending. Scott Hodge is president of the Tax Foundation in Washington, D.C., and is recognized as one of Washington's innovative thinkers on tax policy, the federal budget and government spending. He has been the creative force behind the Tax Foundation's Putting a Face on America's Tax Returns project and the State Business Tax Climate Index, two programs that are changing the terms of the tax debate at the federal and state level. Scott has written and edited three books on the federal budget and streamlining the government and has authored over 100 studies on tax policy and government spending. Before joining the Tax Foundation, Hodge was Director of Tax and Budget Policy at Citizens for a Sound Economy. He also spent ten years at The Heritage Foundation and helped found the Heartland Institute in 1984. Joe Henchman is Tax Counsel and Director of State Projects at the Tax Foundation. As supervisor of the Tax Foundation's Center for Legal Reform, he writes articles and reports on developments in tax law and prepares amicus curiae ("friend of the court") brief filings in select cases relating to federal and state constitutional and statutory law. In this presentation, Hodge and Henchman discuss "Tax competition and real tax reform." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/taxfoundation050509.mp4 Tue, 05 May 2009 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Allen Basala retired from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in January 2009. He was a charter EPA employee and spent most of his career there (1970-1995; 1996-1999; 2001-2009) in jobs including economist, manager, and adviser. Allen Basala retired from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in January 2009. He was a charter EPA employee and spent most of his career there (1970-1995; 1996-1999; 2001-2009) in jobs including economist, manager, and adviser. Basala also served as a Senate Congressional Fellow, worked with the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy, and served as an adjunct faculty member at N.C. State University. Basala's federal government jobs involved responsibility for producing Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) reports, or in reviewing regulatory impact analysis reports that already had been produced. In this speech, he offers a "Review of Regulatory Review." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/allenbasala050409.mp4 Mon, 04 May 2009 12:00:00 -0400 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 oversees deployments on three continents and currently serves as the First Sergeant for the newly created 340th Tactical PSYOP Company in Garner, N.C. In this speech, he discusses the topic "Army Transformation During War." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/hansmarchurd042709.mp4 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Ron Margiotta is an elected member of the Wake County Board of Education. He's a retired businessman who started a warehouse and installation service business. Ron Margiotta is an elected member of the Wake County Board of Education. He's a retired businessman who started a warehouse and installation service business. Before moving to Wake County, Margiotta served on a Northeastern U.S. school board, presiding over that board from 1970-73 and 1975-76. His priorities for the Wake County board include community engagement, long-term planning, expansion of school choice, expansion of yearround schooling by choice, academic excellence for all Wake students, school assignment map reform, and a curriculum that reflects community values. He discusses challenges within the Wake County Public School System in this speech. http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/ronmargiottaedit042009.mp4 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Joseph Coletti is Fiscal and Health Care Policy Analyst at the John Locke Foundation. Joseph Coletti is Fiscal and Health Care Policy Analyst at the John Locke Foundation. In addition to the biennial Freedom Budget, he has authored reports on the state's spend-and-tax budgeting cycle, better ways to fund roads and schools, the earned-income tax credit, business incentives, tax-increment financing, government employee compensation, and an early look (in July 2005) at the infamous feasibility study behind the Randy Parton Theatre in Roanoke Rapids. His writing has appeared in Health Care News, Global Corporate Xpansion, and the Leland Tribune. He has spoken at health care and tax policy conferences, civic groups across the state, and appeared on radio and television including WUNC's The State of Things and CNBC Asia. Before joining the Locke Foundation, Coletti was the Director of Policy and Communications for the U.S. - Japan Business Council in Washington, D.C., where he helped Fortune 1000 companies operating work with the U.S. and Japanese governments. He also led marketing research and forecasting projects with J.D. Power and Associates in Detroit and Tokyo. In this speech, he discusses the topic "Budget and transparency." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/josephcoletti040609.mp4 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Yuri Maltsev is a professor of economics at Carthage College. He received his M.A. in history and social sciences at Moscow State University and his Ph.D. in economics at the Institute for Labor Research in Moscow. Yuri Maltsev is a professor of economics at Carthage College. He received his M.A. in history and social sciences at Moscow State University and his Ph.D. in economics at the Institute for Labor Research in Moscow. Some of his major achievements include consulting on Central and Eastern European economic, trade, and political issues, as well as appearing on national television and radio programs. Dr. Maltsev's publishing record consists of five monographs, contributions to 16 books, 73 articles (including co-authored materials) in American, Russian, Turkish, Japanese, and Taiwanese journals, magazines, and newspapers. He served as an adviser to Mikhail Gorbachev. In this speech, he discusses the theme "Gone But Not Forgotten: The Rise of Soviet Communism." