Consumers lose when the government mandates energy-efficiency programs. Daren Bakst explains why in the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio.

Energy-efficiency mandates offer just one example of government intervention causing problems that could be avoided in a system based on free markets. Roy Cordato expands on that theme as he discusses the new Agenda 2008 report.

State lawmakers made history this summer as they voted for the first time to override a gubernatorial veto. We’ll hear highlights from the debate about overriding the veto, along with reaction and analysis from Becki Gray.

Plus Jameson Taylor of the Civitas Institute will discuss an upcoming Sept. 19 workshop in Durham on the role local governments can play in addressing illegal immigration.