U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s federal suit against North Carolina’s new election law appears to be based more on politics than legal arguments. Becki Gray explains why during the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio.

Jon Ham dissects media coverage of the recent partial federal government shutdown and the rollout of Obamacare. Columnist and New York Times best-selling author Amity Shlaes discusses her biography of former U.S. President Calvin Coolidge.

Economist Richard McKenzie highlights the success story of a 100-year-old North Carolina orphanage, and you’ll hear a progress report on North Carolina’s new NCWorks Online program.