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/yurimaltsev033109.mp4 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Napoleon Byars has been an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at UNC-Chapel Hill since 2005. He teaches courses in public relations and news writing. Napoleon Byars has been an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at UNC-Chapel Hill since 2005. He teaches courses in public relations and news writing. His interests include studying the relationship between the military and the media and how it influences U.S. national security policy. Byars has worked as director of policy and communications for the Air Force Association in Arlington, Va. He also served as president of Creative Communications Works, a public relations consulting company in Fairfax, Va. Before entering the private sector, Byars was a lieutenant colonel and public affairs officer in the U.S. Air Force. He has a broad background in government communications that includes serving as public affairs officer to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Pentagon and deputy publisher for Pacific Stars and Stripes daily newspaper in Tokyo. In this speech, Byars discusses the Freedom of Information Act. http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/napoleonbyars033009.mp4 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Ramesh Ponnuru is a senior editor for National Review and a columnist for Time. Ponnuru has published articles in newspapers including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, Newsday, and The New York Post. Ramesh Ponnuru is a senior editor for National Review and a columnist for Time. Ponnuru has published articles in newspapers including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, Newsday, and The New York Post. He has also written for First Things, Policy Review, The Weekly Standard, The New Republic, Reason, and other publications. He wrote "The Party of Death: The Democrats, the Media, the Courts, and the Disregard for Human Life." He has been a fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs in London and a media fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. In this speech, he addresses "The Future of Conservatism." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/rameshponnuru032309.mp4 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Sally Pipes is president and chief executive officer of the Pacific Research Institute, a San Francisco-based think tank. Prior to joining PRI in 1991, she was assistant director of the Fraser Institute, based in Vancouver, Canada. Sally Pipes is president and chief executive officer of the Pacific Research Institute, a San Francisco-based think tank. Prior to joining PRI in 1991, she was assistant director of the Fraser Institute, based in Vancouver, Canada. Pipes addresses national and international audiences on health care, women's issues, and the economy. She has been interviewed on CNN's The Glenn Beck Show, NBC's The Nightly News with Brian Williams, Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, The Today Show, Kudlow & Company, Dateline, Politically Incorrect, The Dennis Miller Show, and other prominent programs. She has written regular columns for Chief Executive and Investor's Business Daily. Currently, she writes a monthly column on health care issues for the Examiner newspapers. In this speech, she discusses themes from her new book, "The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/sallypipes031609.mp4 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Dr. C. L. Gray is a Board-certified physician practicing hospital medicine and critical care in western North Carolina. Dr. C. L. Gray is a Board-certified physician practicing hospital medicine and critical care in western North Carolina. In 2006 he founded Physicians for Reform, a national health care reform non-profit dedicated to preserving 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. This book presents findings that link America's present cultural divide with the practice of Post-Hippocratic medicine. In this speech, he discusses "The Coming Age of Post-Hippocratic Medicine: What History Teaches Us About the Future of American Health Care." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/clgray030909.mp4 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Justin Catanoso is executive editor of the Triad Business Journal. He's a Pulitzer Prize-nominated business journalist, a university lecturer, and author of the book, "My Cousin the Saint: A Search for Faith, Family, and Miracles." Justin Catanoso is executive editor of the Triad Business Journal. He's a Pulitzer Prize-nominated business journalist, a university lecturer, and author of the book, "My Cousin the Saint: A Search for Faith, Family, and Miracles." His work has also appeared in the New York Times, Ladies' Home Journal, Catholic Digest, Washington Monthly, Denver Post, and the Philadelphia Inquirer. In 1992, his pioneering investigative reporting into fraud in the tobacco industry earned a Pulitzer Prize nomination and a Science-in-Society Award from the National Association of Science Writers. He discusses themes from his book in this speech. http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/justincatanoso030209.mp4 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Professor David Hartgen is president of The Hartgen Group and emeritus professor of the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences at UNC-Charlotte. Professor David Hartgen is president of The Hartgen Group and emeritus professor of the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences at UNC-Charlotte. Hartgen has authored more than 300 publications in transportation planning and policy, and is the U.S. editor of the International Journal of Transportation. His recent studies include comparative studies of highway and transit systems, impacts of electric and natural gas vehicles, economic impacts of transit and road proposals, economic impacts of airports, the motor sports industry, Charlotte traffic and transit service, site development, and commercial development at rural Interstate exits. His research regularly blends geographic principles, GIS, and spatial competition with transportation access and performance. In this speech, he discusses N.C. transportation challenges. http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/davidhartgen022309.mp4 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Tim Phillips was named president of Americans for Prosperity and the Americans for Prosperity Foundation in February 2006. Tim Phillips was named president of Americans for Prosperity and the Americans for Prosperity Foundation in February 2006. Phillips is a veteran political strategist and one of the nation's premier grassroots organizers with nearly two decades of experience, including presidential, gubernatorial and congressional races, as well as state legislative, local, and issue-advocacy campaigns. Under Phillips' leadership to date, AFP and AFP Foundation have expanded from seven to 21 state chapters, more than doubled membership to 200,000 citizen leaders, embarked on a nationwide campaign to end pork-barrel earmarks, and successfully engaged in more than a dozen major grassroots issue battles on taxes and government regulation in states across the country. In this speech, Phillips discusses "Stimulus and Card Check, the two biggest threats to our prosperity, and what the grassroots can do about it." