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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.

Joy Pullmann: Universal PreK

SRN PODCAST: Joy Pullmann discusses Universal Prek and evidence that it actually hurts children, instead of helping them, on the Coffee and Markets Podcast.

Charlotte O’Hara: Renewable Power Mandates

ECN PODCAST: Former Kansas Rep. Charlotte O’Hara explains how renewable power mandates punish the economy and why some Republicans won’t repeal them.

Tad DeHaven: Sequestration's the Latest Manufactured Crisis

BTN PODCAST: Automatic cuts in federal spending are supposed to occur March 1 unless Congress and the president agree to avoid them. Republicans and Democrats in Congress and the White House are predicting widespread pain if spending cuts are made, but Cato Institute budget analyst Tad DeHaven says sequestration is a "manufactured crisis."
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