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The Bill of Rights was adopted on December 15, 1791.  In honor of Bill of Rights Day, David Hansen discusses the document with Victoria Hughes, president of the Bill of Rights Institute.

New proposed federal Ozone regulations will do little to protect the environment but will hurt Ohio’s struggling manufacturing industry.  National Manufacturers Association Director of Energy Resources Policy Bryan Brendle talks to David Hansen about the  proposed regulation’s negative impact on Ohio.

Groundbreaking author and Syracuse University economics professor Arthur Brooks discusses his provocative book – Who Really Cares – with Buckeye Institute Ronald Reagan Distinguished Fellow Ken Blackwell.

Dr. Brooks, a top scholar of economics and public policy, spent years researching charitable giving and even he was surprised by what he found.  Conservatives are far more compassionate than liberal.

Their discussion is courtesy of AM 600 KOGO in San Diego.

State lawmakers have spent $10 million on Toledo’s Center of Science and Industry Museum.  However, museum operators could not generate enough local interest to cover additional expenses.  The museum is now slated to close and the state’s $10 million will be lost.  Buckeye Institute President David Hansen discusses the folly of spending tax dollars on projects that lack community interest with WSPD-1370’s Brian Wilson.

Buckeye Institute Policy Analyst Marc Kilmer believes energy proposals in Congress and the Ohio General Assembly provide consumers with less choice and will lead to new taxes, regulations and unneeded subsidies. He joined David Hansen on Buckeye Voices.

Robert C. Enlow, executive director of the Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation, believes the school choice movement is making progress across the country despite a minor setback in Utah this Tuesday.  He explains why on Buckeye Voices.

Buckeye Institute academic advisor and noted Constitutional scholar Dr. David Forte discusses the debate surrounding interpreting the Constitution with David Hansen.  Dr. Forte is the senior editor of the Heritage Guide to the Constitution.  He recently addressed the differences between a living constitution and the Constitution with Ohio lawmakers and policymakers at a Buckeye Institute forum.

Dr. David Forte, Senior Editor of the Heritage Guide to the Constitution and recognized authority on Constitutional law, discusses the Founders’ original Constitutional intent with David Hansen.

The Tax Foundation’s Curtis Dubay recently released his 2008 Tax Business Climate Index.  Dubay found Ohio’s business climate is among the worst in the country.  He discusses the findings with Buckeye Institute President David Hansen.

Buckeye Institute Policy Analyst Marc Kilmer discusses the facts about SCHIP with Institute President David Hansen.