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/timphillips021609.mp4 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation The earth's climate is changing. This we know. Is the change the result of natural climate cycles, or is it man-made or a combination of both? The earth's climate is changing. This we know. Is the change the result of natural climate cycles, or is it man-made or a combination of both? The most talked about theory is that the earth's climate is changing for the worse and that humankind is largely, if not wholly, responsible for the worsening conditions. Arguably, the science behind the theory of man-made global climate change is controversial. The John Locke Foundation and Lenoir-Rhyne University's Reese Institute for Conservation of Natural Resources invited two of the nation's most respected climate scientists to discuss the science of global climate change. Dr. William H. Schlesinger is the President of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. Before coming to the Institute, he served in a dual capacity at Duke University, as both the James B. Duke Professor of Biogeochemistry and Dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences. Dr. John R. Christy is Professor of Atmospheric Science and Director of the Earth System Science Center at the University of Alabama at Huntsville, where he began studying global climate issues in 1987. http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/globalwarmingdebate021109.mp4 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Rajesh Rao is chief executive officer of IndUshealth. Rajesh Rao is chief executive officer of IndUshealth. Rao has more than 20 years of experience in the creation and growth of successful entrepreneurial businesses, with experience at IBM, Post Software International, Empower Corporation, and Centra Software. Rao co-founded IndUShealth after having faced ever-increasing costs of providing health benefits to employees in his previous companies. He decided to dedicate his time and resources to the pursuit of viable alternatives. He believed that the leveling of the global playing field would result in effective cross-border solutions with the potential to reduce health-care expenditures substantially. In this speech, he discusses "Healthcare Globalization: Necessity is the Mother of Innovation." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/rajeshrao020909.mp4 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Now 37 years old, Bobby Jindal took the oath of office as Louisiana's governor Jan. 14, 2008, after serving one full and one partial term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Now 37 years old, Bobby Jindal took the oath of office as Louisiana's governor Jan. 14, 2008, after serving one full and one partial term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected at 36 as the youngest governor in the United States, though he already had served as principal policy adviser to the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, president of the University of Louisiana system, executive director of the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare, and secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. Political pundits mentioned Jindal as a potential Republican vice presidential nominee in 2008, and he has been mentioned as a potential candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. In this speech, he discusses the importance of American culture. John Locke Foundation President John Hood also presents the annual JLF awards. http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/bobbyjindal020409.mp4 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Mark J. Prak is an attorney with the firm Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey, & Leonard in Raleigh. His practice revolves principally around clients engaged in the communications industry. Mark J. Prak is an attorney with the firm Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey, & Leonard in Raleigh. His practice revolves principally around clients engaged in the communications industry. He regularly works for media companies on transactional, regulatory, litigation, and legislative matters. Prak is a graduate of Duke University and its School of Law. In this speech, he discusses "The Good Guys, The Bad Guys, The First Amendment, and Apologies to Fred Friendly." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/markprak020209.mp4 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Jane S. Shaw is president of the John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. Jane S. Shaw is president of the John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. She joined the Pope Center in September 2006. She was previously director of communication and a senior fellow of PERC, the Property and Environment Research Center, in Bozeman, Montana. PERC is a nonprofit institute that seeks to improve environmental quality through markets. Shaw has been a frequent speaker and writer on environmental topics. With Michael Sanera she co-authored "Facts, Not Fear: Teaching Children about the Environment." She co-edited "A Guide to Smart Growth: Shattering Myths and Providing Solutions." Earlier in her career, Shaw was a journalist. Before joining PERC in 1984, she was an associate economics editor of Business Week, working in New York City. Before that she was a correspondent for McGraw-Hill Publications in Washington, D.C., and Chicago. In this speech, she discusses "Inside the Black Box: Why Higher Education Resists Change." