With so many politicians and left-leaning pundits attacking ?free markets? as the cause of our current economic mess, does the future look bleak for capitalism? John Hood addresses that question in the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio.

We?ll also get an update from Michael Sanera on the pattern of overspending that has placed so many local governments in a budget hole. N.C. State political scientist Andy Taylor will discuss North Carolina?s smaller-than-expected share of the federal stimulus package.

We?ll hear highlights from the recent global warming debate in Hickory between scientists William Schlesinger and John Christy. Plus a former probation official who now serves in the General Assembly, Rep. David Guice, R-Transylvania, will explain why he believes probation officers and other law-enforcement agents should have the power to conduct warrantless searches of probationers.