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Greg Lukianoff: Pushing Political Correctness on Teachers and the Next Generation SRN PODCAST: A new book explains how U.S. education's commitment to political correctness destroys free speech and its protection of our constitutional democracy. Greg Lukianoff, president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education and author of Unlearning Liberty, joins the podcast to talk about how higher education, and especially teachers colleges, stifle thought and discussion and promote leftist groupthink, which in turn pushes progressive ideas onto the next generation. You can also read a review of the book, which discusses its implications for K-12 public schools and teachers there, in Defining Ideas.	Benjamin Domenech: Talking Obamacare on TheBlaze TV HCN PODCAST: On Real News from The Blaze, Heartland Institute Research Fellow Benjamin Domenech explains the latest Congressional Budget Office report on the fiscal ramifications of Obamacare. He also reacts to the news that Gov. John Kasich of Ohio wants to implement the Medicaid expansion under Obamacare.
Rose Berman: A Gifted Student on Academic Challenge, Integration, and Service SRN PODCAST: It's easy to caterwaul about the problems in U.S. education, but many young people still manage to fall in love with learning at a young age. Joining the School Reform News podcast to talk about her intellectual cultivation and desire to use it to serve others is Rose Berman, a sophomore at the University of Chicago and one of six 2013 winners of the Ralph Waldo Emerson Prize for the best high school history papers in the world.	James Huffman: The Disenfranchisement of Rural America FIRE PODCAST: Law Professor James Huffman says small pockets of densely populated urban areas are imposing their will on large swaths of the country, disenfranchising small towns and rural areas politically and harming them economically.
Benjamin Domenech: Bob McDonnell's Medicaid Deal HCN PODCAST: Benjamin Domenech discusses Bob McDonnell's Medicaid deal to get a transportation tax hike passed.	Mike Phillips: Vocational-Tech Training in High School SRN PODCAST: States including Indiana, Texas, and North Carolina considering legislation creating vocational high school diplomas for students who are interested in a career that doesn’t require a four-year college degree. Why don't many Americans esteem vocational education, and what are its benefits to young people and communities? Mark Phillips, a former teacher and college professor, joins the podcast to discuss. He’s trained Norway’s vocational teachers and now writes about education and manages the Marin Independent Journal. Check out an article he's written on Edutopia: Why We Should Care about Vocational Education.