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/janeshaw012609.mp4 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Holly Brewer is associate professor of history at N.C. State University. She teaches early American, intellectual/cultural/legal, and comparative history (primarily with Britain). Holly Brewer is associate professor of history at N.C. State University. She teaches early American, intellectual/cultural/legal, and comparative history (primarily with Britain). She is working on several projects, including a book on the ideological origins of slavery in early Virginia and the British Empire, a book on the transformation of the common law of domestic relations in the early modern period in England and America, and a comparative study of the transformation of crime and punishment in England, France, and America during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. In this speech, she discusses "John Locke and the Issue of Slavery." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/hollybrewer011909.mp4 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Michael Lowrey is an Associate editor of Carolina Journal. Lowrey has written numerous articles for the John Locke Foundation on topics such as economic policy, education, welfare, and transportation. Michael Lowrey is an Associate editor of Carolina Journal. Lowrey has written numerous articles for the John Locke Foundation on topics such as economic policy, education, welfare, and transportation. His work has appeared in more than 100 newspapers, including The Christian Science Monitor, The Charlotte Observer, The News & Observer of Raleigh, and The News and Record of Greensboro. He compiles the Locke Foundation's annual report, "By The Numbers: Comparing the Cost of Local Government in North Carolina." Lowrey received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his master's in economics from North Carolina State University. He has also taught undergraduate classes at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Wingate University. In this speech, he discusses "NASA at 50: Can Private Business Help Save Manned Space Flight?" http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/michaellowrey011209.mp4 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Columnist Scott Mooneyham was born in Raleigh and grew up in Wake and Durham counties. He is a graduate of N.C. State University, with bachelor's degrees in English and political science. Columnist Scott Mooneyham was born in Raleigh and grew up in Wake and Durham counties. He is a graduate of N.C. State University, with bachelor's degrees in English and political science. He began his journalism career at the Goldsboro News-Argus, then worked for the Fayetteville Observer before spending eight years at The Associated Press. At AP, he covered state politics and the legislature for six years, the final three as the state's chief political writer. In 2004, Scott left the AP to become editor of The Insider State Government News Service. He also writes columns on state government and politics for the Capitol Press Association, appearing in about 40 newspapers across the state. Since 2007, he has also written "Capitol Goods," a column appearing each month in Business North Carolina. In this speech, he offers a preview of the 2009 legislative session. http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/scottmooneyham010509.mp4 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Max Borders is Executive Editor at Free to Choose Network (FTCN), a non-profit organization that uses mass media to help inquisitive young minds explore the value of political, personal, and economic freedom sustained by the rule of law. Max Borders is Executive Editor at Free to Choose Network (FTCN), a non-profit organization that uses mass media to help inquisitive young minds explore the value of political, personal, and economic freedom sustained by the rule of law. Borders is a former Managing Editor of TCS Daily and continues to write opinion journalism for both national and local outlets. He also has worked as Media Director and Policy Analyst at the Civitas Institute in Raleigh and Program Director for the Institute for Humane Studies (IHS), a Washington, D.C.-area research and education institute committed to the ideas of classical liberalism. In this speech, he discusses "Winning Minds With Mass Media." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/maxborders121508.mp4 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Umar Muhammad is the Executive Director of North Carolina Men's League (NCML), a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to providing amateur men's basketball programs that enrich and empower program participates. Umar Muhammad is the Executive Director of North Carolina Men's League (NCML), a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to providing amateur men's basketball programs that enrich and empower program participates. NCML offers participants the opportunity to compete in regional and statewide amateur basketball competitions. In the summer of 2008, NCML hosted the first Triangle Area Classic championship. This premiere sporting event featured amateur basketball championships for local residents, businesses, and recreation departments. In this speech, he discusses the theme "Making Men One Game At a Time." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/umarmuhammad120808.mp4 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:00:00 -0500 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 State 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 State 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, Kickler discusses "Nathaniel Macon, the Constitution, and a Necessary Antifederal Return to Original Intent." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/troykickler120108.mp4 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation John Staddon is James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Professor of Biology and Neurobiology Emeritus at Duke University. John Staddon is James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Professor of Biology and Neurobiology Emeritus at Duke University. His research focuses on the evolution and mechanisms of learning in humans and animals and the history and philosophy of psychology and biology. Recent theoretical work includes papers on operant conditioning, memory, timing and psychobiological aspects of ethical philosophy. He has written and lectured on public-policy issues such as education and the effects of social and biological processes on the political process. In this speech, he discusses "Smoking: A Private Health Problem." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/johnstaddon112408.mp4 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Michael Munger chairs the political science department at Duke University. He received his Ph.D. in Economics at Washington University in St. Louis in 1984. Michael Munger chairs the political science department at Duke University. He received his Ph.D. in Economics at Washington University in St. Louis in 1984. Following his graduate training, he worked as a staff economist at the Federal Trade Commission in the first Reagan Administration. His first teaching job was at Dartmouth College, followed by stints at the University of Texas at Austin (1986-1990) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1990-1997). He moved to Duke in 1997. Munger's research interests include the study of ideology, legislative institutions, elections, and public policy, especially campaign finance. His fourth and most recent book, "Analyzing Policy: Choices, Conflicts, and Practices," was published in August 2000. Munger ran as North Carolina's Libertarian candidate for governor in 2008. In this speech, he discusses his campaign and the obstacles third parties face in North Carolina. http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/michaelmunger111708.mp4 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Bob Beckel is a leading Washington political analyst. He co-writes the popular USA Today column "Common Ground" with Cal Thomas and is a political commentator on FOX News. John Gizzi has been reporting on Washington politics for Human Events since 1979. Bob Beckel is a leading Washington political analyst. He co-writes the popular USA Today column "Common Ground" with Cal Thomas and is a political commentator on FOX News. John Gizzi has been reporting on Washington politics for Human Events since 1979. He uses his daily access to the White House for the inside scoop in his weekly politics column and Gizz-ette Blog. John Hood is President and Chairman of the John Locke Foundation. He oversees the research, publications, and administration of JLF. Hood is a syndicated columnist, writing on state politics and public policy for more than 50 newspapers. He is a regular radio commentator and a weekly panelist on N.C. Spin, a discussion program about state issues. Marc Rotterman is a Republican media strategist and partner in the public affairs firm of Rotterman & Associates. He worked on the national campaign staff during Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign, served as special assistant to the domestic policy adviser during the presidential transition, and served in the Reagan administration at the Department of Transportation. These four experts discuss the Nov. 4 election in this presentation. http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/electionpanel111108.mp4 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Dan Henninger has been deputy editor of The Wall Street Journal's editorial page since 1989. His column, "Wonder Land," appears in the Journal and on OpinionJournal.com each Thursday. The column debuted on Sept. 14, 2001. Dan Henninger has been deputy editor of The Wall Street Journal's editorial page since 1989. His column, "Wonder Land," appears in the Journal and on OpinionJournal.com each Thursday. The column debuted on Sept. 14, 2001. Henninger has received many accolades. In June 2004, he won the Eric Breindel Journalism Award. He was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in editorial writing in 1996 and 1987 and won the Gerald Loeb Award for commentary in 1985. Henninger also shared in the Journal's 2002 Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. In this speech, he discusses "Gresham's Law and the 2008 Elections: How Bad Information Drove Out Good Information." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/danhenninger111008.mp4 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Andrew Taylor is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science in the School of Public and International Affairs at N.C. State University. His main research interests are American governmental institutions. Andrew Taylor is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science in the School of Public and International Affairs at N.C. State University. His main research interests are American governmental institutions. He has published in many journals, including the American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Political Research Quarterly, and American Politics Research and is the author of the book, Elephant's Edge: The Republicans as a Ruling Party. He also provides political commentary for a number of local media outlets, especially WNCN-17 and WRAL-5 television and WPTF-680 radio and WUNC radio. In this speech, he discusses "The Elections of 2008." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/andrewtaylor110308.mp4 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Podcasting no 01:00:00 John Locke Foundation Dr. David J. Bobb is Founding Director of the Allan P. Kirby Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship, a new program of Hillsdale College based in Washington, D.C. Dr. David J. Bobb is Founding Director of the Allan P. Kirby Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship, a new program of Hillsdale College based in Washington, D.C. Its mission is to educate and inspire students, citizens, scholars, and statesmen with the enduring principles of the United States Constitution. He serves as lecturer in political science at Hillsdale College, where from Washington, D.C., he teaches courses in American politics to students participating in the Washington-Hillsdale Internship Program. Dr. Bobb also is the founding director of the Charles R. and Kathleen K. Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence at Hillsdale College, a national civic education program launched in 2001. In this speech he addresses the topic, "Does the Constitution Matter? Presidential Politics in a Post-Constitutional Age." http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/davidbobb102708.mp4 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 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/calthomas102208.mp4 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0400 Podcasting no 01:00:00